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Chris’s Liked Places
Yes Thai is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

1. Yes Thai

8.2
5211 N Damen Ave (btwn Farragut & Foster), Chicago, IL
Thai Restaurant · Bowmanville · 13 tips and reviews

Chris S.Chris Steele: BYOB in style! With ice buckets placed by your table on stands you may feel like upgrading that sixer of Miller Light for something more stylish. But hey, no judgements.

Bistro Campagne is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

2. Bistro Campagne

8.8
4518 N Lincoln Ave (at W Sunnyside Ave), Chicago, IL
French Restaurant · Ravenswood · 37 tips and reviews
Chicagoland Games: Dice Dojo is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

3. Chicagoland Games: Dice Dojo

8.9
5550 N Broadway St (btwn W Catalpa Ave & W Bryn Mawr Ave), Chicago, IL
Hobby Store · Edgewater · 23 tips and reviews

Chris S.Chris Steele: So many wonderful games on loving display at this game store, and chances to test most of them out on open-box game nights. One catch: the staff's tastes skew complex. Get your Monopoly fix elsewhere.

Cafe Iberico is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

4. Cafe Iberico

739 N La Salle Dr (at Superior St), Chicago, IL
Tapas Restaurant · River North · 149 tips and reviews
Tank Noodle is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

5. Tank Noodle

8.1
4953 N Broadway St (at Argyle St), Chicago, IL
Vietnamese Restaurant · Uptown · 150 tips and reviews

Chris S.Chris Steele: I don't want to know the nutritional value of a Thai iced tea smoothie. I only want to know how many unicorns gave their lives to make this magical concoction possible.

Fountainhead is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

6. Fountainhead

1970 W Montrose Ave (at N Damen Ave), Chicago, IL
Bar · Ravenswood · 100 tips and reviews
Mariano's Fresh Market is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

7. Mariano's Fresh Market

8.9
1800 W Lawrence Ave (at Ravenswood), Chicago, IL
Grocery Store · Ravenswood · 63 tips and reviews

Chris S.Chris Steele: Pick up a draft beer before you start shopping, nod along to a few live tunes from the in-house jazz band, then go figure out which exotic bit of protein you'll throw on the grill tonight.

The Long Room is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

8. The Long Room

8.8
1612 W Irving Park Rd (btwn Ashland Ave. & Paulina St.), Chicago, IL
Dive Bar · South East Ravenswood · 43 tips and reviews

Chris S.Chris Steele: Get here early on a summer evening, colonize a big table on the back patio and hold court with several of your fellow beer lovers until the tamale man arrives with reinforcements.

Farmhouse Chicago is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

9. Farmhouse Chicago

228 W Chicago Ave (btwn Wells St & Franklin St), Chicago, IL
American Restaurant · Near North Side · 139 tips and reviews
Eataly is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

10. Eataly

9.1
43 E Ohio St (at N Wabash Ave), Chicago, IL
Gourmet Store · Near North Side · 408 tips and reviews
Guisados is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

11. Guisados

9.2
1261 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Taco Restaurant · 162 tips and reviews
Larchmont Bungalow is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

12. Larchmont Bungalow

107 N Larchmont Blvd (at W 1st St), Los Angeles, CA
American Restaurant · Windsor Square · 117 tips and reviews
Argo Tea is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

13. Argo Tea

871 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL
Tea Room · Near North Side · 20 tips and reviews
Next is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

14. Next

8.5
953 W Fulton Market (at Morgan St.), Chicago, IL
Molecular Gastronomy Restaurant · Fulton Market · 55 tips and reviews
Big Star is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

15. Big Star

9.0
1531 N Damen Ave (at N Wicker Park Ave), Chicago, IL
Taco Restaurant · Wicker Park · 572 tips and reviews

Chris S.Chris Steele: On a nice night, skip the long line to be seated and get your tacos from the takeout window to the left. There are too many good things to do in Wicker Park to waste your time in a 2 hr queue.

Joie de Vine is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

16. Joie de Vine

7.1
1744 W Balmoral Ave (at Ravenswood Ave), Chicago, IL
Lounge · Andersonville · 9 tips and reviews
Intelligentsia Coffee is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

17. Intelligentsia Coffee

9.2
3123 N Broadway St (at W Barry Ave), Chicago, IL
Coffee Shop · Lake View East · 112 tips and reviews
Urban Orchard is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

18. Urban Orchard

5212 N Clark St (btwn W Foster Ave & W Farragut Ave), Chicago, IL
Grocery Store · Andersonville · 11 tips and reviews
Cheetah Gym is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

19. Cheetah Gym

8.5
5248 N Clark St (at W Farragut Ave), Chicago, IL
Gym · Andersonville · 20 tips and reviews
Madcap Coffee is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

20. Madcap Coffee

8.7
98 Monroe Center St NW (at Ottawa Ave NW), Grand Rapids, MI
Coffee Shop · Heartside-Downtown Grand Rapids · 112 tips and reviews

Chris S.Chris Steele: If you love espresso but can't decide whether or not you want milk in it, try the "one and one". Yes, friend, you can have it both ways.

Toulouse Petit Kitchen & Lounge is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

21. Toulouse Petit Kitchen & Lounge

8.8
601 Queen Anne Ave N (at Mercer St), Seattle, WA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Lower Queen Anne · 260 tips and reviews

Chris S.Chris Steele: Go for the excellent late-night menu. Stay for vague feeling that you're in a New Orleans themed vampire film.

Go Get Em Tiger is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

22. Go Get Em Tiger

8.4
230 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Coffee Shop · Windsor Square · 87 tips and reviews
Tsujita LA Artisan Noodle is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

23. Tsujita LA Artisan Noodle

8.7
2057 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Ramen Restaurant · West Los Angeles · 208 tips and reviews
Intelligentsia Coffee is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

24. Intelligentsia Coffee

9.1
53 E Randolph St (btwn Wabash Ave & Garland Ct), Chicago, IL
Coffee Shop · The Loop · 316 tips and reviews

Chris S.Chris Steele: Coffee contains more aromatic and flavor compounds than wine. The good baristas here tease out the best of them. Try a shot of espresso and pourover side by side to taste what I mean.

Over Easy is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

25. Over Easy

4943 N Damen Ave (btwn W Ainslie St & W Argyle St), Chicago, IL
Breakfast Spot · Ravenswood · 95 tips and reviews
HUB 51 is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

26. HUB 51

8.2
51 W Hubbard St (at Dearborn St), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · Near North Side · 249 tips and reviews
Hubbard Inn is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

27. Hubbard Inn

7.0
110 W Hubbard St (btwn Clark St. & LaSalle Blvd.), Chicago, IL
American Restaurant · River North · 94 tips and reviews
Vibe at 1935 is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

28. Vibe at 1935

1935 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park, IL
Cocktail Bar · 1 tip
The Spice House is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

29. The Spice House

8.9
1941 Central St (at Prairie Ave), Evanston, IL
Gourmet Store · 15 tips and reviews
Lickity Split Frozen Custard & Sweets is one of Chris’s Liked Places.

30. Lickity Split Frozen Custard & Sweets

9.4
6056 N Broadway St (at W Glenlake Ave), Chicago, IL
Ice Cream Parlor · Edgewater · 63 tips and reviews

Chris S.Chris Steele: On a muggy summer evening, grab a peanut butter blowout concrete mixer and nurse your sugar buzz on one of the lovely benches outside.