After reading this article you will have an incredible desire to savor the typical Chicago food: delicious meals and desserts, snacks and aperitifs for all tastes to try in the most famous places in the city.
Chicago windy city on the lake Michigan and with a slightly black soul, it is not only a beautiful city to discover from a cultural point of view, but it is also a very interesting city from a food point of view.
Populated by a thousand locals like every American metropolis, it can almost, I say almost, compete with New York spoiled for choice. Here is what you absolutely must not miss.
The legendary Deep Dish Pizza
The first thing you think about when you arrive in Chicago is to try the legendary Deep Dish Pizza which, born almost by chance in the streets of Magnificent Mile, he conquered everyone. More like a savory pie than a real Italian pizza, it is made up of a thick base of puff pastry filled with tomatoes and a large amount of mozzarella. For two people, one is enough and be prepared to wait 45 minutes from order, but it will be worth it. You can choose between Giordano's Lou Malnati's, the two great rivals who compete for primacy to the sound of baking.
Unforgettable donuts
For donuts unforgettable, queue up from Donut Vault: soft, cheap and not heavy at all. There are several stores of this brand in the city, but the one not to be missed is in Franklin Street, a very very small place but just as nice. The wait depends on the time of day, but generally the line runs quickly… But be careful, once the donuts are finished the place closes! A valid alternative are those of Firecakes Donuts or Glazed and Infused.
Garret Popcorn's Popcorns
Another institution in Chicago are the pop corn, not just any popcorn but those of Garret Popcorn. Gourmet corn balls that look like little jewels (even in cost) go from sweet (caramel in various types) to salty (butter, cheese). The most popular flavor? Just the cheese and caramel mix… unthinkable as well as strange!
A calorie snack
For those looking for a caloric suicide, Public House Chicago prepares milkshake complete with slices of cake on the top while Bombobar directly sink the donuts (here we can call them just donuts) in the ice cream cups.
The best cupcakes
I cupcake best bakes them Sweet Mandy B's in W Webster Ave, so much so that it has won several awards and prizes. And if you make the dawn in some place, don't forget the ATM (automatic distributor) of Sprinkles Cupcakes, ATM in hand you type the taste and voilà, the colored box with the chosen cupcake comes out of the dispenser.
A spectacular breakfast
For breakfast you can choose between an excellent (and spectacular) Rainbow cake da Goddes and the Baker, in full downtown, oi biscuits with butter and jam from the most secluded (but it's worth the trip) Bang Bang Pie, noteworthy for both the blueberry pie and the location. For an Easy Rider breakfast, before tackling the Route 66 towards the West Coast, the choice must fall exclusively on the historian Lou Mitchell's (complete with photos under the sign Historic 66 Route Begin next to the room).
Neon coffee
Il coffee get it from Heritage Bycicle General Store or al Pickwick Coffee, the most instagrammable club in town thanks to its neon sign. Also worth a stop Sawada a place complete with a ping pong table and pinball machine.
Aperitif with a view
Aperitif overlooking the canals at the Trump Tower, (don't worry the cost is affordable, here maybe they don't really know how it is Spritz but the view is deserving) or on the rooftop of the Soho House.
Dinners for all tastes
For price you can choose between an epic and unforgettable burger from Au Cheval (be prepared to wait here too), tacos washed down with tequila and excellent cocktails from Big Star or a sophisticatedly romantic dinner at the Bohemian House (here they say brunch is also excellent).
Cocktails and music to finish the day
And for the after dinner cocktails, be sure to drop by Blue Chicago where you can especially hear some great blues.
