Walk #4: Lincoln Square

After being out of town for another couple of weekends, we pulled a card out of our box and headed up to Lincoln Square. It's an old German area in the northwest part of Chicago, seemingly bounded by Damen to the east, Western to the west, Montrose to the south and Lawrence to the north.

Per usual, we loved the neighborhood. It's right on the brown line, so it's easy to commute into the loop. There's a little shopping area that's almost entirely a pedestrian street, filled with cute restaurants like Bistro Campagne and the Chicago Brauhaus and awesome stores like the Merz Apothecary. There's a good looking movie theater and a wine store, and it's just generally pleasant. There isn't much traffic, and the streets are wide and open. My favorite spot is the Book Cellar -- a combined bookstore/wine bar. Alas, we've found another neighborhood we'll consider in our house hunt. When will it stop?