We recommend that you make reservations to ensure overnight accommodations. Hotels in the downtown area of Chicago are approximately 20 min by car from Hyde Park and will be less convenient and more expensive.
Lake Shore Ramada
4900 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60615
Tel: 773-288-5800
800-276-7415
The only facility in the Hyde Park area that qualifies as a bona fide hotel or motel. The Ramada is located about 1 mile from the BSLC. The hotel has offered the following reduced rates for MECC participants of $99.night/double bedded or king-sized room. The reservation must be made by Sept. 19th. Mention the Midwest Enzyme Chemistry Conference.
Hutchins House B&B
Susan Kossiakoff
4810 South Ellis Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60615
Tel: 773-548-5534
Email: info@hutchinshouse.com
4 renovated rooms, each with private bath, $155/night/room + 11.9% city hotel tax. Rooms have queen sized beds. Extra cots available.
University Quarters B&B
6137 South Kimbark Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Tel: 866-712-6166
A relatively new B&B within a few blocks of the BSLC. Advantages include near proximity, full breakfast, and pleasant atmosphere.
Welcome Inn Manor
4563 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60653
Tel: 312-493-2953
Email: mell@welcomeinnmanor.com
An upscale B&B that is closer to the University than the South Loop. $159 /night/room with a 2-night reservation on weekends.
Chicago South Loop Hotel
11 West 26th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60616
Tel: 312-225-7000
Hotel near the McCormick Convention Center located in South Loop. Approximately 20 min drive to BSLC and the University campus. Rates from $169/night and up, depending on amenities.
Travelodge Chicago
Wabash & Harrison
65 East Harrison Street
South Loop
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Tel: 312-427-8000
One of the less expensive possibilities for overnight accommodations in the South Loop area of Chicago. 20 min drive to UofC campus and BSLC. Room rates listed as $149/night and up. Breakfast not included.
Restaurants, pubs, & University cafeterias
within walking distance from BSLC
On campus locations
1. Bartlett Dining Hall
5640 University Ave., 2nd Floor.
The newest and most diverse dining location, Bartlett features eleven different dining stations during lunch. Rated by the “Wall Street Journal” as the second-best university dining facility in the United States.
2. Hutchinson Commons
Reynolds Club, 1st floor.
Corner of East 57th Street & University Avenue (adjacent to Quadrangle Club).
Connie's Chicago Pizza, sushi, the Phoenix Grille, Tortilla Express, Sub Maroons, sandwiches, salads, baked goods.
3. C-Shop
Reynolds Club, 1st floor, adjacent to “The Hutch”.
Corner of East 57th Street & University Avenue Bagel sandwiches, Bagel dogs, Soups, Salads, Espresso bar.
4. Smart Museum Café
Smart Museum lobby.
5550 South Greenwood Avenue (tucked away between the University Parking Facility at the corner of East 55th Street and Ellis Avenue and the Court Theater but located one-half block east of Ellis)
Creative comestibles by Briazz, Snail Thai, Corner Bakery, and Torrefazione Coffee. Eat inside
or in the Elden Sculture Garden.
Off Campus locations within walking distance
5. Lucky Strike
1055 East 55th Street (Located in University Parking Facility facing E. 55th Street)
Accompanied by bowling lanes, billiards, and arcades, this retro restaurant is a great place to take a break from the books by grabbing a quick burger.
6. Zaleski & Horvath Market Café
1323 East 57th Street
Deli offerings, sandwiches, espresso bar.
7. Edwardo's of Hyde Park
1321 East 57th Street
Features all-natural ingredients. Pizza and Italian food.
8. Medici on 57th
1327 East 57th Street
“The Med” is one of the most popular off-campus hangouts. Offers everything from sandwiches to vegetarian chili to great milkshakes. A Hyde Park institution for decades, now includes a bakery.
9. Noodles etc.
1333 East 57th Street
Large servings, good prices.
10. Salonica
1440 East 57th Street
American fare and Greek specialties. Breakfast available all day.
Further off campus if you wish to drive a short distance
11. Pizza Capri
1501 East 53rd Street
Creative pizza, pasta, salads.
12. Snail Thai Cuisine
1649 East 55th Street
Probably the best of the Thai restaurants on Thai row.
13. The Sit Down Café & Sushi Bar
1312 East 53rd Street
Soups & Salads, a variety of sandwiches, pizza, sushi.
14. Leona’s Restaurant
1236 East 53rd Street
Essentially a pizza restaurant
15. Cedars Mediterranean
1206 East 53rd Street (in Kimbark Plaza near Leona’s Restaurant)
Sandwiches, sandwich pitas, falafel, kebobs, soups & salads.