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Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is one of To do.

1. Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio

9.4
951 Chicago Ave (at Forest Ave), Oak Park, IL
Historic and Protected Site · 54 tips and reviews

2. Urbanbelly

1400 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL
Noodle Restaurant · Fulton Market · 92 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Wrinkle beans, dumplings with duck and pho spices, and rice noodles with kimchi and hominy in spicy pork broth is a great way to start your order at Chef Bill Kim's lively BYOB spot. Read more.

3. The Purple Pig

500 N Michigan Ave (at W Illinois St), Chicago, IL
Mediterranean Restaurant · Streeterville · 633 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Chosen as one of the 10 Best New Restaurants in America in our annual restaurant issue!

4. Uncommon Ground

7.6
3800 N Clark St, Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · Lakeview · 128 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Nothing's better than a great burger and a perfectly made martini. Be sure to order the Dietzler Farm burger with the works and a Rain Organics Vodka martini, made from 100% organic white corn.

5. Takashi

1952 N Damen Ave (at W Armitage Ave.), Chicago, IL
French Restaurant · Bucktown · 44 tips and reviews

BravoBravo: The best noodles that I have eaten in Chicago. Takashi is a sublime Japanese Chef with a great hand on cold and hot Japanese cuisine. His small restaurant makes me feel like I am in Tokyo. -Thierry Ra

6. Nordstrom Rack

7.7
24 N State St, Chicago, IL
Clothing Store · The Loop · 45 tips and reviews

BravoBravo: I love Nordstrom's and the girls at the Rail are the best. -John Somerville, Top Chef

7. Historic Site of Illinois Central Depot, The Black Ellis Island

7.2
200 E Roosevelt Rd (at S Indiana Ave), Chicago, IL
Historic and Protected Site · Grant Park · 4 tips and reviews

Explore ChicagoExplore Chicago: 2 granite blocks mark the former spot of the Illinois Central Depot, or the Black Ellis Island, where thousands of southern African Americans arrived to start new lives in Chicago - the Promised Land. Read more.

8. Cochon Butcher

9.4
930 Tchoupitoulas St (at Andrew Higgins St), New Orleans, LA
Sandwich Spot · Lower Garden District · 586 tips and reviews

EaterEater: A James Beard Award winning restaurant run by two James Beard Award winning chefs, there’s no surprise Cochon is among the best restaurants in town. [Eater 38 Member]

Spudnik Press is one of To do.

9. Spudnik Press

7.0
1821 W Hubbard St Ste 308 (btwn N Wolcott Ave & N Wood St), Chicago, IL
Art Gallery · West Town · 2 tips and reviews
Chisox is one of To do.

10. Chisox

320 W 35th St (at US Cellular Field), Chicago, IL
American Restaurant · Armour Square · 17 tips and reviews
Tapas Valencia is one of To do.

11. Tapas Valencia

8.1
1530 S State St, Chicago, IL
Tapas Restaurant · Dearborn Park · 55 tips and reviews
El Mariachi Restaurant is one of To do.

12. El Mariachi Restaurant

7.5
3311 Broadway (at 33rd st), Astoria, NY
Mexican Restaurant · 39 tips and reviews

13. Kam Hing Coffee Shop 金興

8.5
118 Baxter St (btwn Hester & Canal St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Little Italy · 79 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Hole in the wall coffee shop you could easily skip except for the fragrant and ethereally light sponge cake, easily the best in Chinatown and a steal at 70 cents each.

Chicago's Home Of Chicken & Waffles Evanston is one of To do.

14. Chicago's Home Of Chicken & Waffles Evanston

2424 W Dempster St (at McDaniel Ave), Evanston, IL
Southern Food Restaurant · 38 tips and reviews

Patrick-Frantz C.Patrick-Frantz Carpel: Try a Matilda beer!

Sushi Zen is one of To do.

15. Sushi Zen

108 W 44th St (btwn Broadway & 6th Ave.), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Theater District · 23 tips and reviews
Little Goat Diner is one of To do.

16. Little Goat Diner

820 W Randolph St (at Green St), Chicago, IL
Diner · Fulton Market · 472 tips and reviews