A concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion
The Alfresco Everywhere Guide to Summer
The breezes are balmy. The skies are blue (the lake, too). Summer is hands down the best season in Chicago. Why on earth would you stay inside? With this painstakingly researched guide to 167 best dining, drinking, shopping, concertgoing, and flower-smelling options to be found out of doors in ten neighborhoods, you’ll need to retreat from Mother Nature only to sleep. And we’re pretty sure even that is optional.
- The neighborhoods
- Andersonville & Edgewater
- Bucktown & Wicker Park
- Hyde Park
- Lake View
- Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Square
- Logan Square
- Roscoe Village
- Related links
- Top 10 Rooftop Bars
- Top 10 Waterfront Bars
- Top 10 in the Burbs
Photograph: Tim Klein
This article appears in the July 2012 issue of Chicago magazine.
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