Home sweet home.
The Windy City has been home for almost eight years of my life (with a three-year stint in New York City in there, too). Being a Midwestern girl at heart, there’s not much I don’t love about Chicago.
If you’re a local, you know — Chicago is a city second to none… Bring on summertime!
3 Arts Club at Restoration Hardware
The Allis
Beatnik
Beatrix
Dove’s Luncheonette
Hampton Social
Hash House a Go Go
Little Goat
LuxBar
Nellcôte
Summer House Santa Monica
Au Cheval
Bar Siena
Bavette’s
BLVD
Chicago Pizza & Oven Grinder
Green Street Smoked Meats
Happy Camper
Hive Five Ramen
LuxBar
Maple & Ash
Mercadito
Oyster Bah
RPM Italian
Steakbar
STK
Bavette’s
Big Star
BLVD
Boka
Honey’s
Maple & Ash
Maude’s Liquor Bar
Oyster Bah
Quartino
RPM Italian
Steakbar
STK
Beatrix
Goddess & the Baker
Graze @ Studio Three
Left Coast
Lyfe Kitchen
Real Good Juice
Sweetgreen
Three Greens Market
Tru Food Kitchen
Ace Hotel
The Aviary
Bernie’s Lunch & Supper
Big Star
Broken Shaker
Cindy’s Rooftop
City Winery
Federales
Hampton Social
Happy Camper
Joy District
LH Rooftop
Remington’s
The Robey
Ace Hotel
Big Star
Cindy’s Rooftop
City Winery
The Dawson
Drumbar
Federales
IO at The Godfrey
J Parker
Kaiser Tiger
LH Rooftop
Noyane
Parlor Pizza
Parson’s Chicken & Fish
The Robey
Sheffield’s Beer & Wine Garden
Soho House
Whiskey Business
Anthem
Blind Barber
Celeste
Federales
Fremont
Henry’s
Hubbard Inn
Joy District
Mother’s Too (for beer pong)
RM Champagne Salon
The Bassment
The Betty
The Robey
The Vig
Whiskey Business
ALOFT
Chicago Athletic Association Hotel
The Drake
The Godfrey Hotel Chicago
The James Hotel
The Langham Chicago
Loews Chicago Hotel
Park Hyatt Chicago
The Peninsula
Soho House
The Viceroy Hotel
The Virgin Hotel
Westin Chicago River North
Chicago Riverwalk
Millennium Park (The Bean)
Second City Comedy Club
The Art Institute
The Skydeck (Sears Tower)
360 Chicago (atop the Hancock Tower)
The Signature Room (bar atop the Hancock Tower)
Wrigley Field