My personal "feels-like-home" places in Chicago
Best places to eat and shop recommended by a european living in Chicago
I am a huge fan of diving into a new culture and exploring new tastes, customs and ways how to do things. However, from time to time I enjoy feeling at home at a foreign place to feel energized again. In this blog post I will show you my Chicago gems for European spirit.
Terzo Piano: Authentic italian cuisine
Google describes this restaurant as „Upscale, contemporary Italian-Mediterranean restaurant & bar on the 3rd floor of The Art Institute.“ I guess this is an apt description.
Although it is part of the Art Institut Museum you won’t need an entry ticket as the restaurant is separated from the exhibitions. Located on the third floor you will have an amazing view – no matter if you are sitting inside with a view to the Michigan Avenue skyline or outside on the terrace looking over Millenium Park.
The furniture is really nice quality and I just love the design concept of dishes, chairs etc. The menu is authentic Italian and if you are vegetarian it is not pricey at all considering the quality you are given. However, fish and meat dishes are a bit more pricy.
I really recommend you to taste the Italian bread!
The service is very nice, the atmosphere is relaxed and it’s a great place to slow down your mind.
Website
Price Category
$$ – Coffee, bread and vegetarian are normally priced. Meat and fish can be a bit more pricy.
Where to find
3rd floor of the Art Institute
159 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60603
If you are coming from outside you can take the nice bridge directly from Millenium Park to the restaurant.
Caution: Only open during the day. Unfortunately, they don’t serve dinner.
Eataly: Best Bread and Pasta for home
We love to cook and as you might have figured, Italian is one of my favorite cooking styles.
Eataly is a modern-styled shop selling very fresh and high-quality products you need for an authentic Italian dish. It is not very favorable. So, it is not my daily supermarket. However, for every special occasion, I go there to buy some really good buffalo mozzarella and truffles. They also offer fresh pasta and all kinds of great pestos.
As it is a chain, Eataly was also located back home in Munich. However, I hardly went there as shopping for high-quality European food is the easiest thing back home. Munich is too close to Italy so I never understood the store location. Living in Chicago, the store is a pure blessing to satisfy my European eating cravings.
Website
Price Category
$$$ – Definitely pricey, in particular when you know what you would spend in Italy. However, for a special occasion definitely a winner!
Where to find
43 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60611
Aldi & Marianos for typical german bread
Shopping for groceries in the US can get quite pricey! Especially if you want to eat fresh & healthy. While we most of the times use local supermarkets for our weekly shopping trips we go to the newly opened ALDI every couple of months.
ALDI has actually adopted their product portfolio to the US market. However, there are still a few items like the typical German bread to shop. A friend of mine even bought a fondue set 🙂
Fun fact: After living in the US for almost 1 year I totally got used to the lean back vibe at the supermarket counter. Either they help you pack your stuff or you can take as much time as you want without feeling pressured. While I was used to the fast-paced check out process back in Germany I guess I got Americanized in the meantime. Last visit to ALDI I was totally overwhelmed by the speed. I felt like a grandma 🙂
Website
https://www.aldi.us/
Price Category
$ – cheap 🙂
Where to find
1836 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL 606014
The gundis kurdish kitchen
Speed and the overwhelmingly high attention by the waiter is the most stressful thing for me in American restaurants. Americans love to order quick, get their meals fast and pay after finishing their dinner. Europeans on the other hand love to celebrate their dinner. A dinner can easily take us 3 hours and you have to ask the waiter for the bill – otherwise, he or she would not „disturb“ you with the bill. In it totally normal to order another drink after dinner without changing location. I also find it a bit stressful to be asked a million time how the food is while I am eating or in the middle of a conversation. The best waiters are the ones you don’t notice but immediately are in reach when something is missing.
If you want to have this European feeling I can totally recommend the Gundis Kurdish Kitchen in Chicago. It is a relaxed Middle Eastern restaurant offering Kurdish cooking plus beer & wine, coffee & tea. All ingredients are very fresh and the quality of food is amazing! I love the spices and the mix of ingredients. The waiters are really pleasant. It feels like leaving as a friend than a guest.
Website
http://thegundis.com/
Price Category
$$ – Meat is a bit more expensive but totally worth the quality (according to my friends) Also you find very reasonable priced wine. I recommend sharing some appetizers before the main course. They also serve tee on the house at the end of your dinner.
Where to find
2909 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657
Le pain Quotidien
First I went to this place for good coffee and second I fell in love with the quality of bread. There are a couple of restaurants throughout the city and it’s a cozy and convenient place to work or to meet with other people. Regarding the dishes they offer a huge variety of vegan and vegetarian options which I love and they play European classical music.
It’s also a good spot to buy fresh croissants in the morning. For a European the prices are insane but what should you do when you have a huge craving for a warm croissant in the morning. A girl has to live right?!
Website
http://www.lepainquotidien.com
Price Category
$$
Where to find
20 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
These are my European inspired locations so far. They all have one thing in common: They make me feel relaxed and I really enjoy the high quality of ingredients. Ok, maybe the ALDI does not let me feel relaxed but they give me my German bread which tastes fresh even after weeks open in the fridge.
I would love to continue with this list. If you have any recommendations I have not mentioned above let me know in the comments below.
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Fantastic article and good insight into expat life. Though I’m not European, I always long for my European fix a few times a week even in the US. Keep up the good work!
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Fantastic article and good insight into expat life. Though I’m not European, I always long for my European fix a few times a week even in the US. Keep up the good work!
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Hello everyone, my name is Kiara Hahn from California. I want to share my story about a powerful spell caster named Dr. Jakuta. I was heartbroken when my fiancé left me without warning, and I spent the last month feeling confused, guilty, and devastated. Desperate for help, I searched online for relationship advice and found Dr. Jakuta, who has helped many people with their relationship problems. I reached out to him, and he promised to bring my fiancé back to me within 72 hours. After following his instructions, my fiancé surprisingly showed up at my doorstep, apologized, and now we’re living happily together again. If you’re having relationship issues, you can contact Dr. Jakuta at
Email: doctorjakutaspellcaster24@gmail.com
WhatsApp: +2349161779461
I acquired my first home at the beginning of the year. To some, lottery players appear ridiculous, while we view it as a chance for an improved future. I’m known as Megan Taylor and I have played the lottery for ten years, yet I haven’t won anything substantial. In my pursuit of understanding how to win better, I was advised to consult Lord Meduza the Priest who provided me with the precise 6 numbers that helped me secure the Mega Millions jackpot of $277 million after using his spell powers and following his guidance. Lord Meduza services is top notch and I believe your dreams aren’t finished unless you decide they are. Contact Lord Meduza the Priest and he will assist you in realizing your aspirations.
Email: lordmeduzatemple@hotmail.com
Whats-App +1 (807) 798-3042.
Website: lordmeduzatemple.com
I am out here to speed this good news to the entire world on how I got help from Dr UYI a great lottery spell caster that will help you cast a lottery spell and give you the rightful numbers to win the lottery, I didn’t believe lottery spell at first but as life got harder i decided to give a try, I spend so much money on tickets just to make sure I win. until the day I met Dr UYI online, which so many people have talked good about, that he is very great when it comes to casting lottery spell, he told me the necessary things to do and behold it was like a magic, i won $220 Million Dollars Mega Million with the numbers Dr UYI gave to me. his a really trustful person worthy and reliable, i am sharing this to you who have been finding it so hard to win the lottery, Thanks you Dr UYI who helped me Contact him via email: drzukalottospelltemple@gmail.com OR WhatsApp on +17174154115
DR UYI has done it for me, His predictions are 100% correct, He is real and can perform miracles with his spell. I am overwhelmed because I just won 336,000, 000 million Euro from a lottery jackpot game with the lottery number DR UYI gave me. I contacted DR UYI for help to win a lottery via Facebook Page DR UYI, he told me that a spell was required to be casted so that he can predict my winning, I provided his requirements for casting the spell and after casting the spell he gave the lottery numbers, I played and won 336,000,00 euros. How can I thank this man enough? His spell is real and like a God on Earth. Thank you for changing my life with your lottery winning numbers. Do you need help to win a lottery too? contact Dr UYI via drzukalottospelltemple@gmail.com OR WhatsApp on +17174154115
Hi My name is Mona. I just want to share my experience with the world on how I got my love back and saved my marriage… I was married for 7 years with 4 kids and we lived happily until things started getting ugly and we had fights and arguments almost every time… it got worse at a point that he filed for divorce… I tried my best to make him change his mind & stay with me cause I loved him with all my heart and didn’t want to lose him but everything just didn’t work out… he moved out of the house and still went ahead to file for divorce… I pleaded and tried everything but still nothing worked. The breakthrough came when someone introduced me to this wonderful, great spell caster Dr Zuma, who eventually helped me out… I have never been a fan of things like this but just decided to try reluctantly cause I was desperate and left with no choice… He did special prayers and cast a love spell on him. Within 24hours he called me and was sorry for all the emotional trauma he had cost me, he moved back to the house and we continue to live happily, the kids are happy too and we are expecting our fourth child… I have introduced him to a lot of couples with relationship problems across the world and they have had good news… Just thought I should share my experience cause I strongly believe someone out there needs it… You can contact him on spiritualherbalisthealing@gmail.com
I want to use this opportunity to tell the whole world on how I become rich and famous. I’m 93 years old. I was passing through difficulty in business and there was no hope of me coming out of my debt. I borrow money in my bank to do my business and I run at lost on the business I got frustrated and decided to be playing lottery to see if I can win and make my business grow and I have played for years now nothing good is coming my way on till I meet someone online talking about Dr UYI on the internet. He was taking about how this Dr UYI help him to win mega million lottery game. I said to myself if this is true and decide to contact him and told him to help me as well I later read more about this man and see how he has been helping people all over the world. I have faith in him and choose to work with him. After working with him he told me what I need to do for the number to be given to me which I did after he finish working he said I will have a dream and the number will be review to me in the dream. That night has I was sleeping I dream a number immediately he call me and gave me the same number I dream of and ask me to go and play the number. Today I’m here testifying of the good work he did for me I played the number and I won the sum of 340, 000,000 million dollars in a mega million lottery. You can contact Dr UYI for help if you want to win big in lottery game he has the gift of giving right number contact him today and thank me email him today Via email: drzukalottospelltemple@gmail.com OR WhatsApp on +17174154115
In my pursuit of earning enough profit to secure a house, I made the decision to invest all my savings into a trading stock platform. However, after five months, I discovered that the website had abruptly shut down, and the person who had convinced me to invest was nowhere to be found. It was a devastating realization that I had been scammed. The situation left me feeling desperate and even contemplating ending my own life. It was during this low point that I came across an article about the Crypto Recovery Service provided by Brunoe Quick Hack, and I decided to reach out to them. Remarkably, within just 48 hours of availing their services, I was able to recover everything I had lost. I am incredibly grateful to Brunoe Quick Hack for their assistance in resolving this distressing situation. I express my strong aversion to scammers and call upon all to support our fight for justice. Need to hack into any database server, or spy on Facebook, Emails, Usdc, WhatsApp, Usdt, Viber, Snapchat, Bitcoin, Instagram, Crypto, and many more? I urge you to contact the best Hack Brunoe Quick Hack Service for the job and other hack jobs. Good to see a review about this great Hacker Brunoe Quick Hack, If you have been scammed by crypt0 investment, Don’t panic—you’re not alone. Thanks to their skills and persistence, I finally recovered my stolen Crypt0. Contact: Email>>> BrunoeQuickHack(@)GMAIL.COM Thanks, guys for the teamwork check. WhatsApp at + 1 /705 78 /426/35
I want to use this opportunity to thank the great prophet for restoring back my home when i taught all hope was lost. Ex lover left for another woman and i met this great spell caster online call Dr Jato and i explain my situation to him, after 24 hours my ex lover came back to me and now we are happy together You can contact this great man for any kind of spiritual work at whatsapp +2348140073965. Or Email: jatolovespell@gmail.com
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If I had to guess, I’d say binary options are more of a play of roulette, especially if your broker determines to make an investment on your behalf. That explains why I lost all of my investments to a ruse firm that claimed to have made investments on my behalf and caused me to lose a significant sum of money. However, in a nutshell, I did some investigation and connected with a hacker group called jbeespyhack. Because jbeespyhack is genuinely professional in this industry, an investigative process was carried out on the transactions, and within a few working days, I received my money back. You can notify jbeespyhack of your missing Bitcoin, and they will undoubtedly assist you in getting your Bitcoin recovered. They are quite proficient in this profession, much like doctors.
jbeespyhack@gmail.com
By accessing these communication channels, you can reach out to jbeespyhack to help you retrieve your stolen items. They have a team of dedicated professionals who are committed to helping you recover your lost items. via…Email:jbeespyhack@gmail.com
My marriage with my husband was all blissful till the day he walked away and never returned. I was broken and helpless and so many loved ones came through for me to join forces with me to resolve the misunderstandings i had with him but nothing was effective. He left me and our boys and before i could get to know anything else about him, i was told he is presently with an Asian lady and i knew that i had to fight to win him back to us. I had to reach out to dr isikolo and he came right on time to help me fix the problems. I was made to understand the procedures on how everything i wanted will duly happen and i complied. Dr Isikolo was hastened to fix the problems in my marriage knowing my husband was about being taken wrongfully and just as he promised, the result of his works manifested and my husband got back home to us. I cant thank him enough for everything. You can contact Dr Isikolo on his page: https://isikolo-temple.com or text him on WhatsApp via +234-8133261196