If you are looking for something to do and staying in Oak Park, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home and Studio is one of Oak Park’s most popular attractions. After the tour, it’s lovely to walk to some of his other homes near his studio and admire them from the outside.
Our favorite sushi restaurant in Oak Park! Unfortunately they don’t accept reservations and are quite small but if you go early or late enough you might be in luck. They have a great lunch special 11-3 (weekends too)!
Want a Chicago classic? Look no further to Oak Park’s/Elm Wood Park’s famous Italian beef (get the peppers!) Very casual, line moves fast, and CASH ONLY.
A classic diner experience in Oak Park- Philip’s favorite! They have 1,000 things but stick to the classics.
If you want to window shop or see some boutiques- walking down Lake and Marion will be your best bet in Oak Park.
Our favorite (and free) Chicago activity is walking the lake front trail or sitting and having a picnic. We usually enter at Belmont or Diversey. If you want a sandy beach go to Hollywood or North Ave beach.
Our favorite restaurant in the city/our neighborhood (Logan Square). Make a reservation for the patio or see if you can sit at the bar. Get the corn bread biscuits and eggplant, trust us. Grab a a cool cocktail at Scofflaw, glass of wine at Outside Voices, or a casual beer at Moonlighter all right by it. If Giant is full, you could also try Middlebrow pizza or Gretel close by.
Another one of our neighborhood favorites and where we had our engagement dinner. A delicious, large Asian-fusion menu (something for everyone) restaurant. Sit on the patio in the atrium. You can likely walk in here too.
If you’re staying in Logan Square or Wicker Park, this is an old train line that’s been converted into a lively walking/running/biking path!
If you want to hit some shoppies, you can of course check out Michigan Avenue for the down town experience. I (Chloe) personally prefer something more quaint like Southport Corridor for a long strip, Lincoln Park’s Armitage/Halsted/Webster trifecta, and Wicker Park’s “6 corners” (Milwaukee, Damen, and North Ave)