See & do
A day and a night in the 46th.
Beach in the morning, pho at noon, a show after dark. Everything below is reachable on foot from the Red Line.
Landmarks & stages
Moorish-palace ballroom, now one of Chicago’s busiest concert venues.
Former movie palace turned rock venue, across from the Lawrence Red Line.
Live jazz seven nights a week and the Sunday Uptown Poetry Slam, running since 1986.
The largest movie palace ever built in Chicago, 4,300 seats, awaiting restoration.
Vietnamese, Chinese and Thai kitchens, bakeries and groceries under the Argyle Red Line.
Jackie Taylor’s company, staging original musicals in a purpose-built cultural center.
Outdoors
Four miles of lakefront.
Montrose Beach is the ward's biggest open space, with a dog beach, a harbor, and the Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, known to birders as the Magic Hedge, where more than 300 species have been recorded. South of it, Belmont Harbor and the Lakefront Trail run the length of Lakeview East. Graceland Cemetery, on the ward's western edge, is a Victorian landscape park with graves of Sullivan, Burnham, and Mies van der Rohe.
Dining & nightlife
The ward eats in many languages. A few corridors to start with:
Argyle Street
Pho, banh mi, dim sum and Vietnamese bakeries. The Argyle Night Market runs summer Thursdays.
Broadway in Uptown
Ethiopian, Nigerian and West African restaurants, coffee, and pre-show dinner near the Aragon and Riviera.
Broadway in Lakeview East
Brunch spots, neighborhood bars and cafés from Irving Park south to Addison.
After dark
Jazz at the Green Mill, touring acts at the Aragon and Riviera, and a long-running bar scene along Broadway and Clark.
Venue details change; check each venue's own site for hours and tickets.