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Paks on the Pier is a counter-service Asian restaurant inside Navy Pier, in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. It sits at Space SA-15 at 600 E. Grand Ave., between Doors 4 and 5. The menu centers on poké bowls, hand-rolled sushi and sushi burritos, with fillings such as spicy tuna, spicy salmon, …

Verzênay Chicago, a French patisserie and bakery-cafe, occupies a storefront at 2507-2509 N Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park. The business got its start as a booth at the Green City Market, supplying wholesale to hotels such as The Drake, the Peninsula and Le Meridien, as well as local coffee shops …

Frank & Mary’s Tavern has been pouring drinks at 2905 N. Elston Ave. in Avondale since 1972, a history the bar marks on its own signage as “Est. A Long Time Ago.” The longtime neighborhood dive has recently been refreshed, with the tavern’s Instagram bio noting it “has been given …

Mi Lindo San Jose is a grocery store at 3519 W. Chicago Ave. in Humboldt Park. A sign above the entrance reads “Productos Ecuatorianos,” and the shop stocks groceries and specialty ingredients from Ecuador alongside everyday staples. Shelves carry fresh produce, frozen items such as tree tomato (tomate de árbol) …

New Dokil Bakery is a Korean-style bakery at 3844 W. Lawrence Ave. in Albany Park. It describes itself as an artisan bakery for freshly baked goods, artisan breads and Korean-style cakes, with an emphasis on less-sweet recipes made with bean pastes and fresh cream. The menu on its website is …

Lovely Pets Chicago, at 1830 W Irving Park Rd, is a family-owned pet care and grooming business serving dogs and cats on the North Center and Lakeview border. Grooming is the core service. For dogs, the menu runs from a Bath & Nails visit (shampoo and conditioner, blow dry, brushout …

Kie-Gol-Lanee, a family-run Oaxacan restaurant, serves traditional food from its Uptown location at 5004 N. Sheridan Rd. The name is the phonetic spelling of a small village in Oaxaca, Mexico, and the restaurant also has a second location at 2901 W. Diversey Ave. in Logan Square. The menu centers on …

Caribbean American Bakery, also known as Caribbean American Baking Co., is a longtime Jamaican-style bakery at 1539 W. Howard St. on the Rogers Park side of the city’s far north edge, a short walk from the Evanston border. The shop sells beef, chicken and vegetable patties, hardough bread, bulla and …

Big Mini Putt Club is an indoor mini golf course with a full bar at 1302 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Wicker Park, on the neighborhood’s Milwaukee Avenue nightlife stretch. The course has nine holes plus a bonus hole. A round is $11 per person Sunday through Thursday and $13 on …

Birdman Ramen is a ramen restaurant at 212 E Ohio St in Streeterville, built around poultry. Its Instagram describes it as Chicago’s first all-poultry ramen, with broths made from chicken, turkey and duck. The menu centers on three broths: Tokyo Shoyu, a clear chicken broth; Szechuan Tori Paitan, a spicy, …

ARFIT Dog Rehab and Fitness is a canine rehabilitation clinic at 2112 N. Clybourn Ave. in Lincoln Park. It also has a second location at 2518 Green Bay Rd. in Evanston, and both share the same phone number. The clinic’s programs include land-based resistance exercise, manual therapy, dry needling, massage …

Club Lucky is an Italian restaurant at 1824 W. Wabansia Ave., one block north of North Avenue between Ashland and Damen, in the Bucktown and Wicker Park area. It is open seven days a week and has a dining room, a cocktail lounge and a private Club Room. The dining …

Etoile Nail Bar is a nail salon at 2141 N. Elston Ave., in the stretch of Bucktown that borders Lincoln Park. The menu covers manicures, gel and acrylic nails, Gel-X extensions, custom nail art, spa pedicures and waxing. Clients can book a service online or call the salon at 312-883-0342. …

Body Senses Chicago is a massage studio at 5051 N Clark St in Uptown. Appointments are required, and the studio notes that same-day bookings are not guaranteed. The menu includes Swedish, Balinese, Thai Classic, Deep Tissue and custom massage, priced at $120 for 60 minutes or $150 for 90 minutes. …

When Chicago Agent magazine crowned Matt Laricy the 2026 Social Media Influencer of the Year, plenty of people chalked it up to charisma and clever TikTok videos. They missed the real story. Behind the daily reels and podcast clips sits an industrial-grade digital machine that has driven over $3.5 billion …

Second City Suffering Report, Nov. 1: Patrick Kane's 900th NHL assist came 6:04 into the first period at Boston — the 21st player in NHL history and the first American-born player ever, with only Sidney Crosby ahead of him among active players.

Sip & Savor is a coffeehouse at 5301 S Hyde Park Blvd in Hyde Park, one of several locations the Chicago-born coffee group runs on the South Side, including spots in Bronzeville and Forest Park. The cafe, whose sign reads “Where Coffee and Community Meet,” sources certified fair-trade coffee and …

Restaurante Taqueria La Viña serves Mexican food at 3382 N Milwaukee Ave in Irving Park. The menu lists chorizo huarache, a pastor (pork) sope, tacos, a steak taco salad, chips, a fish dinner, mojarra frita and a shrimp salad, according to the restaurant’s official ordering site. The restaurant is open …