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Belly Up Smokehouse Brings Southern Barbecue to the South Loop

Belly Up Smokehouse Brings Southern Barbecue to the South Loop

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Eats, Restaurants, Reviews, South Loop

Walking into Belly Up, you’ll be astounded by how surprisingly huge it is. The restaurant is very long and has these really high ceilings. The vibe is Chicago warehouse industrial with lots of brick, exposed fixtures, and wood ceiling beams with some subtle cowboy...
Leghorn Café: Ukrainian Village Chicken Staple Comes to River North

Leghorn Café: Ukrainian Village Chicken Staple Comes to River North

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Eats, Reviews, River North

Since opening in March 2014, Ukrainian Village’s Leghorn Chicken has become a favorite of hipsters, neighborhood residents, and Chicago’s fried chicken enthusiasts. They boldly positioned themselves as the anti-Chik-fil-A with Sunday hours, branded condoms, and...
Southport & Irving Transports the Jazz Age to Modern Day Lakeview

Southport & Irving Transports the Jazz Age to Modern Day Lakeview

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Eats, Lakeview, Reviews

Located in Lakeview’s Southport Corridor, Southport & Irving (SIP) is a classy yet relaxed cocktail bar and restaurant taking inspiration from the days of speakeasies and jazz clubs giving it the feeling it’s been around since the days of Capone and Machine Gun...
Logan Square’s Ugo’s Offers New Takes on Italian Favorites

Logan Square’s Ugo’s Offers New Takes on Italian Favorites

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Eats, Logan Square, Restaurants, Reviews

When I lived near the intersection of Armitage and California a few years ago, the food options were fairly limited and imbalanced. You could have a high-end foodie meal at Table, Donkey and Stick or grab a hot dog at the Tastee Freez. All of that has changed...
Tasting the Wines of Rías Baixas at Little Goat

Tasting the Wines of Rías Baixas at Little Goat

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Drinks, Chicago Eats, Near West Side, Reviews, West Loop

Up a secretive set of stairs at Little Goat, the casual sibling restaurant of Girl & the Goat, lies a gorgeous private dining space featuring a sleek, modern kitchen, a homey and bright dining area, accompanied by a rooftop area with a gorgeous view of the...
Top 10 Chicago Northern Suburbs

Top 10 Chicago Northern Suburbs

by Chicago Traveler | Neighborhoods, Suburbs

Top 10 Chicago Northern Suburbs
App for Free Parking in Chicago – Don’t Feed the Meters

App for Free Parking in Chicago – Don’t Feed the Meters

by Chicago Traveler | General Information, Neighborhoods

If you are among the minority that own a vehicle of your own in Chicago– then you know the struggles of finding parking, even more so when it comes to free parking in Chicago. Valets and meters can add up very, very quickly– especially if you happen to find yourself...
Wicker Park Goes Southern at Carriage House

Wicker Park Goes Southern at Carriage House

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Eats, Reviews, Wicker Park

Chicago is a lot more than hot dogs and deep dish pizza, proof of which is the city’s growing love for Southern cooking and barbecue. Evidence of this is Carriage House, which serves modern low country Southern food to Wicker Park at 1700 W. Division Street. We...
The Fifty/50 Has Been Renovated and Reinvigorated

The Fifty/50 Has Been Renovated and Reinvigorated

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Eats, Restaurants, Reviews, Wicker Park

Chicago has a vibrant food scene with new restaurants and concepts constantly popping up. But how do you continue to stay relevant when your restaurant has been around for nearly a decade? Case in point: the Fifty/50. The sports bar was one of the first of its kind on...
Emporium Arcade Bar Unites Adulthood With Childhood at 3 Locations

Emporium Arcade Bar Unites Adulthood With Childhood at 3 Locations

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Drinks, Logan Square, Reviews, Suburbs, Wicker Park

Emporium Arcade Bar fuses retro with modern in a harmoniously entertaining way. Some of you may have been born slightly too late to remember the days when arcades were a place that you wanted to go almost as badly as you wanted to go to Disney World (those commercials...
De Noche Mexicana Embraces Mexican Cuisine in Logan Square

De Noche Mexicana Embraces Mexican Cuisine in Logan Square

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Eats, Logan Square, Reviews

Gentrification has drastically transformed Logan Square in the last few years from a primarily Latino neighborhood to hipster paradise with both positive and negative results. For all the cool bookstores like Uncharted and great restaurants like Lula Caf and Longman...
11 Best Chicago Disc Golf Courses – In the City & Beyond

11 Best Chicago Disc Golf Courses – In the City & Beyond

by Chicago Traveler | Lifestyle, Recreation, Sports, Suburbs

Disc Golf remains somewhat of a niche sport. It has definitely grown in popularity over the years and professional series do exist, but there is still a good amount of people who have never played it or don’t know much about it. Fortunately, for the people that do...
Twisted Spoke Celebrates 20 Wild Years of Bikes, Beers, Burgers and Brunch

Twisted Spoke Celebrates 20 Wild Years of Bikes, Beers, Burgers and Brunch

by Chicago Traveler | Chicago Drinks, Reviews, West Town

With its rusted metal exterior and a revolving skeleton motorcycle rider atop a ‘garden’ of motorcycle parts, Twisted Spoke may seem a little intimidating upon first glance. While biker-themed, the bar attracts a wide range of customers to its easily...
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