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Description of Near South Side
The South Loop includes a number of key Chicago landmarks, including the Adler Planetarium, Field Museum of Natural History, and Shedd Aquarium, all at the Museum Campus, as well as the McCormick Place Convention Center, the largest in the world, and the River City Condominiums, designed by architect Betrand Goldberg of Marina City fame. The South Loop is also known for the new Maxwell Street Market, a huge swap meet close to the Pilsen neighborhood.
Local Restaurants
Number in brackets after restaurant name indicates how well-known the restaurant is according to the WildOnions.org rating system: a scale of 1 to 10 where [1] is mainly known in its own neighborhood and [10] is famous throughout Chicagoland.
Restaurants in or near Near South Side: August Moon Restaurant [1] Bake for Me [1] BBQ King House [1] Bertucci's [2] Blues Kitchen (Buddy Guy's Legends) [1] Café Society [1] Cantonesia Restaurant [1] Carson's Ribs [1] Chef Luciano [1] Chicago Firehouse Restaurant [5] China Café [2] Connie's Pizza [2] Donnie's Pizza and Cafe [1] Dragon Court [2] Dragon King Restaurant [1] Emperor's Choice [6] Evergreen [2] Franco's Ristorante [1] Freddie's Pizza and Pasta Parlor [2] Furama [3] Gio's [1] Gioco [7] Golden Bull Restaurant [1] Great Wall Restaurant [1] Happy Café [1] Happy Chef Dim Sum House [3] Hing Kee Restaurant [1] Hong Min [5] House of Fortune Restaurant [1] Jacky's Bistro [3] Joy Yee's Noodle Shop [2] Ken-Kee Restaurant [1] Kim Yen [1] King Wah Catering [1] Lao Sze Chaun [3] Lawrence's Fisheries [3] Lee Wing Wah Restaurant [1] Lobster King Restaurant [1] Mandar Inn [1] Mandarin Kitchen Inc [1] Manny's Coffee Shop and Deli [8] Maxwell Street Depot [2] May May Gourmet Food Inc [1] Mississippi Rick's [1] Moon Palace [3] New Three Happiness [2] Nikko's Pizza [1] Offshore Steak House [1] Opera [5] Oysy [1] Pal Joey's - Papa Nicholas' Cafe [1] Paulie's Pizza and Italian Sandwiches [1] Penang [6] Phoenix (The) [7] Polk Street Pub [1] Ricobene's Pizzeria [1] Room 12 [2] Royal Dragon Restaurant [1] Saiko [1] Scumaci's Italian Sandwiches [1] Seven Treasures [3] Seven Treasures [1] Seven Wives Restaurant [1] Shedd's Soundings [1] Shui Wah [3] Sixty-Five Seafood Restaurant [1] South City Tavern [1] Spring World [1] Tea Leaf Café [1] Ten Ren [1] Three Happiness [7] TJ's Family Restaurant [1] Triple Crown Restaurant [1] White Palace Grill [2] Wing Chan Bar-B-Q [1] Wing Yip Chop Suey [1] Won Kow [3]
Landmarks Nearby
Calumet Plant R. R. Donnelly &Amp; Sons Company Chess Records Studio Chicago Daily Defender Building Coleman-Ames House Henry B. Clarke House Illinois Automobile Club John J. Glessner House Kimball House Lexington Hotel Marshall Field Jr. House Maxwell--Briscoe Automobile Company Showroom Motor Row District Prairie Avenue District Prairie House Quinn Chapel Quinn Chapel of The A.M.E. Church R.R. Donnelley Plant R.R. Donnelly & Sons Reid House Rock Island/Ny Central Rr Second Presbyterian Church The Marmon Building Wheeler-Kohn House Wheeler-Magnus Round Barn William W. Kimball House
