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West Loop
The West Loop covers Restaurant Row on Randolph Street and Fulton Market dining and nightlife, paired with a quick Union Station arrival - a high-intent food-and-drink base near downtown.
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Image: Great Hall of Chicago Union Station | Photo by Robert Haugland on Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0
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West Loop in the Chicago visitor roster
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1 The Loop The civic downtown core: Millennium Park and Cloud Gate, the Art Institute, the Cultural Center, and Grant Park. 2 Mag Mile Michigan Avenue shopping, the Water Tower and 360 Chicago, the MCA, and Navy Pier on the lakefront. 3 Riverwalk The riverfront and skyline: Willis Tower Skydeck, the Architecture Center, and the river cruises. 4 River North Galleries, nightlife, and dining north of the river — the Merchandise Mart, Frontera Grill, and steakhouses. 5 West Loop Restaurant Row and Fulton Market dining, Union Station, and the city's hottest food-and-nightlife strip. 6 Lincoln Park The free zoo and conservatory, the lakefront and North Avenue Beach, Old Town comedy, and family north side. 7 Wrigleyville Wrigley Field and Cubs game days, the Southport Corridor, and Lakeview's bars and music venues. 8 Wicker Park The Damen-Milwaukee-North six-corners: shopping, tacos, breweries, music, and nightlife. 9 Logan Square Northwest-side dining, cocktail bars, and boulevards around the Logan Square monument and Blue Line. 10 Chinatown / Pilsen Chinatown's Wentworth Avenue and Ping Tom Park, plus Pilsen's murals, museums, and music halls. 11 Hyde Park The lakefront Museum Campus and, to the south, Hyde Park's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry and Robie House.
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Diner Au Cheval A dim, buzzy West Loop diner open since 2012 and famous for what many call the best cheeseburger in America — a griddled, cheese-and-egg-crowned icon that regularly draws long waits. Landmark train station Chicago Union Station The 1925 Beaux-Arts rail hub on the edge of the West Loop, whose skylit Great Hall is one of the country's grandest interior spaces and a filming icon, still serving Amtrak and Metra passengers daily. New american restaurant Girl & the Goat Chef Stephanie Izard's flagship on West Loop Restaurant Row, open since 2010 and one of the restaurants that made Randolph Street a dining destination, known for bold, shareable, globally spiced plates. Luxury boutique hotel Nobu Hotel Chicago Japanese-minimalist luxury hotel at Randolph and Peoria in the West Loop, with the Nobu restaurant and rooftop in-house — the high-design base for a trip built around Restaurant Row and Fulton Market. Design boutique hotel The Hoxton, Chicago Design-led boutique hotel at Lake and Green in the Fulton Market District, with a Peruvian rooftop restaurant and a lobby built for lingering — the social West Loop base within a block of Restaurant Row's north end. Gastropub The Publican A beer-hall-style Fulton Market restaurant from the One Off Hospitality group, built around oysters and shellfish, heritage pork, and a deep beer list in a communal, farmhouse-modern room.
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