Portage Park Breakfast Place
Family-owned breakfast and lunch spot known for fluffy hotcakes and a carne asada skillet
Cafe Beograd
Serbian and Balkan mainstay since 1984 serving burek and cevapi, attached to a Serbian grocery
Chief O’Neill’s Pub & Restaurant
Beloved Avondale Irish pub since 1999 with live traditional music and a huge garden
The Fudge Pot
Family-run Old Town candy shop making hand-dipped chocolates and fudge since 1963
Lilliput Books
Small but mighty Asian- and woman-owned indie bookstore with a strong Chicago section
La Catedral Cafe
Guadalajara-inspired brunch spot known for chilaquiles verdes and fresh horchata
Green Tomato Cafe
Community cafe on the Lawndale Christian Health Center campus that uses produce from a local community garden
Taqueria El Milagro
Counter-service taqueria attached to the historic El Milagro tortilla factory, serving plates on tortillas made steps away
MacArthur’s Restaurant
Cafeteria-style West Side soul food institution since 1997, famed for fried chicken, short ribs and peach cobbler
Garfield Park Conservatory
One of the largest conservatories in the country and free to visit, with a dramatic Palm House and Fern Room designed by Jens Jensen in 1908