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Description of Oak ParkIt has several commercial centers, offering restaurants, boutique shops, a pedestrian promenade, and a classic movie theater. The Khyber Pass Indian restaurant in particular deserves mention. Sightseers should make a point of touring the Frank Lloyd Wright House and Studio as well as the nearby Unity Temple, also designed by Wright.


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 Oak Park:
Al Gelato [1]
Alonti Cafe and Catering [1]
Alpine Food Shop [1]
Andrea's Restaurant [1]
Bacci Pizzeria [1]
Boca Café [1]
Buona Beef [4]
BUZZ (The) [1]
Buzz Cafe [3]
Café Le Coq [2]
Caffe De Luca [1]
Coleman's Number One Hickory Bar-B-Que [1]
Cucina Paradiso [3]
Deko's [1]
Doc Ryan's [1]
Erik's Delicatessen Restaurant [2]
Flat Top Grill [4]
Francesca's Fiore [1]
Gina's Ice Cream Shop [1]
Giovanni's [1]
Golden Steer [1]
Goldyburgers [1]
Grape Leaves [1]
Harrison Street Café [1]
Healy's Westside - Cocina los Lobos [1]
Hemmingway's Bistro [1]
Homestead (The) [1]
Horwath's Restaurant [1]
Jimmy's Place [1]
Johnie's Beef [3]
Jumpin' Juice and Java [1]
Khyber Pass [3]
King and I [1]
La Bella Pasteria [1]
La Majada Restaurant [1]
La Piazza [3]
LaLo's [2]
Louie's Grill [1]
Mama Thai [2]
Mancinis Pizzeria [1]
Marion Street Grille [2]
Molly Malone's [1]
New Rebozo [1]
O'Sullivan's Public House [1]
Old World Pizza [1]
Original Pancake House [2]
PapaSpiros Greek Tavern [1]
Parky's [1]
Parky's Hot Dogs [1]
Pete's Red Hots [1]
Petersen's Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor [4]
Philander's [4]
Poor Phil's Bar and Grill [1]
Pour House [1]
Prep Kitchen [1]
Pronto Roma [1]
Robinson's Number 1 Ribs [3]
Salerno's [1]
Salerno's [1]
Shanahan's [1]
Skelly and Skelly's [1]
Striker Lanes [1]
Talaber's Family Restaurant [1]
Thyme and Honey [2]
Todd and Holland Tea Merchants [1]
Trattoria Peppino [2]
Trattoria Vivaldi [2]
Winberie's [1]
Yum Thai [1]
Zambonie's [1]


Landmarks Nearby Forsyth Building
Francisco Terrace
Frank Lloyd Wright Home And Studio
Frank Lloyd Wright House And Studio
Gale Mrs. Thomas H. House
Gilmore's Building
Hephzibah Childrens Home
Heurtley Arthur House
Masonic Temple Building
Medical Arts Building
Oak Park Public Library
Oak Park Village Hall
Pleasant Home
Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic District
Scoville Block
Scoville Institute (site of)
Scoville Square
Thomas Frank House
Unitarian Universalist Parish House
Unity Temple


Facilities and Resources Horse Show Association Fountain
Oak Park - River Forest Racquet Club
Oak Park Post Office
WPNA-AM (Oak Park)


Local Parks and Nature AreasAmundsen Park
Anderson Park
Austin Gardens Park
Austin Park
Austin Town Hall
Barrie Park
Carroll Park
Columbus Park
Cummings Square
Euclid Square Park
Field Park
Forest Park
Fox Park
Galewood Park
Greenfields Park
Hazelnut Playlot Park
Lindberg Park
Longfellow Park
Maple Park
Mills Park
North Warren Park
Oak Park Swimming Pool
Park 413
Players Hill
Rehm Park
Ridgeland Commons Park
Ridgeland Park
Robert Louis Stevenson Recreation Center
Roosevelt Park
Scoville Park
Six Mile Playlot Park
Stevenson Park
Stevenson Playground
Taylor Park


Local Schools Alcuin Montessori School
Emerson School
Emmaus Bible School
Fenwick High School
Hawthorne School
Longfellow School
Oak Park and River Forest High School
Oliver W Holmes Elementary School
Percy Julian Junior High School
Saint Edmund School
William Beye Elementary School


Places of Worship Euclid Avenue United Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
First Church of Christ Scientist
First Congregational Church
First Presbyterian Church
First United Methodist Church
First United Presbyterian Church
Grace Episcopal Church
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Oak Park Christian Church
Oak Park Christian Reformed Church
Oak Park Evangelical Lutheran Church
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Saint Christopher Episcopal Church
Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Church
Second Presbyterian Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Park
Unity Church
Unity Church of Oak Park
Unity Temple


Communities Also in this Area Austin Community Area
Belmont Central
Belmont Cragin Community Area
Berwyn
Cicero
Columbus Park
Cragin
Elmwood Park
Galewood
Hanson Park
Hermosa Neighborhood
Historic Austin
Kelvyn Park
Kilbourn Park
Maywood
Montclare Community Area
Montclare Neighborhood
North Austin
North Riverside
River Forest
River Grove
South Austin
The Island






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