Incredibly Best Things To Do In Oak Street Beach, Chicago
ONE DAY TRIP IDEA
As one of the largest cities in the United States, Chicago has a large selection of tourist attractions that tourists can visit. One of the tourist places that is highly recommended is Oak Street Beach. To spend time in a day in Oak Street Beach you can do many activities that you like. Visit Starbucks Reserve in the morning is a great idea to enjoy your coffee and breakfast when you are on this beach. This beach is a great public beach in the midst of the city. You can enjoy this beach with ding water sport like surfing, swimming, boating and more. Near Oak Street Beach, you will find The Concrete Beach. Concrete Beach is also a beach that directly connected to Oak Street Beach. Great place to run! It’s especially gorgeous in the winter when it looks like a freeze ray to the beach.
The Concrete Beach
Starbucks Reserve
THINGS TO DO FOR FREE
There are so many things to do and explore at Oak Street Beach. A small beach but you have enough space to spend some hours and walk through Main Street and see the lake. This place is a very nice place for sunbathing and dipping into Lake Michigan right in the downtown of Chicago. You can also visit Goudy Square Playground Park. There is a park equivalent land right next to it with a vantage point to tale great pictures with beach and city in the backdrop. Beautiful place to go for a bike ride or a run. Also, a good spot to catch the air show!
Goudy Square Playground Park
HEALTH ADVISORY
The first thing to do before you go to Oak Street Beach is to check the weather forecasts and the situation of the current surrounding areas. Oak Street Beach has calm water that is suitable for safe water sport. But during this pandemic, you should keep maintaining a distance from other people to make sure your health is in good condition.
BEST TIME TO VISIT
If you are looking for the best time to visit, we would say it's between April to May and between September to October.
BEST WATER SPORTS
On this beach, you can't find water sports equipment rental. But you will find numerous equipment rental along the shoreline in North Avenue Beach. Jet Ski Chicago, LLC, located on the lakefront, is the best jetski rental location in Chicago! It's on North Avenue Beach; they're the best provider of aquatic watercraft rentals, local tours, and boat parties. So fun and exhilarating and easy to get hang of!
Jet Ski Chicago, LLC
BEST HOTELS AND RESORTS
The best accommodation in The Drake, a Hilton Hotel is four stars hotel located 5 minutes' walk from the 360 Chicago observation deck. This hotel offers elegant furnishings and Italian marble bathrooms, plus flat-screen TVs and Wi-Fi. The other facilities are a gym, a business center, and 30,000 sq ft of meeting space. Millennium Knickerbocker Chicago is a four stars hotel with a competitive price. This hotel located a 6-minute walk from the Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago. This hotel also provides free WiFi (fee), coffeemakers, Italian bedding, flat-screens, and bathrobes.
The Drake, a Hilton Hotel
Millennium Knickerbocker Chicago
BEST RESTAURANTS
Stop by at Oak Street Beach Restaurant is the famous ethnic restaurant in Oak Street Beach. This beach is really close to Water Tower and the Gold Coast and there are great food options nearby. The food and drinks are very good and there are lots of people from all over. Rosebud Steakhouse is a favorite steakhouse in Chicago. They have a great shrimp cocktail! This restaurant is unquestionably one of the coolest places to eat in the neighborhood.
Oak Street Beach Restaurant
Rosebud Steakhouse
TOP FOODS
Enjoy your journey with relaxing your body in Cafe Spiaggia is the popular cafe in Oak Street Beach. This cafe has great various snacks that you can order here. Overall a fantastic dining experience!! Truly one of the best Italian restaurants in the country. Amazing flavors, textures, and presentation.
Cafe Spiaggia
BAR AND NIGHTLIFE
Hangout in the FIG & OLIVE is a bar with a great selection drink such as beer, wine, and cocktails. Fig&Olive is a hidden gem on Oak street. We visited the place for weekend brunch and absolutely loved it. Devereaux is a restaurant that serves various alcoholic drinks. This rooftop is often busy and it can be hard to get a drink at times, but overall it's a good atmosphere and has accommodating staff. There are indoor and outdoor seating options. Perfect for a summer or fall night.
FIG & OLIVE
Devereaux
