Lakeview East, Lakeview

Part of one of the most visible gay neighborhoods in America, Lakeview East comprises the blocks of Chicago's Lakeview area nearest the lake and including such bustling commercial strips as North Broadway and North Halsted. You'll find dozens of gay- and lesbian-popular shops, restaurants, bars, and other businesses throughout the neighborhood (Kafka Wine Shop, Chicago Male, Berlin, Las Mananitas, Pie Hole Pizza among them), which is bound by Diversey Avenue, Halsted Street, Grace Street, and Lake Michigan (the epicenter is around West Belmont Avenue at North Broadway.