Avant-Guide Chicago: Insiders Guide to Progressive Culture with Booklet (Avant-Guide Chicago: Insiders' Guide for Urban Adventurers) [Paperback]

Dan Levine (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2005 | Series: Avant-Guide Chicago: Insiders' Guide for Urban Adventurers

Chicago gets the Avant-Guide treatment in this eye-opening exposé of the city's hip and hidden attractions. With razor-sharp editorial focus, this book breaks fresh ground by way of new discoveries and authoritative reports on stylish hotels, the latest restaurants, unique shops, and the best nightspots. Among the suggested lodging and itinerary options are hip boutique hotels like the Hotel 7 on Wacker Drive, Lula Café, a hot new style-spot with a deliciously eclectic menu nestled in beautiful Logan Square, and a ride on an "architectour" boat down the Chicago River. Later, you can check out the jet-set new boutiques along the Miracle Mile, followed by a visit to Foodlife, a bustling new restaurant bursting with singles, couples, and young urban families. After sunset, head over to Tomboy, a lofty lounge on Randolph Street that serves over 100 wines by the glass. Then arrive at the kitschy Club Foot just before midnight and take a whirl on the floor of this tremendously fun nod to new wave and glam rock. And that's just day one.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Empire Press Media; Book and Access edition (April 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891603264
• ISBN-13: 978-1891603266
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,467,761 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely THE BEST guide to Chicago. And here's why..., August 15, 2005

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Janet Peterson (San Francisco, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Avant-Guide Chicago: Insiders Guide to Progressive Culture with Booklet (Avant-Guide Chicago: Insiders' Guide for Urban Adventurers) (Paperback)

I travel a lot, for both business and pleasure. I also think that I know Chicgo very well. I, of all people, don't need a guidebook for this city. I happened to come upon Avant Guide, and I was first attracted by the graphics. This is not a 'normal' guidebook. It's very stylish. Then I was taken by the terrific recommendations of places I had never heard of. Whenever I show this book to my friends in Chicago, they want to thumb through it forever. It's hard to get it back. The book is incredibly well organized and has lots of very handy maps. I recommend this very, very highly.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very stylish guide to a very stylish city, May 10, 2006

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Abigail Durant (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Avant-Guide Chicago: Insiders Guide to Progressive Culture with Booklet (Avant-Guide Chicago: Insiders' Guide for Urban Adventurers) (Paperback)

This is the second Avant Guide book that I have purchased and I plan to purchase more. In both instances I have found the content to be very useful in helping me plan and guide my visits to new cities. The choice of listings in this book is excellent, varied between well-known and not-as-well-known shops, restaurants, hotels and more. The short writeups of the neighborhoods contain all the useful bits, and the specific location information is well written and generally provides a enough insight that you come away with the impression of knowing just enough to be dangerous (or make conversation, or ask questions.) This is a good thing. The featured restaurants, stores, and hotels were all style-centric and wonderful to visit. Included are great photographs. It's hard to go wrong with this choice.