Things to Do YOUR PERFECT WEEKEND YOUR PERFE Bronzeville Bron FRIDAY
Noon: Get an official welcome to Bronzeville at family-owned rib house Honey 1 BBQ (746 E 43rd St; 773-285-9455,
places.singleplatform.com/ honey-1-bbq). 2pm: Take a tour of Bronzeville’s historic monuments, starting with the Stephen A. Douglas Tomb and Memorial (636 E 35th St), then down 35th Street to the Victory Monument (3500 S Martin Luther King Dr). Finish up at the Monument to the Great Northern Migration (345 E Eastgate Pl). 7pm: Dine at Creole-influenced soul-food joint Pearl’s Place (3901 S Michigan Ave; 773-285-1700,
pearlsplacerestaurant.com). You can’t go wrong with the fried chicken and collard greens. 9pm: Throw back a few at Tac’s Cocktail Lounge (5114 S Prairie Ave; 312-468-5174), a quintessential neighborhood dive with live jazz and karaoke.
SATURDAY
10am:Hit up Chicago’s Home of Chicken and Waffles (3947 S King Dr; 773-536-3300, chicagoschickenandwaffles .com) for breakfast. Is there any better sweet/savory combo than poultry and syrup? Noon:Get a taste of Bronzeville’s rich artistic tradition while perusing the latest exhibition at Gallery Guichard (3521 S King Dr; 773-373-8000,
galleryguichard.com). 2pm:It wouldn’t be summer in Bronzeville without a trip
SUNDAY
to 31st Street Beach (3100 S Lake Shore Dr; 312-742- 5121,
cpdbeaches.com). 6pm:Dig into Senegalese cuisine—including spicy lamb stew and sautéed shrimp —at BYOB-friendly Yassa (3511 S King Dr; 773- 488-9630, yassarestaurant .com) for dinner. 8pm:Soak up South Side tradition at Room 43 (1043 E 43rd St; 773-285-2222,
room43.com), a timeless jazz club on Muddy Waters Drive.
11am: Pop into Ain’t She Sweet Cafe (526 E 43rd St; 773-272-3530,
aintshesweetcafe.com) and pick up Da Steve, a deliciously simple turkey sandwich that always hits the spot.
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1pm: Head to the Illinois Institute of Technology to tour modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s buildings, including the S.R. Crown Hall. Meet inside Perlstein Hall (10 W 33rd St; 312-922-3432,
architecture.org) to tour with the Chicago Architecture Foundation. 3pm: Close out your weekend in Bronzeville with a pick-me-up at neighborhood café Sip and Savor (528 E 43rd St; 773-855-2125,
sipandsavorchicago.com). After all that big lunch and lots of walking, you may need a little extra caffeine.
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PHOTOGRAPHS: TOP LEFT, BOTTOM RIGHT:JACLYN RIVAS; TOP RIGHT: COURTESY CHICAGO PARKS DISTRICT
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