Map 20 • East Hyde Park / Jackson Park

 

East Hyde Park / Jackson Park

Map 20

Welcome to the ritzier side of Hyde Park. Here, Victorian houses span Kenwood to the north down to the Museum of Science and Industry, housed in a building from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Check out the modern interpretations of this architectural theme on Harper and Dorchester Avenues, climb the model tractor at the Museum, and don’t forget the Japanese garden in Jackson Park.

Landmarks

• Jackson Park • 6401 S Stony Island Ave

773-256-0903

543-acre park, site of the 1893 Columbian Exposition.

• Museum of Science and Industry •

5700 S Lake Shore Dr

773-684-1414

Get your geek on.

• Osaka Garden/Wooded Island •

6401 S Stony Island Ave

312-742-7529

A Japanese garden in the middle of Jackson Park—why not?

• Promontory Point • 5491 S Shore Dr

312-747-6620

Picnic with a view.

Nightlife

• Bar Louie • 5500 S South Shore Dr

773-363-5300

Corporate chain martini bar.

• The Cove Lounge • 1750 E 55th St

773-684-1013

Down-and-outers meet life-of-the-minders.

Restaurants

• Morry’s Deli • 5500 S Cornell Ave

773-363-3800 • $

Good on the go.

• The Nile • 1162 E 55th St

773-324-9499 • $

Varied Middle Eastern.

• Piccolo Mondo • 1642 E 56th St

773-643-1106 • $$

Best Italian in the area.

• Siam Restaurant • 1639 E 55th St

773-324-9296 • $

More Thai in Hyde Park.

• The Snail Thai Cuisine • 1649 E 55th St

773-667-5423 • $

Great Hyde Park Thai.

• Thai 55 Restaurant • 1607 E 55th St

773-363-7119 • $

Good Americanized Thai.