Andersonville

The Swedish-inspired, cute-as-a-button hood brims with independent restaurants, bakeries, galleries, and bars. Nothing holds a candle to it.

EXPLORE ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD:

The Hopleaf

5148 N Clark St 773-334-9851

Go for the beer (hundreds of offbeat selections); stay for the food (the mussels and frites with aioli will rock your world). Bartenders help you weed through the menu and pick the perfect brew.

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Pasticceria Natalina

5406 N Clark St 773-989-0662

Sicilian bakery sells artfully magnificent Italian cookies (biscotti, amaretti, cuccidati) and fresh pastries like millefoglie, baba al rum, and cannoncini.

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Don’t decorate your new pad without a stop at this diamond in the rough. Everything from housewares to furniture to quirky odds and ends will spice up your digs and make them your own. Great prices, too.

Photo: Courtesy of Edgewater Antique Mall

Scout

5221 N Clark St 773-275-5700

Pristine and gallery like (without taking itself too seriously), the shop sells salvaged housewares with a refined aesthetic.

Photo: Courtesy of Scout

Anteprima

5316 N Clark St 773-506-9990

Rustic Italian charmer serves an ever-changing menu of seasonal Italian delights: house-cured olives, salted cod, silky ravioli, and flavorful mains.

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COMMENTS

Posted by vangogh1369 on Oct 21, 2009 9:10:27 PM

Prescence, Simon's Tap, Taste of Heaven, Cocina de Frieda, Great Lakes, etc., there is a lot more happening in Andersonville!

Posted by adamk on Oct 13, 2009 12:13:01 AM

This is a pretty incomplete list.... What about some of the long time staples like: Swedish Bakery, Calo, Alamo Shoes? Or as long as you have the new places, how about the newest ones like Sir Spa and Kru Strength + Fitness? There is a lot more going on Clark street than these 4 places.