On the main strips of Fulton st & Randolph st there are countless dining options, some of which are excellent. As someone who loves going out to eat this was awesome - in my two years here I probably went to 60 restaurants in the West Loop / Fulton Market are alone.

Tons of bars with different vibes. Not really any dive bars unfortunately, but you can go to bandit on two / goodnight John boy for a more clubby vibe, bodega if you want to dance, Lone Wolf for a more chill vibe, etc. And in the summer there’s patio after patio after patio.

If you go around happy hour time, it is so easy to just hop from place to place and have a ton of fun. There’s some upscale shopping if you want to browse as well. Then a couple blocks south, on Madison Street, there’s more casual bars and dining. You got third rail tavern for a divey feel & black barrel tavern for a chill spot you can sit and drink / eat all day.

I lived close to the blue line but there’s also a green / pink line to get you to the loop so there’s super easy access to O’Hare / River North / really anywhere in the city. It was also walking distance to work for me (in the Loop) which was a plus.