Six items for a perfect picnic

1. City Provisions Deli

1820 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL
Deli · Ravenswood · 22 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: Housemade potato chips ($1.25 for small bag) at City Provisions crunch nicely and are easy to share. Read more.

Wicker Basket Cafe is one of Six items for a perfect picnic.

2. Wicker Basket Cafe

2113 W Division St (at N Hoyne Ave.), Chicago, IL
Deli · Wicker Park · 17 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: Get the Gooey Monkey sandwich, a deluxe PB&J made with blackberry preserves, peanut butter and banana that’s grilled on cinnamon-and-sugar sprinkled challah ($5). Read more.

World Market is one of Six items for a perfect picnic.

3. World Market

8.6
1623 North Sheffield Avenue, Chicago, IL
Furniture and Home Store · North Side · 7 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: Old-fashioned brews from World Market including Dad’s Root Beer, Ginger-Lime, Bubble Up and Frostie Orange ($10 for a nine-bottle sampler)—fizz some colorful nostalgia into the spread. Read more.

Chicago French Market is one of Six items for a perfect picnic.

4. Chicago French Market

8.4
131 N Clinton St (at W Randolph St), Chicago, IL
Market · West Loop · 153 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: Or skip the bubbles and try real-fruit Ka-Ching! juices in raspberry-lime, apple-cherry or strawberry-watermelon ($2.50 each) from the French Market’s Produce Express. Read more.

Real Kitchen is one of Six items for a perfect picnic.

5. Real Kitchen

7.8
1433 W Montrose Ave (at N Clark St), Chicago, IL
Sandwich Spot · Lakeview · 10 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: Sneak in some veggies with an apple-and-green-bean salad ($3) from Real Kitchen, tart and sweet enough to make kids forget that they’re actually eating their greens. Read more.

Hoosier Mama Pie Co. is one of Six items for a perfect picnic.

6. Hoosier Mama Pie Co.

8.8
1618 W Chicago Ave (at N Ashland Ave), Chicago, IL
Pie Shop · East Ukrainian Village · 67 tips and reviews

Time Out Chicago KidsTime Out Chicago Kids: If you could eat summer by the slice, it would taste just like the ruby-red strawberry rhubarb pie ($23) from Hoosier Mama. Read more.