About Hunter

Chicago

Chicago, the way I do it

I live here. I eat a lot. I'm building a guide that's opinionated, practical, and not sponsored. If you want the full list, that lives on Do Chicago Right.

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The rules

  • No sponsored content. No affiliate links. If it’s here, it’s because I actually like it.
  • If a place gets worse, I’ll say so. Loyalty is for people, not menus.
  • Tourist spots aren’t automatically bad. But they’re guilty until proven delicious.

If you have 48 hours

Not an itinerary. A starting point that won’t waste your time.

  • Eat tavern-style pizza
    The real Chicago pizza. Thin, crispy, cut in squares. Deep dish is for tourists.
  • Pick a neighborhood and walk
    Chicago rewards wandering. Don't do the whole city in one weekend.
  • Get tacos (late)
    There are levels to this. You'll learn quickly.
  • Argue about pizza
    Locals eat tavern-style. Deep dish is special occasion food at best.

Hot takes

Low stakes, high confidence.

  • Tavern-style is the real Chicago pizza. Deep dish is what we feed to visitors.
  • Chicago has some of the best Mexican food in America. People sleep on it because they don't realize how big the Mexican population is here.
  • Chicago summers make you forget winter exists. Winter fixes that.
  • If you only go downtown, you didn't really visit Chicago.