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Must Try

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Created by Adam Cook • Updated On: May 31, 2015
Smoke Daddy is one of Must Try.

1. Smoke Daddy

8.7
1804 W Division St (btwn Wood St & Honore St), Chicago, IL
BBQ Joint · Wicker Park · 147 tips and reviews
Green Street Smoked Meats is one of Must Try.

2. Green Street Smoked Meats

9.3
112 N Green St (btwn Washington Blvd & Randolph St), Chicago, IL
BBQ Joint · West Town · 152 tips and reviews
Smalls. is one of Must Try.

3. Smalls.

4009 N Albany Ave (at W. Irving Park Rd.), Chicago, IL
BBQ Joint · Albany Park · 28 tips and reviews
Looseleaf Tea Lounge is one of Must Try.

4. Looseleaf Tea Lounge

2915 N Broadway St (at W Oakdale Ave), Chicago, IL
Tea Room · Lake View East · 35 tips and reviews
The Violet Hour is one of Must Try.

5. The Violet Hour

9.1
1520 N Damen Ave (at Pierce Ave), Chicago, IL
Speakeasy · Wicker Park · 255 tips and reviews
Untitled Supper Club is one of Must Try.

6. Untitled Supper Club

8.6
111 W Kinzie St (btwn N LaSalle St & N Clark St), Chicago, IL
Restaurant · River North · 141 tips and reviews
The Drifter is one of Must Try.

7. The Drifter

8.4
678 N Orleans St (Huron), Chicago, IL
Speakeasy · River North · 23 tips and reviews
Lou Malnati's Pizzeria is one of Must Try.

8. Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

8.8
805 S State St (btwn 8th St & 9th St), Chicago, IL
Pizzeria · South Loop · 192 tips and reviews
Au Cheval is one of Must Try.

9. Au Cheval

9.1
800 W Randolph St (at S Halsted St), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · Fulton Market · 482 tips and reviews
Miller's Pub is one of Must Try.

10. Miller's Pub

8.4
134 S Wabash Ave (btwn E Adams & E Monroe St), Chicago, IL
Pub · The Loop · 213 tips and reviews
Chief O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant is one of Must Try.

11. Chief O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant

8.8
3471 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL
Pub · Northwest Side · 45 tips and reviews
Fadó Irish Pub is one of Must Try.

12. Fadó Irish Pub

7.8
100 W Grand Ave (at N Clark St), Chicago, IL
Irish Pub · River North · 112 tips and reviews
The Globe Pub is one of Must Try.

13. The Globe Pub

8.2
1934 W Irving Park Rd (at Damen Ave), Chicago, IL
Pub · North Center · 78 tips and reviews
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge is one of Must Try.

14. Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

8.9
4802 N Broadway St (at W Lawrence Ave), Chicago, IL
Jazz and Blues Venue · Uptown · 136 tips and reviews
Little Goat Diner is one of Must Try.

15. Little Goat Diner

820 W Randolph St (at Green St), Chicago, IL
Diner · Fulton Market · 472 tips and reviews
Sidetrack is one of Must Try.

16. Sidetrack

9.1
3349 N Halsted St (btwn Roscoe & Buckingham), Chicago, IL
Gay Bar · Lake View East · 158 tips and reviews
Unabridged Books is one of Must Try.

17. Unabridged Books

9.4
3251 N Broadway St (at W Melrose St), Chicago, IL
Bookstore · Lake View East · 42 tips and reviews
Dusty Groove is one of Must Try.

18. Dusty Groove

8.7
1120 N Ashland Ave (btwn W Division St & W Cortez St), Chicago, IL
Record Store · East Ukrainian Village · 12 tips and reviews
The Doughnut Vault is one of Must Try.

19. The Doughnut Vault

8.9
401 N Franklin St (at W Kinzie St), Chicago, IL
Donut Shop · River North · 145 tips and reviews
La Unica Food Market is one of Must Try.

20. La Unica Food Market

8.1
1515 W Devon Ave (at N Greenview Ave), Chicago, IL
Food and Beverage Retail · Rogers Park · 20 tips and reviews
Cafecito is one of Must Try.

21. Cafecito

8.9
26 E Ida B Wells Dr (at State St), Chicago, IL
Cuban Restaurant · The Loop · 193 tips and reviews
Heritage Bicycles is one of Must Try.

22. Heritage Bicycles

9.3
2959 N Lincoln Avenue (Wellington), Chicago, IL
Coffee Shop · Lakeview · 67 tips and reviews
Trenchermen is one of Must Try.

23. Trenchermen

2039 W North Ave, Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · Wicker Park · 100 tips and reviews
Drumbar is one of Must Try.

24. Drumbar

201 E Delaware Pl (at Mies van der Rohe Way), Chicago, IL
Cocktail Bar · Streeterville · 68 tips and reviews
The Aviary is one of Must Try.

25. The Aviary

8.5
955 W Fulton Market (at Morgan St.), Chicago, IL
Cocktail Bar · Fulton Market · 175 tips and reviews