People-watching. Don't be bashful, we all do it. And here are some of the best places to do it, while eating excellent food or quaffing delicious drinks.
• Park Grill in Millennium Park offers a great view of the Michigan Avenue cityscape, plus live music.
• Tavern On Rush provides an excellent vantage point for watching the Gold Coast's particular brand of pageantry.
• Moody's Pub in Edgewater is the beer garden against which all others must be judged. We recommend the Moody Bleu burger. (Cash only.)
• Whether the Cubbies win or lose, they head to Murphy's Bleachers after the game.
• There's a waiting list for a table at Wicker Park's Northside, where the beer is cold, the burgers are fancy, and the crowd is there to be seen.