Guidebook for My Hood

Rebecca
Guidebook for My Hood

Food Scene

Wifi and coffee in the AM, bar and pool in the evenings. Wednesdays ladies play for free!
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Surge Coffee Bar & Billiards
3241 W Montrose Ave
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Wifi and coffee in the AM, bar and pool in the evenings. Wednesdays ladies play for free!
Authentic Columbian dining. Pollo known locally as crack chicken.
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Brasa Roja Montrose
3120 W Montrose Ave
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Authentic Columbian dining. Pollo known locally as crack chicken.
Best local hummus and kebabs!
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Salam Restaurant
4636 N Kedzie Ave
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Best local hummus and kebabs!
A little bit fancy, but you can buy a bottle of wine at Foremost Liquors across the street and they'll cork it for ya. Try the grape leaves.
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Semiramis Lebanese Restaurant
4639 N Kedzie Ave
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A little bit fancy, but you can buy a bottle of wine at Foremost Liquors across the street and they'll cork it for ya. Try the grape leaves.

Drinks & Nightlife

Australian-owned, local divey spot, a little big hipster, lots of craft beers, TVs for sports. They have trivia. Dog friendly. They don't serve food, but you can order food in and eat at the bar.
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Templestowe Pub Chicago
3135 W Montrose Ave
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Australian-owned, local divey spot, a little big hipster, lots of craft beers, TVs for sports. They have trivia. Dog friendly. They don't serve food, but you can order food in and eat at the bar.
A 15 minute walk away with Saturday night karaoke, Thursday open mic, LGBT friendly, pool table, TVs for sports, juke box, and some really friendly neighborhood folk.
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Lizard's Liquid Lounge
3058 W Irving Park Rd
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A 15 minute walk away with Saturday night karaoke, Thursday open mic, LGBT friendly, pool table, TVs for sports, juke box, and some really friendly neighborhood folk.
Oldest dive bar in the neighborhood, but now serving lots of crafty beers. They have chips, but no food. Live music nights. Outdoor patio. Play horseshoes!
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Montrose Saloon
2933 W Montrose Ave
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Oldest dive bar in the neighborhood, but now serving lots of crafty beers. They have chips, but no food. Live music nights. Outdoor patio. Play horseshoes!
Good bar grub, trivia on Tuesdays, tip is included in the price!
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Twisted Hippo
417 W Montrose Ave
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Good bar grub, trivia on Tuesdays, tip is included in the price!
Coffee Wi-fi by day, pool hall and full bar by night. Jess works on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and she's awesome.
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Surge Coffee Bar & Billiards
3241 W Montrose Ave
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Coffee Wi-fi by day, pool hall and full bar by night. Jess works on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and she's awesome.

Parks & Nature

Big park with a mile-round walking/running path. It's just a half mile east if you wanna get a run in, play frisbee, have a picnic or see locals enjoying nice weather.
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Horner Park
2741 W Montrose Ave
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Big park with a mile-round walking/running path. It's just a half mile east if you wanna get a run in, play frisbee, have a picnic or see locals enjoying nice weather.
20-25 minute bike or drive east to the beach. Biking is literally just as fast and it's summer, so go rent a Divvy!
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Montrose Beach
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20-25 minute bike or drive east to the beach. Biking is literally just as fast and it's summer, so go rent a Divvy!
A big park that often has summer concerts or movies in the park. Also, it is surrounded by the very bustling bar/restaurant neighborhoods of Lincoln Square and North Center.
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Welles Park
2333 W Sunnyside Ave
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A big park that often has summer concerts or movies in the park. Also, it is surrounded by the very bustling bar/restaurant neighborhoods of Lincoln Square and North Center.

Arts & Culture

They have a bar inside and events.
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Irish American Heritage Center
4626 N Knox Ave
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They have a bar inside and events.

Getting Around

Brown line stop, Kedzie. If you already have your Ventra travel card, you can enter/exit the Spaulding side which is my street! So easy!
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Kedzie station
4648 N Kedzie Ave
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Brown line stop, Kedzie. If you already have your Ventra travel card, you can enter/exit the Spaulding side which is my street! So easy!
The nearest Divvy bike rental station is just a few blocks east.
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Divvy
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The nearest Divvy bike rental station is just a few blocks east.
Montrose & Spaulding station
Bus Stop

Entertainment & Activities

The beach! Even though Lake Michigan is just a lake, it's huge! We actually do have sand and waves! But the water is cold and fresh. And walk a little north of the "people beach" to find the "dog beach." Most owners will let you play with their dogs.
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Montrose Beach
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The beach! Even though Lake Michigan is just a lake, it's huge! We actually do have sand and waves! But the water is cold and fresh. And walk a little north of the "people beach" to find the "dog beach." Most owners will let you play with their dogs.
Live music 7 nights a week! And usually no cover charge! Great outdoor patio with horseshoes and bags (cornhole). I've been going here for 15 years, used to be an old man bar, and now it has more of a hipster vibe, which is fine. I like beards.
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Montrose Saloon
2933 W Montrose Ave
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Live music 7 nights a week! And usually no cover charge! Great outdoor patio with horseshoes and bags (cornhole). I've been going here for 15 years, used to be an old man bar, and now it has more of a hipster vibe, which is fine. I like beards.

Essentials

A latin-flavored grocery store. Huge produce section. Lots of seafood and meats. No alcohol.
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Cermak Fresh Market
1711 W Cermak Rd
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A latin-flavored grocery store. Huge produce section. Lots of seafood and meats. No alcohol.
Convenient store.
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Walgreens
3646 North Broadway
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Convenient store.
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Target
4466 N Broadway
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