Michigan Avenue is anybody's favorite haunt, especially if you are a student in the city, and love hanging out with friends. With youth brimming over the top at Michigan Avenue in Chicago hotels, boutiques, restaurants, bookstores, toy stores and much more is part of the Northern Mile, a beautiful boulevard stretching on the northern side of Michigan Avenue.

While at this attractive area of Chicago, there are so many things to look around at, you would stay so long that dining will become a must. The place has responded to this obvious need through a variety of restaurants, serving all kinds of world cuisines and allowing various budgets to suit the visitors. Some popular names include Maria's Mexican Restaurant, Gibson's Bar and Steakhouse, The Capital Grille and Giannotti Italian Steakhouse.

Find the locations of the restaurants

http://www.chicagotraveler.com/maps/chicago-north-michigan-dining-map.htm

Gibson Bar and Steakhouse is a meat eater's paradise to say the least. With specialized cuisines and state of the art chef services, the house is a highly respected facility welcoming connoisseurs as well as passing tourists. One of the main attractions of the steakhouse continues to be the unmatched wine list, hardly available even on the Magnificent Mile.

Dining details

http://www.themagnificentmile.com/dining/

Association shopping facilities

http://www.themagnificentmile.com/shopping/

Progressie dining tours are common in Chicago and a good number of them focus their services on the Michigan Avenue restaurants owing to their trustworthiness. Shopping is made easy at the boulevard through area association facilities amongst myriads of shops in the dozens of malls in the area.

Info on shopping in the area

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/Illinois/Chicago-777256/Shopping-Chicago-Magnificent_MileMichigan_Avenue-BR-1.html