Recently lost
A small moment for what just left us.
- Open Books (Logan Square)the nonprofit bookstore at 2068 N. Milwaukee closed March 1 after three years, citing low sales. (Pilsen and West Loop stores remain.)
- Luna y Cielo Play CafeVanessa Ávalos's bilingual play café closed in March when the lease expired. Three rocky years and a real loss for families on Milwaukee.
Some of our favorites
The ones we'd end a walk at.
- Lula CafeKedzie Boulevard since 1999. Farm Dinner Monday is still the gentlest way to spend $40 in this city.
- Bang Bang Pie & Biscuitspies in jars, biscuits as a meal, a back patio that gets used every warm hour it's offered.
- Cellar Door Provisionsthe unmarked Diversey storefront. Wednesday-through-Sunday brunch only, gets crowded fast, deserves to.
- City Lit BooksMilwaukee Avenue indie, hand-written staff recs, a real children's section.
- La Boulangerie & CoLogan Boulevard French bakery, kouign-amann that justify the cross-town walk.
The ones we don't have to tell you about
…but we will, briefly.
- The Illinois Centennial Monumentyes, the eagle column at the square itself. We know.
- The 606 Trailthe elevated old rail line, our preferred way out of the neighborhood on foot. We know.