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Here's your plan for warming up with ramen and cozy cocktails in Chicago's North Center. Watch the video 👇

Warm up at an intimate ramen shop then grab drinks at a cozy cocktail bar.

Cozy Dinner + Drinks 🍜

Enjoy a cozy meal at Menya Goku, an intimate ramen shop in Chicago, perfect for engaging conversations and delicious dining experiences with tasty mantou buns to start.

Ramen Dining

✅ Before you go
• This spot is super small and they don’t take reservations, so plan some extra time in case you have to put your name on the wait list! 

💪 Pro tips
• Split an order of the mantou buns to start!
• If you have to put your name on the wait list, take a stroll around Welles Park or pop into L&M Fine Foods.

Get ramen at Menya Goku 🍜

At Victor Bar, sip on inventive cocktails in a cozy, dimly lit setting perfect for intimate conversations. No reservations accepted.

Cocktail Sipping

✅ Before you go
• Just a heads up they don’t take reservations!

💪 Pro tips
• Their cocktail menu changes from time to time but here are a few of my favs: 
✨ Strong Whisper
✨ Behave Yourself
✨ Used Book
✨ If you like espresso martinis try the Breakfast in Bed!

Sip cocktails at Victor Bar 🍸

there's no sign out front, which makes it feel a little secretive.

Plus their intimate counter seating and two person booths

it’ll definitely keep you warm as the weather gets colder.

which is just a 15 minute walk down Lincoln.

I can almost guarantee the dimly lit atmosphere and teeny tables

will make you want to snuggle up with someone.

but just know their take on an Espresso Martini is a must try.

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Here's your plan for volunteering to make meals and refresh Chicago schools with ChiGivesBack. Watch the video 👇

Are you looking for a way to serve your community? Come volunteer with me and ChiGivesBack! 

From making meals for seniors to helping refresh Chicago schools, there are a few volunteer opportunities coming up and we’d love to see you there. 

Follow @ChiGivesBack on Instagram to learn more. 
https://www.chigivesback.com

Community Service For Everyone 💙 

Volunteer in Chicago with ChiGivesBack—prepare meals for seniors and help uplift local schools while making new friends!

Community Volunteering

Whether by yourself or with your friends (or work colleagues), we’re always looking for volunteers! You’ll make plenty of friends with us 💙 

✅ Before you go
Sign up for volunteer opportunities and newsletter here: https://www.chigivesback.com 

• Follow @ChiGivesBack for updates. 


Sign up to volunteer!

Come volunteer with me while we make meals for seniors.

Community service with ChiGivesBack is one of

my favorite ways to reset after a busy week.

and service that is actually helping somebody,

Consider this your sign to take a break from scrolling and

come volunteer with me and ChiGivesBack next time.

Here's your plan for a Pilates reformer workout at STRONG and a tasty meal or coffee nearby. Watch the video 👇

A reformer workout class at STRONG followed by lunch or coffee at a nearby cafe!



A Challenge 💪 + a Treat 🍽️

Take a 45-minute low-impact yet challenging reformer Pilates class with cardio intervals at STRONG Pilates Lakeview. Choose your machine and get a quick intro if you're new!

Pilates Fitness Class

✅ Before you go
- The workout: 45 minutes of low-impact Pilates-inspired resistance training, combined with strength blocks and high-intensity cardio intervals on our exclusive Rowformer or Bike.

💪 Pro tips
- You can choose beforehand if you'd like a reformer with a bike or a rowing machine.
- The instructor will walk you through the machine before class if it's your first time.

STRONG Pilates Lakeview

Enjoy hearty breakfast or lunch at Southport Grocery and Cafe, with daily rotating quiche and soup—perfect for post-workout nourishment or a cozy catch-up with friends.

Breakfast or Lunch

✅ Before you go
- Open every day 8 AM - 3 PM

💪 Pro tips
- They have both breakfast and lunch items!
- Their quiche and soup rotate daily.

Southport Grocery and Cafe

Here's your plan for enjoying happy hour, live music, art, and locally brewed beers on the patio. Watch the video 👇

Check out the food and drinks at Uncommon Ground and Green Star Brewery! They have a patio for the summer or 2 fireplaces for the winter. 

Patio Pints at Uncommon Ground 🍻

Enjoy happy hour drinks, patio seating, live music, and local brews at Uncommon Ground in Lakeview. Try their food and explore Green Star Brewery on site!

Food & Drinks

✅ Before you go
- Happy hour runs everyday of the week from 4-6pm! Excluding days when the Cubs are in town playing. 
- The have live music Tuesday- Saturday and open mic nights on Sundays. 

💪 Pro tips
- Green Star Brewery occasionally offers tours! 

https://www.uncommonground.com/greenstar-brewing 

- they have a whole latte and coffee menu! 

1. Food & Drinks at Uncommon Ground 🍻🍸🥙🍽️

Join me for happy hour at Uncommon Ground on Clark Street in Wrigleyville.

but I was excited to try their happy hour because it runs every day of the week

They are also connected to Green Star Brewery,

They also offer Growlers and Crowlers to go

if it's something you'd like to take home.

This is a lemon ginger martini that was delicious.

This is the Brussels sprouts and carrot hummus

with assorted rod that was also delicious.

They have a ton of activities and events going on during the week.

they have live music almost every night in their music room.

and they have a rotating art gallery on their walls that changes every 3 months.

then you need to check out Un Common Ground in Lakeview.

Here's your plan for exploring Logan Square's Cha Cha Club with unique coffee, baked goods, and savory dishes. Watch the video 👇

Check out this new coffee shop in Logan, Square Chicago 

TXA TXA Club - Logan Square 

Experience creative coffee drinks, unique baked goods, and savory delights like the pork bowl at Cha Cha Club in Logan Square, Chicago. Don't miss the famous corn cake!

Coffee & Baked Goods

✅ Before you go
• Come hungry!


💪 Pro tips
•Order the pork bowl and corn cake!  


Check it out! 

I was obsessed with these checkered floors and the wall decor was

so much fun with all the different colors.

They're known for adding unique and creative flavor combinations to their menu,

which they actually serve at weddings that they cater.

Then we got this breakfast sandwich in the barbecue pork bowl.

it had a lot of unique flavors and herbs in it.

My favorite thing I tried had to be the pork bowl,