Make sure you stop by the Green & Black's Chocolate Lounge to sample their organic and fair trade chocolates! @greenblacksUS
Excellent food, wines, beer, spirits! Lines move quickly too!
The Maple Leaf Farms duck is phenomenal!
Pick up a bottle of hum, named Top 140 Spirits in the World. hum & Gingerale or hum with Mexican Coke rocks. It's the World's Most Unique Rum, made locally with Fair Trade Hibiscus & Organic Ginger
Great selection! Knowledgable staff! Love the fact that they have a chiller so you can buy your wine and open it right when you get home!!
Best liquor store in Chicago. Think of a Jewel, with nothing but booze. Game on.
Rushing Masala Chai: organic, fair trade, sooo good!
Beautiful new spot with plenty of goodies to try. Free parking in the garage.
Some larger than the average banana!
Beautiful Fair Trade goods! And lots of cute pets clothes.
If you're shopping for a gift, it's almost guaranteed you'll find something perfect here. So many talented artisans and interesting shops under one roof.
Great place to shop for one of a kind gifts from Chicago artists!
TDS' Chartreuse hot chocolate was a hit. The drink, made with 60.5 percent cocoa fair trade chocolate and topped with torched Chartreuse-infused marshmallows is to die for. Read more.
This German gem offers hearty favorites, including a fantastic, freshly made pretzel. The front room is tightly packed, but the back patio is a beautiful, secluded retreat. Read more.
Every Monday night: $.50 PBR cans, $3 bourbon shots, delicious $5 food specials!
Dry winter skin? Try one of our super moisturizing massage bars, made with fair trade cocoa butter!
Everything is good here. My favorite scent is Karma but I've yet to find a scent I don't care for. Love this company's effort to reduce waste as well as use natural ingredients. 😍
Big = the beat shampoo. Get the ocean salt and anything Karma scented. Heaven.
There’s plenty to nosh on: breakfast burritos, sandwiches and fair trade coffee. Try a slice of tres leches while using the free Wi-Fi. The café stays open late on second Fridays.
There’s plenty to nosh on: breakfast burritos, sandwiches and fair trade coffee. Try a slice of tres leches while using the free Wi-Fi. The café stays open late on second Fridays. Read more.
Two must-try deserts: Tres Leches & ChocoFlan! Great place to grab FREE WIFI too!
Best caramels ever. Dark & stormy truffle also delicious!
Best hot chocolate in the city, no question. The homemade marshmallows are also unbelievable and you get to pick two for each cup.
Try the Salted-caramel marshmallows from our 100 Best list: Katherine Duncan takes her masterful caramel and folds it into her light marshmallows sweetened with wildflower honey.
The wonderful aroma of coffee & tea gives way to a very wide variety of unique coffee, teas & products from around the world.
Don't forget the tea! I keep our collection of full leaf teas stocked. A sampling: Sencha, Czarina Samovar, Black Vanilla, Leung Ching, Gen Mai Cha, various breakfast teas. Also equipment.
If you want a good cup of coffee or tea and can't stick around to drink it, head here above all others. If you want to sit down, head to Kickstand, Argo or Intelligentsia.
Get the Country Benedict! One of the best breakfast entrees in the city.
Make sure to get a mimosa and spanking from Greg in the bar before brunch. Read more.
If you love biscuits and gravy, you will not be disappointed with theirs. It's definitely the crowd favorite.
Lavender lemonade so refreshing. Vegan heaven! Please come to Dallas.
Monday is double points day for your reward card
Stop saying "amazing" and eat the damn food.
unpretentious local pub and bistro. Good crowd. Accessible. Outdoor patio for summer nights.
Go to Big Chicks on Mondays for dollar burgers and cheap pitchers!
One of the Best Nights out of the week that happens only at Big Chicks!!!
One of my favorite spots in Chicago. Skip the entrees and order a bunch of apps to share. Brunch is also amazing. Eggs Benedict hash with bacon. Yum.
Calamari. Very yum. So taste. Wow.
A great place to get that summer vibe during the cold Chicago winters. And fantastic food! The other tips don't steer you wrong. Must haves: calamari & burrata.
Go for the seasonal recommendations! Really good variations!
Iced coconut chai is amazing!
Don't forget to do your loyalty card BEFORE paying. Their registers won't let you do it after. Annoying.
Airy outpost of the indomitable vegan chain. Try the sweet potato fries, incredible ranch, and portabella sausage burger. Great patio and even better seasonal specials. Sign up for cooking classes!
Bottomless fresca or lemonade for $2.5!
Awesome staff. Oklahoma bacon cheeseburger, or anything else on the menu. Your mouth has never came so much.
Lovingly made in NYC, CHI, SEA & LA