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(
www.billygoattavern.com
; lower level, 430 N Michigan Ave; burgers $4-6; 6am-2am Mon-Fri,
10am-2am Sat & Sun; Red Line to Grand)
Tribune
and
Sun-Times
reporters have guzzled
in the subterranean Billy Goat for decades. Order a 'cheezborger' and Schlitz, then look
around at the newspapered walls to get the scoop on infamous local stories, such as the
Cubs Curse.
Mr Beef
SANDWICHES$
(
www.mrbeefonorleans.com
;
666 N Orleans St; sandwiches $4-7; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm
Sat, plus 10:30pm-4am Fri & Sat; Brown or Purple Line to Chicago)
A Chicago specialty, the
Italian beef sandwich stacks up like this: thin-sliced, slow-cooked roast beef that's
sopped in natural gravy and
giardiniera
(spicy, pickled vegetables), and then heaped on a
hoagie roll. Mr Beef serves the best at its picnic-style tables.
Xoco
MEXICAN$$$
(
www.rickbayless.com
; 449 N Clark St; mains $9-13; 8am-9pm Tue-Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat;
Red Line to Grand)
Crunch into warm
churros
(spiraled dough fritters) for breakfast,
meaty
tortas
(sandwiches) for lunch and rich
caldos
(soups) for dinner at celeb chef Rick
Bayless' Mexican street-food joint. His upscale restaurants Frontera Grill and Topolob-
ampo are next door, but you'll need reservations or a whole lot of patience to get in.
Purple Pig
MEDITERRANEAN$$$
( 312-464-1744;
www.thepurplepigchicago.com
; 500 N Michigan Ave; small plates $8-16;
11:30am-midnight Sun-Thu, to 1am Fri & Sat; ; Red Line to Grand)
The Pig's Magnificent
Mile location, wide-ranging meat and veggie menu, long list of affordable vinos and late-
night serving hours make it a crowd pleaser. Milk-braised pork shoulder is the hamtastic
specialty.
Lincoln Park & Old Town
Halsted, Lincoln and Clark Sts are the main veins teeming with restaurants and bars.
Wiener's Circle
AMERICAN$
( 773-477-7444; 2622 N Clark St; hot dogs $3-6; 10:30am-4am Sun-Thu, to 5am Fri & Sat;
Brown or Purple Line to Diversey)
As famous for its unruly, foul-mouthed ambiance as for its
