LOCAL EATERIES
Food at the Zoo
| Food at the Zoo | Description |
|---|---|
| The Patio at Café Brauer | Enjoy the amazing skyline view with a full-service menu and specialty cocktails. |
| Ice Cream Shoppe | Hand-dipped ice cream, banana splits and sundaes. |
| Park Place Café | The indoor café for everyone! Choose from Mexican, Italian, burgers, sandwiches and ice cream. |
| Eadie Levy’s Landmark Café | Grab a classic Chicago-style hot dog, iced slushy or beer. |
| Café at Wild Things | This shaded café features lighter organic fare along with zoo favorites |
Quick Lunch Spots
| Quick Lunch Spots | Cuisine | Distance from Zoo |
|---|---|---|
| Subway | Sandwiches | 0.1 mi/ 0.16 km |
| Dog Joint | Hot Dogs | 0.1 mi/ 0.16 km |
| Sedgwick’s Bar & Grill | American | 0.2 mi/ 0.32 km |
| Stanley’s Kitchen & Tap | American | 0.2 mi/ 0.32 km |
| Sai Mai | Thai | 0.1 mi/ 0.16 km |
| Starbucks | Coffee & light food | 0.1 mi/ 0.16 km |
Other Restaurants Near the Zoo
| Other Restaurants Near the Zoo | Cuisine | Website | Distance from zoo | Directions/bus (starting at LPZ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly's Pancake House | All-day breakfast | ellyspancakehouse.com | 0.8 mi/ 1.3 km | Bus: #22 towards Harrison |
| Original Pancake House | Breakfast/brunch | www.originalpancakehouse.com | 0.2 mi/ 0.3 km | Walk to corner of Clark and N Lincoln Park West |
| Orange | Brunch/lunch | orangerestaurantchicago.com | 0.4 mi/ 0.6 km | Walk, or take #22 towards Howard, or #36 towards Devon/Clark |
| Standard Market Grill | Bar/restaurant | www.standardmarketgrill.com | 0.5 mi/ 0.8 km | Walk, or take #22 towards Howard, or #36 towards Devon/Clark |
| RJ Grunts | American style restaurant | www.rjgruntschicago.com | 0.2 mi/ 0.3 km | Walk to corner of Dickens and N Lincoln Park West |
| The J Parker | Rooftop bar and restaurant with stunning views | www.jparkerchicago.com | 0.5 mi/ 0.8 km | Walk or Bus: #151 towards Union Station, or #22 towards Howard, or #36 towards LaSalle |
| Alinea | Named Best Restaurant in America three times | website.alinearestaurant.com/site | 1.2 mi/ 2 km | Walk west on Webster to Halsted, then take bus #8 towards 79th |
| Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Co | Pizza and sandwiches | chicagopizzaandovengrinder.com | 0.2 mi/ 0.3 km | Walk south on Clark St; it is between Webster and Dickens |
| The Peasantry | Locally-sourced comfort food | thepeasantry.com | 0.9 mi/ 1.4 km | Walk, or Bus #22 towards Howard |
| Café Ba-Ba-Reeba | Tapas | www.cafebabareeba.com | 0.8 mi/ 1.3 km | Walk to Armitage, take bus #73 towards Laramie |
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