Spending a long weekend in Chicago near Wrigley, advice on food and stuff?

Deep dish Pizza from Giordano's. Thank me later.

I agree with V&S, that is the best Chicago style pie (I am a native).

If going to a Cubs game you have to hit Murphy's Bleachers

Now that Charlie Trotter's is closed my favorite restaurant is Rick Bayless' Fontera's (and yes his brother is Skip) It is true blue authentic Mexican. He shuts down his restaurants once a year and takes anyone from his staff that wants to go to Mexico to scour the countryside for new recipes. For a gourmet twist hit Topolobampo's next door.

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If you want to hang out in the Gold Coast area (where I used to live):

- Tavern on Rush to people watch
- Hugo's Frog Bar
- Dublin's is a good Irish Pub
- Jilly's is Frank Sinatra's old bar and usually has great jazz.
- The Redhead Piano Bar

Down in the business district
- The Union League is a really cool old school gentlemen's club (ascots & club chairs not T&A) if you can get a sponsor to visit
- Praire is a good restaurant
- the Walnut Room in the old State Street Marshal Field's (which is now a Macy's)

I can go on and on. Let me know if you want any shopping questions as well.

Done once and would do again: Well I would highly recommend having a nooner with the Barney's Coutiere Manager in her dressing room. Needless to say I make sure I stop by there about every time I am home to relive that fond memory.

As for some other stuff:
- if you want to wine / dine someone hit NoMI. Good food and excellent view across from the Watertower
- Navy Pier is always a cool place to go.
- The Chicgo Art Museum is really good and so is The Fields Museum
- The Shed has to be one of the best Aquariums in the nation.
- Go to Grant Park and get a picture with the big Bean
- Once done with Grant Park walk over to the Chicago Athletic Club and relax on the rooftop bar and enjoy the view...I haven't been since it just opened but it is supposedly pretty cool.
- take an evening stroll down the Mag Mile and make sure you stop and get some ice cream at Ghiradelli's (spelling)