Rogers Park

Rogers Park is Chicago's northernmost neighborhood, and like Albany Park to its southwest, one of the most ethnically diverse in the country. The shores of Lake Michigan make up the neighborhood’s entire eastern border, making Rogers Park a popular summer destination for Chicago visitors and residents; nearly every major east-west street terminates at a sun-swept, sandy beach! Rogers Park is also home to Loyola University’s main campus with many restaurants, shops and bars catering to the students that make up a sizeable percentage of the neighborhood population. 

Rogers Park is also home to one of the largest and best known South Asian communities in the country. Visitors and locals come from near and far to experience the South Asian restaurants, shops, and ethnic grocery stores that line a roughly one-and-a-quarter mile stretch of Devon Avenue. Here diners will find Usmania, Viceroy of India and Hema's Kitchen, three of the best places for South Asian cuisine anywhere in the city.
 

Other dining standouts elsewhere in the neighborhood include the popular Heartland Cafe, a full-service restaurant that serves a varied and healthy menu ranging from scrambled tofu to buffalo cutlets. Locals love the carry-out-only Fish Keg, a no-frills fish market that sells fresh seafood and some of the best deep-fried fish and shrimp in town. A thirsty visitor needn’t look any further than the Morseland, a hip place to grab a bite or drink, and listen to great live music. Other popular bars with live music and cheap drinks include the comfortable Red Line Tap, the Glenwood, and dog-friendly Duke’s, in case Fido wants to stop in after a walk.

Rogers Park is readily accessible via the Loyola, Jarvis, Morse and Howard Red Line stops.

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