Guidebook for Chicago
Food Scene
The most delicious cakes and pastries, and very good coffee! Be sure to catch the occasional Brazilian delicacies. Friendly staff and great place to sit down and work, near the lake and bus downtown!
16 residents recomanen
Fabiana's Bakery
1658 E 53rd StThe most delicious cakes and pastries, and very good coffee! Be sure to catch the occasional Brazilian delicacies. Friendly staff and great place to sit down and work, near the lake and bus downtown!
One of Hyde Park's/UChicago's classics! Great menu and cosy space in the perfect balance between pretty and casual. Best spot for families, university visitors, friends, dates, locals alike. Try their breakfast, pizzas, pastas and salads! The Med, as locals call it, has a bakery by the side that is open til 11PM. Great stop for bread, pastries, coffee, ice-cream, and sweet coffee beverages.
99 residents recomanen
Medici On 57th
1327 E 57th StOne of Hyde Park's/UChicago's classics! Great menu and cosy space in the perfect balance between pretty and casual. Best spot for families, university visitors, friends, dates, locals alike. Try their breakfast, pizzas, pastas and salads! The Med, as locals call it, has a bakery by the side that is open til 11PM. Great stop for bread, pastries, coffee, ice-cream, and sweet coffee beverages.
Barack Obama's favourite diner. This Hyde Park classic serves authentic American breakfasts to lines of locals and visitors, all day.
90 residents recomanen
Valois Restaurant
1518 E 53rd StBarack Obama's favourite diner. This Hyde Park classic serves authentic American breakfasts to lines of locals and visitors, all day.
Eclectic restaurant and brunch place with American, Greek, and Mexican fare.
22 residents recomanen
Salonica Restaurant
1440 E 57th StEclectic restaurant and brunch place with American, Greek, and Mexican fare.
The best cup of coffee on campus. Basement of the Divinity School (Swift Hall), right in the middle of the Quad. It is cash only! Open from 7:45am to 4pm.
Grounds of Being
1025 E 58th StThe best cup of coffee on campus. Basement of the Divinity School (Swift Hall), right in the middle of the Quad. It is cash only! Open from 7:45am to 4pm.
Recently opened, cosy cafe by the bike shop and the Experimental Station in East Hyde Park. Cool spot to read some zines, do some work, or just have good coffee with some cake.
Build Coffee
6100 S Blackstone AveRecently opened, cosy cafe by the bike shop and the Experimental Station in East Hyde Park. Cool spot to read some zines, do some work, or just have good coffee with some cake.
Essentials
Bets-supplied Hyde Park grocery, just 5 minutes walking from the apartment. There is also good European and local fare. Open til 10PM!
132 residents recomanen
Treasure Island Foods
1639 N Wells StBets-supplied Hyde Park grocery, just 5 minutes walking from the apartment. There is also good European and local fare. Open til 10PM!
Hyde Park Produce Market
1226 E 53rd StHyde Park's one stop for fresh produce.
CVS
1228 E 53rd StWalgreens
1554 E 55th StDrinks & Nightlife
Hyde Park's most stylish restaurant + bar + music venue. Go-to for cocktails, night-outs and dates in Hyde Park. They also have a cool music and dance venue upstairs, where you can get a drink at the bar and dance from salsa to jazz.
172 residents recomanen
The Promontory
5311 S Lake Park Ave WHyde Park's most stylish restaurant + bar + music venue. Go-to for cocktails, night-outs and dates in Hyde Park. They also have a cool music and dance venue upstairs, where you can get a drink at the bar and dance from salsa to jazz.
The glorious staple for UChicago PhD and college students, and equally for locals. A relaxed space for talking one-to-one or having a fun night with friends. Go to the second or third room for a more quiest space to talk. Cheap beer and food! Check out jazz nights in the back room every once in a while!
58 residents recomanen
Woodlawn Tap
1172 E 55th StThe glorious staple for UChicago PhD and college students, and equally for locals. A relaxed space for talking one-to-one or having a fun night with friends. Go to the second or third room for a more quiest space to talk. Cheap beer and food! Check out jazz nights in the back room every once in a while!
Parks & Nature
Hyde Park's most beautiful spot. This lakeside park gvies you a stunning view of the Chicago skyline (you will recognise it from TV shows and souvernirs!) and of the southern shore. You can sit on the rocks for a picnic and a talk with friends, lie on the grass with a book, grill in one of the huge fire pits until late at night, and swim in the bristling waters of Lake Michigan. Many garee this is the best lakeside spot in the city.
112 residents recomanen
Promontory Point
5491 S Shore DrHyde Park's most beautiful spot. This lakeside park gvies you a stunning view of the Chicago skyline (you will recognise it from TV shows and souvernirs!) and of the southern shore. You can sit on the rocks for a picnic and a talk with friends, lie on the grass with a book, grill in one of the huge fire pits until late at night, and swim in the bristling waters of Lake Michigan. Many garee this is the best lakeside spot in the city.
Jackson Park is a beloved historical park in Chicago. Designed by Fredrick Law Olmsted, who also conceived New York's Central Park (and many others!), Jackson Parl counts with meandering paths, birds, and a beautiful Japanese Garden. It is also right behind the Museum of Science and Industry and the beautiful lakeside.
32 residents recomanen
Jackson Park
Jackson Park is a beloved historical park in Chicago. Designed by Fredrick Law Olmsted, who also conceived New York's Central Park (and many others!), Jackson Parl counts with meandering paths, birds, and a beautiful Japanese Garden. It is also right behind the Museum of Science and Industry and the beautiful lakeside.
My absolute favourite excercise, wind-down activity, beautiful ride, thing to do with friends AND commute route off of Hyde Park. You can join the Trail by 57th St Beach Tand go all the way up. The Lakefront Trail is a running and bike path that goes along the lake all the way to the North Side beaches. A way to follow a stunning view while exercising or just getting somewhere without a car.
229 residents recomanen
Lakefront Trail
Lakefront TrailMy absolute favourite excercise, wind-down activity, beautiful ride, thing to do with friends AND commute route off of Hyde Park. You can join the Trail by 57th St Beach Tand go all the way up. The Lakefront Trail is a running and bike path that goes along the lake all the way to the North Side beaches. A way to follow a stunning view while exercising or just getting somewhere without a car.
Arts & Culture
Amazing exhibitions about science and technology, then and now. Highly interactive and dynamic. This museum is great for children and science fans. You can walk down the streets of a 19th century town, see a fantastic model of train tracks in industrial era Chicago, watch a mini-tornado enclosed between different pressure areas, among many others. Temporary exhibitions are usually in tune with popular culture, movies and themes of interest for kids and teachers!
204 residents recomanen
Museum of Science & Industry station
Amazing exhibitions about science and technology, then and now. Highly interactive and dynamic. This museum is great for children and science fans. You can walk down the streets of a 19th century town, see a fantastic model of train tracks in industrial era Chicago, watch a mini-tornado enclosed between different pressure areas, among many others. Temporary exhibitions are usually in tune with popular culture, movies and themes of interest for kids and teachers!
Oriental Institute Museum
1155 E 58th StGorgeous neogothic campus built in the 1890s. This campus is the home to a leading academic institution--and to some of the most beautiful cambuildings and gardens on a campus in the country. Check out the Main Quadrangle, the Rockefeller Chapel, Ida Noyes Hall, and Reynolds Club. Newer buildings are typically architectural hallmarks: the Regenstein Library follows the brutalist style, while futuristic Mansueto Library (covered by a round glass surface!) was used as a setting for the recent movie Divergent! North residential commons was designed by Jeanne Gang/Studio Gang.
122 residents recomanen
The University of Chicago
5801 S Ellis AveGorgeous neogothic campus built in the 1890s. This campus is the home to a leading academic institution--and to some of the most beautiful cambuildings and gardens on a campus in the country. Check out the Main Quadrangle, the Rockefeller Chapel, Ida Noyes Hall, and Reynolds Club. Newer buildings are typically architectural hallmarks: the Regenstein Library follows the brutalist style, while futuristic Mansueto Library (covered by a round glass surface!) was used as a setting for the recent movie Divergent! North residential commons was designed by Jeanne Gang/Studio Gang.
The Max P. cinema room is inside of Ida Noyes. Doc Films, And old and respected student organisation, screens classics, indied, and new releases every evening in this theatre. You are sure to catch good cinema here.
Ida Noyes Hall
1212 East 59th StreetThe Max P. cinema room is inside of Ida Noyes. Doc Films, And old and respected student organisation, screens classics, indied, and new releases every evening in this theatre. You are sure to catch good cinema here.
Entertainment & Activities
Harper Theater
5238 S Harper AveHyde Park's charming little cinema.
Stop by here to shuffle through a wide selection of vynils, cds, and cassettes. Tip: check out their $1 vynils, you can always find a rarity you'll like!
81 residents recomanen
Hyde Park Produce Market
1226 E 53rd StStop by here to shuffle through a wide selection of vynils, cds, and cassettes. Tip: check out their $1 vynils, you can always find a rarity you'll like!
Getting Around
Stop on 55th, 56th ot 57th along the Metra rail for the Metra train--downtown in 15 minutes.
8 residents recomanen
METRA Rail
5001 S Lake Park AveStop on 55th, 56th ot 57th along the Metra rail for the Metra train--downtown in 15 minutes.
Closest stop for the 55 bus! Takes you straight to Green, Red and Orange train lines.
South Kenwood Avenue & East 55th Street
Closest stop for the 55 bus! Takes you straight to Green, Red and Orange train lines.