Best streets in Near North Side
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Ranked 1st best street in Near North Side
"How can you not write about Michigan Ave?"
- BCoughlin
It's a pretty obvious street to review, but honestly, it's one of, if not the most famous and popular, streets in Chicago. Of course, no one is going to mention this street without mentioning the gre...
Ranked 2nd best street in Near North Side
"Beautiful Dearborn Street"
- vpage
North Dearborn Street is without a doubt one of my favorite Chicago streets. Closer to downtown there are good clubs and from about Oak Street up some exorbitantly expensive but beautiful apartment bu...
Ranked 3rd best street in Near North Side
"Makes for a nice afternoon stroll, but not very exciting"
- JennX
I'd heard that Navy Pier was a lot of fun, so I was a little surprised to discover that it's really nothing more than a nice afternoon stroll. There are shops, an IMAX theater, and a fair number of t...
Ranked 4th best street in Near North Side
"My Favorite Chicago Festival: Wine Crush in Old Town"
- markahorn
For one weekend in September 1400N-1600N Wells is converted in to a huge winery. All aspects of wine making are demonstrated and you may sample wine from a variety of different vineyards from arount t...
Ranked 5th best street in Near North Side
"The "Gold Coast" Oasis"
- Deena
Chicago’s “Gold Coast” got its name from the huge population of the affluent who moved here beginning in 1882 with Potter Palmer (of the Palmer House hotel fame). Bounded by North Avenue on the north,...
Ranked 6th best street in Near North Side
"Beautiful Chapel in this city"
- mountainmom01
The only part of this street that I really visited was where it crossed Washington Street. There is a beautiful temple there. Anyone that has a chance to go visit the temple needs to take advantage of...
Ranked 7th best street in Near North Side
"Busy, Crowded, Fun"
- vpage
If you like restaurants, clubbing, crowds, fun, you will enjoy Rush Street. Clubs tend to be more in the nature of entertainment clubs rather than bars, and restaurants aren't so much fast food as th...
Ranked 8th best street in Near North Side
"A Little Printers Row in Chicago"
- markahorn
Just North of the Loop and close to the Magnificant Mile is a quiet little Printer's Row. From roughly 800 N -1200 N State Street are a wide variety of different book stores. New, Used, Overstocks, An...
Ranked 9th best street in Near North Side
"I Love Navy Pier on East Grand Avenue"
- babymebabyu83
East Grand Avenue is one of downtown’s best because of its exciting and historic Park Navy Pier which is Chicago’s lake front amusement park located at 600 E. Grand Avenue. Navy Pier has cool rides a...
Ranked 10th best street in Near North Side
"Office buildings near the lake."
- Mitestarossa
This entire neighborhood near the lake is a fabulous place to work. Just a few steps to the lake or lunch as your favorite restaurant. I don't know if I could get any work done. N. State Parkway ru...
Unranked Streets
"A must for art lovers"
- lola0462
E Chicago Ave is home to the Museum of Contemporary Art. If you are an art love this is a must see destination. It has a huge variety of many different styles of contemporary art including works fro...
"Unfriendly people, Noisy"
- KeKe82
Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be so throughly annoyed with a street to the point where if I could just put curse words only I would!!! It was soo annoying!! The residents first o...
"am happy livin here"
- Sudha
what more would i wish for....i hav the starbucks bang opposite,also the dunkin doughnnuts and mcDeeeeeees, i wake up watching the michigan lake,breakfast at west egg,lunch at chipotle or pompoi's;tr...
"Feels like a piece of New York City in Chicago!"
- smyles1
West Elm begins at the intersection of State Street and runs west for a few blocks to LaSalle. It is predominantly a residential street, with a few local bars/restaurants along the way. Closer to St...
"The heart of Chicago, great views of the city and lake"
- logans
Park Drive is the street which lines Navy Pier, one of the most popular and well-known attractions in Chicago. It runs along the ferris wheel and fair rides, the shops and restaurants, and wraps all t...
"the shopping mall"
- 76thStreet
This is a business area, where there is a big shopping mall for the people who will get crazy. Also, the street is running along the River East Plaza, a beautiful city park, and goes all the way to th...
"Old Town Haven"
- smyles1
Perhaps ten years ago, when several of the residential units were built, this street had a different reputation. Goethe dead ends at Sedgwick, which is home to the subsidized Marshall Fields Garden A...
"Nice street with beautiful views"
- JennX
I think this is one of the prettiest drives in the country. If you've ever seen Bay to Bay Drive in Tampa, Florida, it'll remind you of Lake Shore Drive. The whole time, you skirt the western edge o...
"Portillo’s Hot Dog in Chicago"
- babymebabyu83
West Ontario is a moderately busy street. However, you can enjoy one of West Ontario Street complements which is located at 100 West Ontario Street. There is a Portillo’s Hot Dog restaurant that has...
"Residential Bliss in the Heart of the Gold Coast"
- smyles1
Bellevue Place is a quiet residential street that runs for just two blocks (if that) between Rush Street and Lake Shore Drive. There are a few high- and mid-rise buildings, but most of the houses are...