Try the Naem khao thawt from our 100 Best list: Northern specialties like this crispy rice salad with ham, are a textbook example of Thai food’s ability to hit sweet, sour, salty & spicy all at once.
A giant oak library counter and antique card catalogs make it feel like a study, appropriate since Greer is exclusively devote to exquisite stationary, journals and pens.
Within the store's eccentric selection, you can stumble upon an array of furs and beautiful dresses.
It may be a big antiques mart, but everything here feels special and handpicked: There's an entire case of owl medallions, plus design classics, like George Nelson clocks and Paul McCobb desks.
It’s one of Chicago’s big success stories, so it’s no surprise that the Eskell flagship is equally cool with its beautifully patterned in-house line and an array of well priced labels like Minkpink.
It may be helmed by a J.Crew veteran, but there’s nothing preppy about Roslyn: Romantic one-off tops by Luxury Jones hang next to Christina Hattler dresses.
Moodily lit and decked out in foliage, this flower shop/gift store feels extravagantly lush, just like its handmade, embroidered necklaces and artisanal candles.
Slightly retro, preppy standards by labels like A.P.C. set the tone here—while checkboard floors and midcentury-modern fixtures contribute to its schoolhouse vibe.
At this store devoted to all things garden-related, you should definitely pay special attention to the wildly cool (and packable) terrariums, peopled with hilarious miniature figurines.
