Guidebook for Oak Park

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Guidebook for Oak Park

Food Scene

Funky laid back cafe right by the Lombard entrance to the Blue Line trains. Perfect for a quick coffee to go, sandwiches and salads, and one of the best BLT's! Can accommodate GF too.
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Buzz Cafe
905 S Lombard Ave
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Funky laid back cafe right by the Lombard entrance to the Blue Line trains. Perfect for a quick coffee to go, sandwiches and salads, and one of the best BLT's! Can accommodate GF too.
Fresh, authentic Thai food. BYOB. Short walk from the house or they also deliver.
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Bodhi Thai Bistro
6211 Roosevelt Rd
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Fresh, authentic Thai food. BYOB. Short walk from the house or they also deliver.
Local, independent, cooperative natural foods grocer. Small but mighty selection, great prepared foods, awesome local foods selection.
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Sugar Beet Food Co-op
812 Madison St
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Local, independent, cooperative natural foods grocer. Small but mighty selection, great prepared foods, awesome local foods selection.
Upscale pan-mediterranean dining in a friendly space with great staff. Delicious flatbreads, house made pasta, interesting wine list by the glass or bottle, fun cocktails, outdoor patio in warm weather.
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Autre Monde Cafe & Spirits
6727 Roosevelt Rd
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Upscale pan-mediterranean dining in a friendly space with great staff. Delicious flatbreads, house made pasta, interesting wine list by the glass or bottle, fun cocktails, outdoor patio in warm weather.
Small local grocery store very close to the house. Have been updating in recent years to include more natural/organic foods, but have all the standard grocery fare plus latino food specialties.
Fair Share Finer Foods
Small local grocery store very close to the house. Have been updating in recent years to include more natural/organic foods, but have all the standard grocery fare plus latino food specialties.
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The Happy Apple Pie Shop
226 Harrison St
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Some of the best pie you will ever eat! Plus other pastries and coffee.
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Spilt Milk
811 South Blvd
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Some of the best pie you will ever eat! Plus other pastries and coffee.
Very good middle eastern food - love the baba ganoush and the kefta kabob. Does delivery.
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Grape Leaves Restaurant
129 S Oak Park Ave
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Very good middle eastern food - love the baba ganoush and the kefta kabob. Does delivery.
Yoga studio with a small cafe - great, fresh, vegan dishes, and cold beverages and coffee.
Nature Yoga Sanctuary & Cafe - Oak Park
146 Harrison St
Yoga studio with a small cafe - great, fresh, vegan dishes, and cold beverages and coffee.
Farm to Table restaurant - lovely interior and friendly staff.
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The Heritage
7403 Madison St
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Farm to Table restaurant - lovely interior and friendly staff.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great music venue, and the smaller bar next door "Sidebar" is an awesome vintage bar space, with jazz & classic cocktails on Wednesday nights.
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FitzGerald's
6615 Roosevelt Rd
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Great music venue, and the smaller bar next door "Sidebar" is an awesome vintage bar space, with jazz & classic cocktails on Wednesday nights.
Dive-y local bar with lots of live music, and coffee on one side in the mornings.
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Friendly Tap
6733 Roosevelt Rd
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Dive-y local bar with lots of live music, and coffee on one side in the mornings.
Small local brewery - no food/cocktails, just good beer. Only accepts plastic (no cash)
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Kingslahger Brewing Company
6806 Roosevelt Rd
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Small local brewery - no food/cocktails, just good beer. Only accepts plastic (no cash)
Two Brothers Social Tap
100 South Marion Street

Shopping

Fun Charity resale store with an ever-changing selection.
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Brown Elephant Resale Shop
217 Harrison St
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Fun Charity resale store with an ever-changing selection.
Very complete bead shop a short walk from the house. Lots of selection!
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Bead In Hand
145 Harrison St
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Very complete bead shop a short walk from the house. Lots of selection!
The local Paper Source from the Chicago-based company.
Paper Source
1109 Lake St
The local Paper Source from the Chicago-based company.
Fun quirky shop for kids and the young-at-heart.
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Pumpkin Moon
1028 North Blvd
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Fun quirky shop for kids and the young-at-heart.
A long-time used music store. Large selection.
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Val's Halla Records
239 Harrison St
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A long-time used music store. Large selection.
Very good local/independent book store with mostly new and some collectible/used books. Fun other book/reading related items as well. Knowledgeable staff.
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The Book Table
1045 Lake St
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Very good local/independent book store with mostly new and some collectible/used books. Fun other book/reading related items as well. Knowledgeable staff.
Fabulous independent/woman-owned children's book store.
Magic Tree Bookstore
141 North Oak Park Avenue
Fabulous independent/woman-owned children's book store.

Sightseeing

Frank Lloyd Wright designed Unitarian Temple
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Unity Temple
875 Lake St
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Frank Lloyd Wright designed Unitarian Temple
Book tours in advance if you want to see the inside - they do sell out. Still fun to see the outside, plus there are a bunch of other homes of his in the area.
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फ्रैंक ल्लॉयड राइट होम एंड स्टूडियो
951 Chicago Ave
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Book tours in advance if you want to see the inside - they do sell out. Still fun to see the outside, plus there are a bunch of other homes of his in the area.

Parks & Nature

Small conservatory a short walk from the house. Free entrance, nice desert room, and a cute local treasure.
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Oak Park Conservatory
615 Garfield St
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Small conservatory a short walk from the house. Free entrance, nice desert room, and a cute local treasure.
Large glass conservatory with themed rooms and seasonal exhibits. Also a large multi-faceted outdoor space with water features, edible garden space, and the resident honeybees.
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गारफील्ड पार्क संरक्षणशाला
300 N Central Park Ave
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Large glass conservatory with themed rooms and seasonal exhibits. Also a large multi-faceted outdoor space with water features, edible garden space, and the resident honeybees.
Nice public park just across the border into Chicago. Garden space was designed by Jens Jensen.
Columbus Park Refectory
5701 W Jackson Blvd
Nice public park just across the border into Chicago. Garden space was designed by Jens Jensen.
Green space a short walk from the house.
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Barrie Park
1011 S Lombard Ave
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Green space a short walk from the house.

Essentials

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Walgreens
1931 W Cermak Rd
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