Things to Do: Dining

From fast food to haute cuisine, Hyde Park packs an eclectic variety of restaurants into its small area.

Ethnic choices abound—Italian, Thai, Mediterranean, Chinese, Cajun, and Caribbean are just a few of the options. The new Pan Asian sensation Chant, for example, recently landed on Chicago Magazine’s list of hot restaurants. Other great choices include Piccolo Mondo, La Petite Folie, Cedars Mediterranean Kitchen, Calypso Cafe, and Bonjour Bakery Café. For pizza and more, there are Giordano’s, Edwardo’s, Pizza Capri, and the perennial student favorite, Medici on 57th.

As you might expect of a university neighborhood, there are plenty of coffee shops, many of them with free Wi-Fi access (try Istria Café just outside the 57th Street Metra Station and Third World at 53rd and Kimbark).

Please see the Dining category of our Business Directory for more places to satisfy your hunger.

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