Neighborhood Guides
Chicago Is Not a State
Neighborhoods are how people experience — and search for — this city. Each guide is built from verified businesses, and stays short until we've done the legwork.
The guides
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Little Village
Little Village's tequila culture is an extension of the community that built it, not a theme applied to it. Shop and drink here accordingly: ask questions, buy from the people who know the bottles, and tip well.
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Pilsen
Pilsen changes fast. We re-verify every recommendation here rather than assuming a bar that was great two years ago still is.
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Logan Square
Bartender-driven lists, strong mezcal representation, low tolerance for gimmicks.
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West Loop
High volume, high polish. Ask for the back-bar list, not just the cocktail menu.
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River North
Downtown density. The good rooms are very good; the rest is scenery.
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Lakeview
Guide in progress — we publish listings only after verification.
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Hyde Park
Guide in progress — we publish listings only after verification.