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Lebanese Cuisine, Lite Bites, Restaurant, Take Away

Marching around downtown Manhattan, whether shopping in SoHo or gallery-hopping in NoLiTa requires regular intakes of caffeine. Luckily, the area has an abundance of boutique coffee bars, and the increasing number of La Colombe Cafés in the area have become the City Present’s favorite for a superior sip of flawless French Press or invigorating...

Coffee, Lite Bites

Lite Bites, Pizza, Restaurant

Burgers, Restaurant, Take Away

Burgers, Restaurant, Take Away

For its April Survey, City Present heads to the heartland of America, with a selection of beautiful historic buildings that have been restored and converted into luxury hotels which offer character without sacrificing comfort or quality. Many of these buildings were early 20th century office buildings, such as the 1906 14-story Fulton Building on...

The City Present's top pick in the Chicago area is the excellent Hot Chocolate, located on North Damen Avenue, the main street of Chicago's hip Bucktown and Wicker Park neighborhoods. Damen features blocks of high-end boutiques, independent clothing and interior retailers, and is one of the most popular destinations outside of Chicago's lakeside downtown.

Lite Bites, Nite Spot, Restaurant, Take Away

The City Present feels despite the still-fragile global economy, this year will see a number of exciting new hotel openings and much-anticipated refurbishments in Europe, North America, and Africa. The pace of New York hotel openings has slowed from previous years, but the city is excitedly awaiting the February opening of the Mondrian Soho,...

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In a supermarket landscape dominated by chains, its always refreshingto experience the singular vision of a stand-alone. One such grocer that is holding its own against the Whole Foods of the world is Fox & Obel, a highly-regarded full-service food hall & winery in Chicago. Located convenient to many downtown Chicago hotels in a...

Coffee, Grocer, Lite Bites, Restaurant, Take Away

Chicago is known around the world for its pizza, but not everyone is a fan of doughy, deep-dish “Chicago-style.” The City Present prefers the more recent trend towards the flat-bread, thin-crust variety. While there are plenty of alternatives near the Loop, one of the best places for flaky, two-dimensional pies, fired in an open...

Nite Spot, Pizza, Restaurant

Chicago has long been one of the world’s great capitals of eating, and one of its many strong points is dessert and candy: two of the city’s most famous landmarks, the riverside Wrigley Building and the uptown Wrigley Field, are named for the candy company. More recently, Chicago’s sweet scene got a boost with...

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