Chinatown Neighborhood Overview

🧭Generally defined as the area: Cermak Road to the North, 26th Street to the South, the South Branch of the Chicago River and Ping Tom Memorial Park to the East, Halsted Street and the Dan Ryan Expressway near Princeton Avenue to the West, with Archer and Wentworth as the busy cross streets

📌Well known for: midnight hot pot, nine kinds of buns, matcha on every corner, and prime marathon watching

👕You can spot a Chinatown local by: karaoke bravado, Mahjong elbows, bubble tea loyalty cards

👍Locals live here because: Red Line is right there, river breezes, dumplings on speed dial

👎Don't say we didn't warn you about: festival gridlock and parking purgatory

✨The vibe around Chinatown is: festive, fragrant, crowded, charming, hungry