Chicago Illinois Entertainment

Choose from this list of neighborhoods in Chicago to check out some of the more popular restraunts, performing arts, entertainment, museums, bars/clubs/music venues, and places to buy stuff:

• The Loop
• Streeterville & the Magificent Mile
• Old Town
• Lincoln Park
• Lakeview

The Loop
Restaurants | Performing Arts | Entertainment | Museums | Places to buy stuff

Restaurants

Berghoff Restaurant
17 West Adams Street
312-427-3170

Greek Islands
200 South Halsted Street
312-782-9855

Italian Village
71 West Monroe Street
312-332-7005

Jim's Hot Dogs
1320 South Halsted Street

Performing Arts

Auditorium Theatre
50 East Congress Parkway
312-902-1500

Cadillac Palace Theater
151 West Randolph Street
312-902-1400

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
220 South Michigan Avenue
312-294-3000

Chicago Theatre
175 North State Street
312-443-1130

Ford Center for the Performing Arts
24 West Randolph Street
312-902-1400

Goodman Theatre
170 North Dearborn
312-443-3800

Lyric Opera
20 North Wacker Drive
312-332-2244

Shubert Theatre
22 West Monroe Street
312-977-1700

Entertainment

Buckingham Fountain

The Green Room
175 North Franklin Street
312-630-7918

Hot House
31 East Balbo Avenue
312-362-9707

House of Blues
329 North Dearborn Street
312-923-2020 (concert line)
312-923-2000 (box office)

Millennium Park
Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue

• Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance
  205 East Randolph Street (at Columbia)
  
  
• Outdoor Music Pavilion
  Randolph Street and Columbus Drive
  
  
• Skating Rink
  55 North Michigan Avenue
  312-742-5222
  
  

UIC Bowling
750 South Halsted Street
312-413-5170

Museums

Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
312-443-3600 (information and events)

Chicago Architecture Foundation
224 South Michigan Avenue
312-922-3432

Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street
312-744-6630

Harold Washington Library Center
400 South State Street
312-747-4300 (public library info line)

Museum Campus
Lake Shore Drive at Roosevelt Road

• Adler Planetarium
  312-922-STAR
  
  
• Field Museum of Natural History
  312-922-9410
  
  
• Shedd Aquarium
  312-939-2438

Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 South Michigan Avenue
312-663-5554

Spertus Museum
618 South Michigan Avenue
312-322-1747

Places to buy stuff

American Eagle Outfitters
41 North Wabash Avenue
312-346-5295

Filene's Basement
11 North State Street
312-533-4503

Old Navy Store
35 North State Street
312-551-0522

Streeterville & the Magnificent Mile
Restaurants | Entertainment | Bars/clubs/music | Movie Theaters | Museums | Places to buy stuff

Restaurants

Bistro 110
110 East Pearson Street
312-266-3110

Cafe Iberico
739 North LaSalle Drive
312-573-1510

Cheesecake Factory
875 North Michigan Avenue
312-337-1101

Frontera Grill
445 North Clark Street
312-661-1434

Hard Rock Cafe
63 West Ontario Street
312-943-2252

Maggiano's Little Italy
516 North Clark Street
312-644-7700

Morton's of Chicago
1050 North State Street
312-266-4820

Peapod Restaurant
710 North Rush Street
312-944-7100

Pizzeria Uno
29 East Ohio Street
312-321-1000

Rock Bottom Brewery
1 West Grand Avenue
312-755-9339

Signature Room
875 North Michigan Avenue
312-787-9596

Star of Siam
11 East Illinois Street
312-670-0100

Tucci Benucchi
900 North Michigan Avenue
312-266-2500

Entertainment

Navy Pier
600 East Grand Avenue
312-595-7437
includes:

• Chicago Shakespeare Theater
  312-595-5600 (box office)
  
  
• IMAX Theater
  312-595-5629
  Pier Park Skating Rink and Ferris Wheel

Oak Street Beach

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Bars/clubs/music

Excalibur
632 North Dearborn Avenue
312-266-1944

Funky Buddha Lounge
728 West Grand Avenue
312-666-1695

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Movie Theaters

Esquire
58 East Oak Street
312-280-0101

McClurg Court
330 East Ohio Street
312-642-0723

River East 21
322 East Illinois Street
847-765-7AMC

600 North Michigan Avenue
600 North Michigan Avenue
312-255-9340

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Museums

Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue
312-280-2660

Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street
312-943-9090

Terra Museum of American Art
664 North Michigan Avenue
312-664-3939

Places to buy stuff

North Michigan Avenue
Stores too numerous to mention, from Filene's to Armani to North Face

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Old Town
Restaurants | Performing Arts | Entertainment | Bars/clubs/music | Movie Theaters | Museums | Places to buy stuff

Restaurants

Adobo Grill
1610 North Wells Street
312-266-7999

Bistro Margot
1437 North Wells Street
312-587-3660

Flat Top Grill
319 West North Avenue
312-787-7676

Kamehachi
1400 North Wells Street
312-664-3663

Las Pi–atas
1552 North Wells Street
312-664-8277

Old Jerusalem
1411 North Wells Street
312-944-0459

Trattoria Gianni
1711 North Halsted Street
312-266-1976

Uncle Julio's Hacienda
855 West North Avenue
312-266-4222

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Performing Arts

Second City (comedy)
1616 North Wells Street
312-642-8189 (box office)

Steppenwolf Theatre
1650 North Halsted Street
312-335-1888

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Entertainment

Park West (concert venue)
322 West Armitage Avenue
773-929-1322

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Bars/Night Clubs

Bar Celona
948 West Armitage Avenue
773-871-8123

Breathe
1997 North Clybourn Avenue
773-528-3400

North Beach Chicago
1551 North Sheffield Avenue
312-266-7842

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Movie Theaters

Piper's Alley
1608 North Wells Street
312-642-6275

Village Theater
1548 North Clark Street
312-642-2403

Webster Place
1471 West Webster Avenue
773-327-3100

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Museums

Chicago Historical Society
1601 North Clark Street
312-642-4600

Museum of Surgical Science
1524 North Lake Shore Drive
312-642-6502

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Places to buy stuff

Banana Republic
2104 North Halsted
773-832-1172

Barbara's Bookstore
1350 North Wells Street
312-642-5044

Barnes & Noble
1441 West Webster Avenue
773-871-3610

Shoe Soul
2223 North Clybourn Avenue
773-528-1100

Clybourn/North shopping area
The area surrounding the intersection of Clybourn and North is full of places to shop, eat, and drink, including Old Navy; Crate & Barrel; The Container Store; Eastern Mountain Sports; Peet's Coffee; Whole Foods; Best Buy; Bed, Bath, and Beyond; Goose Island Brewing Co.; The Gap; and Erehwon Mountain Outfitter.

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Lincoln Park
Restaurants | Performing Arts | Entertainment| Bars/clubs/music | Movie Theaters | Places to buy stuff

Restaurants

Ann Sather
929 West Belmont Avenue
773-348-2378

The Bourgeois Pig
738 West Fullerton Parkway
773-883-5282

Café Ba-Ba-Reeba
2024 North Halsted
773-935-5000

Golden Nugget Pancake House
2720 North Clark Street
773-929-0724

Mama Desta's
3216 North Clark Street
773-935-7561

Penny's Noodle Shop
950 West Diversey Parkway
773-281-8448

Potbelly's
2264 North Lincoln Avenue
773-528-1405

Salt and Pepper Diner
2575 North Lincoln Avenue
773-525-8788

Toast
746 West Webster Avenue
773-935-5600

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Performing Arts

Victory Gardens Theater
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
773-871-3000

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Entertainment

Lincoln Park Zoo
2150 North Cannon Drive
312-742-2000

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Bars/Night Clubs

Gin Mill
2462 North Lincoln Avenue
773-549-3232

Lion Head Pub/The Apartment
2251 North Lincoln Avenue
773-348-5100

Jack Sullivan's Public House
2142 North Clybourn Avenue
773-549-9009

John Barleycorn
658 West Belden Avenue
773-348-8899

Kelsey's
2265 North Lincoln Avenue
773-348-1666

Kingston Mines
2548 North Halsted Street
773-477-4646

Lucky Strike
2747 North Lincoln Avenue
773-549-2695

Neo
2450 North Clark Street
773-528-2622

Lincoln Park | Top Movie Theaters

Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
2828 North Clark Street
773-248-7744

Three Penny
2424 North Lincoln Avenue
773-525-3449

Lincoln Park | Top Places to buy stuff

Century Shopping Centre
2828 North Clark Street
773-929-8100

Selections
2152 North Clybourn Avenue
773-296-4014

Tower Records
2301 North Clark Street
773-477-5994

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Lakeview
Restaurants | Performing Arts | Entertainment| Bars/clubs/music | Movie Theaters | Places to buy stuff Restaurants

Addis Ababa
3521 North Clark Street
773-929-9383

Ethiopian Village
3462 North Clark Street
773-929-8300

Matsuya
3469 North Clark Street
773-248-2677

Moti Mahal
1035 West Belmont Avenue
773-348-4392

Pick Me Up Café
3408 North Clark Street
773-248-6613

Shiroi Hana
3242 North Clark Street
773-477-1652

Lakeview | Top Performing Arts

Bailiwick Repertory Theatre
1229 West Belmont Avenue
773-883-1090

Briar Street Theater
3133 North Halsted Street
773-348-4000

Comedy Sportz
2851 North Halsted Street
773-549-8080

ImprovOlympic (comedy)
3541 North Clark Street
773-880-9993

Theatre Building Chicago
1225 West Belmont Avenue
773-327-5252

Lakeview | Top Entertainment

Music Box
3733 North Southport Avenue
773-871-6604

Stix
3416 North Sheffield Avenue
773-404-7849

The Vic Theatre/Brew & View (concert venue)
3145 North Sheffield Avenue
773-472-0366

Wrigley Field/Chicago Cubs
1060 West Addison Street
773-404-2827

Lakeview | Top Bars/Clubs/music

Berlin
954 West Belmont Avenue
773-348-4975

Elbo Room
2871 North Lincoln Avenue
773-549-5549

Metro
3730 North Clark Street
773-549-0203

Philosofurs
2833 North Sheffield Avenue
773-477-3661

Pops for Champagne
2934 North Sheffield Avenue
773-472-1000

Roscoe's
3354 North Halsted Street
773-281-3355

Schuba's
3159 North Southport Avenue
773-525-2508

Sidetrack
3349 North Halsted Street
773-477-9189

Spin
800 West Belmont Avenue
773-327-7711

The Wild Hare
3530 North Clark Street
773-327-4273

Lakeview | Top Places to buy stuff

The Alley
3228 North Clark Street
773-525-3180

Ragstock
812 West Belmont Avenue
773-868-9263

Reckless Records
3157 North Broadway
773-404-5080

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