Chicago Places: Chicago Brauhaus

There are so many fun neighborhoods to explore in Chicago. One of our newest favourites is Lincoln Square (home of The Book Cellar). It is a German neighborhood, and since I love Germany (& German food!), my dad and I decided to try out the biggest German restaurant in the neighborhood, Chicago Brauhaus. 

The Brauhaus is right next door to one of our favourite Chicago bookstores, and across the street from a cute courtyard. Stepping in the door felt like walking into Germany! They even have music & dancing throughout the week.

We enjoyed the amazing food: brats, real German mustard, potatoes (my dad had the amazing potato salad), sauerkraut, and very European bread. It was definitely the most authentic German food I've had outside of my favourite German city, Rothenburg. Yum! 

Thanks for the great meal, Chicago Brauhaus! We'll be back!

Chicago Places: The Book Cellar

This is The Book Cellar, a great little bookstore in Lincoln Park in Chicago.

It's the kind of bookstore that you can just tell is curated by readers. You won't browse long before you find some interesting book that you've never seen before.

They sell wine by the glass along with the usual coffee & snacks & magazines & books.

And they have book clubs that read things like The Ladies' Paradise by Emile Zola. As Jenny says, "These are my people."