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  1. Rank 674. The Spoke & Bird

    Café

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    205 E 18th St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  2. Rank 674. Tilly Bagel Shop

    Sourdough Bagel Shop

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    34 E Balbo Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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    Closed now, opens 7 AM

    Wednesday 7 AM–2 PM

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  3. Rank 674. Victory Tap

    Italian-American

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    1416 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  4. Rank 674. VU Rooftop Bar

    Modern Cocktail Bar

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    133 E Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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    Closed now, opens 6 AM

    Wednesday 6 AM–10 AM, 4 PM–5 PM

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  5. Rank 705. All Together Now

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    2119 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–9 PM

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    Tock
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  6. Rank 705. Drumbar at Rafaello Hotel

    Cocktail Bar

    You ride a repurposed service elevator to reach this speakeasy-inspired rooftop cocktail bar perched atop the Rafaello Hotel. Dim lighting, dark wood, bronze fixtures, and mushroom-toned walls set a moody, upscale tone, and a resident DJ keeps the energy pointed firmly toward party. The crowd skews young and loud, so if you're after a quiet drink and a view, the elevator goes both ways.

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    201 East Delaware Pl, (Mies Van de Rohe Way), Chicago, Illinois · Chicago
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  7. Rank 707. Tempus

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    600 W Chicago Ave, Unit 510, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  8. Rank 708. Amaru and Bloom Plant Based Kitchen

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    1904 W North Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  9. Rank 709. Kanin

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    5131 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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    Closed now, opens 9 AM

    Wednesday 9 AM–5 PM

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  10. Rank 709. Lao Der

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    3922 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Wednesday 4 PM–9:30 PM

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  11. Rank 709. Noriko Handroll Bar

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    401 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  12. Rank 709. Rendang Republic

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    3355 N Clark St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–9 PM

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  13. Rank 709. YooYee

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    4925 N Broadway, Unit E, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  14. Rank 714. Bayan Ko Diner

    Filipino

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    1820 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  15. Rank 714. Birrieria Ocotlan

    Mexican

    The server who silently tops off your bowl with consommé from a water pitcher, without being asked, tells you everything about this birrieria. Braised goat has been the one thing on the menu here since forever, and the New York Times named the birria among the best dishes eaten anywhere in the U.S. in 2024. It's a South Chicago institution, cash and early mornings, crumbled chile de árbol on the side.

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    8726 S Commercial Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Wednesday 8 AM–5 PM

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  16. Rank 714. Casa Madai

    Japanese

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    2023 S Racine Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  17. Rank 717. En Passant

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    W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  18. Rank 718. Kikkō

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    630 W Lake St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  19. Rank 719. Marisol

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    205 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Wednesday 5:30 PM–9 PM

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  20. Rank 719. Pacific Standard Time

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    141 W Erie St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–10 PM

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  21. Rank 719. Tempesta Market

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    1372 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–4 PM

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The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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      Four fifths of the score is the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin Key outweighs a listicle. The last fifth is where it is: the ranked places to eat and things to do around it, and how safe the country is. When you sort by what's nearby, distance from you changes the order, never the score.

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          The Best Place Score rates the area around a point, not any one place. The places are 60% of it: the best of what's within reach, weighed by distance. The setting is the other 40%: how life goes in that country (how people rate their own lives, how long and how well they live, how safe they are) and what it's like right there (the air, and the weather). If the score looks low, we probably haven't found enough critics out here yet.