Things To Do
Our Local Hot Spots
Below is a list of our favorite places in South Loop! All of these places are our regular go-to's, and are walking distance from the hotels guests are staying at: > First Draft: Our favorite bar in South Loop > Flo and Santos: Our favorite patio and pizza spot - also try their onion rings! > La Cantina Grill: Mom and Pop Mexican restaurant with the best margaritas > TeaPotBrew Bakery: The best iced coffee and pastries! > Spoke & Bird Cafe: Great patio for coffee, breakfast sandwiches and snack bites > Cafe Bionda: A quiet hidden gem of a restaurant > Reggies Chciago: Music venue and bar/restaurant. Go to the covered rooftop if it's nice out! > Boat Drinks: A waterfront bar at Burnham Harbor, just past Soldier Field - there is always live music, great food and drinks. Watch the boats as they come in and out of the harbor
Tour The Bean & Millennium Park
The Bean (formally known as Cloud Gate) is a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor, that is the centerpiece of AT&T Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The sculpture and AT&T Plaza are located on top of Park Grill, between the Chase Promenade and McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink.
Museum Campus
Take a visit to any of the amazing museum's on Chicago's Museum Campus, located right in our home neighborhood of South Loop! These include The Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum, Soldier Field, and the Adler Planetarium.
Dive into a Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
Deep Dish Pizza is one of our all-time go-to meals! Lou Malnati's: Considered the oldest family name in Chicago pizza, Lou Malnati's is as rich in history as its pizza is in flavor. Lou Malnati got his start in the 1940's working in Chicago's first deep dish pizzeria. Giordano's: Over four decades later, Giordano's deep dish pizza is still considered one of Chicago's best stuffed pizzas. Connie's Pizza: Uniquely known for their variety of Italian dishes, the softest deep dish crust, and their iconic little red delivery trucks that make their appearances all over the city, at Soldier Field, McCormick Place and local stadiums.
Navy Pier
Navy Pier is a magnificent 3,300-foot-long pier on Lake Michigan's shoreline that dates back to 1916. Like 360 CHICAGO, the Navy Pier is one of the most visited landmarks on Chicago's lakefront for visitors and locals.
Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo, also known as Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens, is a 35-acre zoo in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. The zoo was founded in 1868, making it the fourth oldest zoo in North America. It is also one of a few free admission zoos in all of North America