2. Pick Me Up Café
3408 N Clark St (at N Sheffield Ave), Chicago, IL
Diner · Lakeview · 140 tips and reviews
Jacob H: A-hole servers for mediocre food. Most hipsters love it, but ill happily pass.
Jess Sherwin: Meeehhhh kinda hipster local. Gets stupid on the weekends and its overpriced. Granted, their breakfast is fantastic
Cris Bleaux: great food, decent drinks, cool atmosphere. Beware hipsters.
3. Intelligentsia Coffee
9.1
3123 N Broadway St (at W Barry Ave), Chicago, IL
Coffee Shop · Lake View East · 112 tips and reviews
AV: The iced mocha is amazing, has to be the best in the city. The coffee is top notch. Good wifi, decent seating space, welcoming if you are looking for a place to sit down and work.
Serious Eats: Gone are the extra-large drinks and blender mochas, and in are a constantly rotating series of seasonal single origin coffees for the manual brew bar, or feature single origin and blended espressos.
Time Out Chicago: "Back home where it all started in 1995, baristas keep it real with brisk service, perfect cappuccinos and meticulous cups of pour-over." Read more.
5. Chicago Diner
9.0
3411 N Halsted St (at Roscoe St), Chicago, IL
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Lake View East · 205 tips and reviews
Angela Powe: Hipsters everywhere--LOL!! :) Great food, whether you're vegan/vegetarian or not. Enjoy your experience!
Jason M.: Try the Breakfast Bowl - Biscuits, gravy, eggs & potatoes. Totally #vegan & a perfect breakfast.
Emily McNish: get the raw vegan cheesecake! I'm not even a vegetarian and it won me over
Bobby Hill: Seriously, what do you want to do? It's here. Good music. Great staff. Plenty of room. Great mix of cultures with dude-bros playing Street Fighter against hipsters. Get here.
Bitches Who Brunch Manager: Voted Best Party Brunch: Large rooms perfect for bigger groups, fun drinks and an envious beer list make this place perfect for a Sunday Funday. Read more.
Carly S.: Feeling nostalgic? Check out this vintage adult arcade...games are free play! They have AMAZING craft beers and signature cocktails (one even uses applesauce in it!)
7. Schubas Tavern
8.6
3159 N Southport Ave (at Belmont Ave), Chicago, IL
Music Venue · Lakeview · 85 tips and reviews
Lauren Meek: Hipster scene
Chioke McRae: Cool place in Lakeview with nice wine, service and amazing buffalo chicken tenders.
Brad Saxon: The omelettes at brunch are fantastic. If you're here for lunch or dinner, I highly recommend the Mac & cheese. You can add whatever you want to it and make it taste amazing. Get funky with it.
8. Scarlet
7.3
3320 N Halsted St (btwn W Aldine Ave & W Buckingham Pl), Chicago, IL
Gay Bar · Lakeview · 61 tips and reviews
Francois F: The music here is amazing on Saturdays if you like a mix of hip hop and dance with great djs! Hipster club kid crowd! Did I mention $12 champagne on Sunday?
Andy Meyer: This place totally violates capacity laws! Shitty dance floor and weak drinks... It's like a smaller, less classy minibar. Stay away!
Ronald Sand Joop Idge: Why would there be another option?
9. The Long Room
8.8
1612 W Irving Park Rd (btwn Ashland Ave. & Paulina St.), Chicago, IL
Dive Bar · South East Ravenswood · 43 tips and reviews
Nicholas Taylor: Actually, not a hipster bar. Some great brews here. Order something besides a PBR.
Bobby Kennedy: Dark divey vibe inside, great beer garden outside, and lots of awesome beer on tap. Tamale man stops by too or the Diner Grill is 24 hours across the street.
curtis scott: Best bar in Chicago period. Treat your bartenders well here, they are experts and deserving.
10. Asado Coffee Co
1432 W Irving Park Rd (btwn N Southport Ave & N Greenview Ave), Chicago, IL
Coffee Shop · Lakeview · 32 tips and reviews
Owl _: Inform the hipsters when the Choo-choo arrives...
Aaron Cruz: A Lakeview neighborhood gem. A very small menu, the freshest of beans, roasted in-house, and they use liquid sweetener. Friendly baristas and owner and delicious coffee!
Gilt City: Asado is the antithesis of corporate coffee culture, boasting only a few small tables, one espresso machine and a roaster.
11. 5411 Empanadas
8.5
2850 N Clark St, Chicago, IL
Argentinian Restaurant · Lake View East · 61 tips and reviews
Zach Daniel: This place is a hipster's dream! Bacon date empanadas, banana Nutella empanadas, all in a very well presented package. Great stuff.
Jeff Johnson: The best empanadas I have ever had. Baked! Not fried! The dough is soooo good.
Sydney Charles: Bacon, date, and goat cheese is amazing!
Ryan S: This place is nothing special. They said its the best beer garden in Chicago, total BS. Its a backyard frat house full of pale skinned tank top wearing 23 year old backwards hatted quasi hipsters.
Brian Singleton: Get the Pulled Pork Sandwich - Sheffield's Style (FKA The Pork Melt). One of the best things I have ever eaten.
Mike Fergus: It's called Sheffield's because the bar is on Sheffield. Also, they have a large sign that says Chicago. That's because the bar is in Chicago. On Sheffield.
13. Wang's
7.8
3317 N Broadway St (at Aldine), Chicago, IL
Cocktail Bar · Lake View East · 26 tips and reviews
Chris LaMorte: Probably the one cool bar in lakeview, not quite gay, not quite straight, like a hipster bar in 1944 chinatown
Kristopher John: Great staff, great atmosphere, great cocktails (and good too!). Try a Chasing The Dragon, Wasabi Fries, and the Fried Chicken Bites for sure!
Kirk Trotsky: PEAR MARTINI MAKES ME OH SO HAPPY! DRINK UP! CHEERS!