Eating Organic in Chicago

Eating organically is not only healthy for you it's good for living a low impact lifestyle and influences agricultural production (if enough people eat organically that is) but soapbox comments aside, where do you go out to eat an organic meal in Chicago? It's sometimes it's even hard to find spots use organic meat in their dishes.

Here's a great big list of the highest rated organic cafes, restaurants, bakeries and grocery stores to eat organically in Chicago:

Restaurants

Uncommon Ground
3800 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60613


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MK
866 N Franklin
Chicago, IL

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Cousin's Incredible Vitality
3038 W Irving Park Rd
Chicago, IL

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Chocolate Grape
2113 W Division St
Chicago, IL

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Lula Cafe
2537 N Kedzie Blvd
Chicago, IL

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Big Jones
5347 N Clark St
Chicago, IL

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M. Henry
5707 N Clark St
Chicago, IL

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Sweets & Savories
1534 W Fullerton Ave
Chicago, IL

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Bistro Campagne
4518 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL

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Crust
2056 W Division St
Chicago, IL

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Hot Doug's
3324 N California Ave
Chicago, IL
(One of Chicago's best places to get a hot dog, there's always lines out the door)

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Bakeries

Alliance Bakery
1736 W. Division,
Chicago, IL
(Charming Old Eastern European bakery)

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Artopolis Bakery, Cafe and Agora
306 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL
(excellent Greektown bakery, nice assortment of treats)

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Judy's Bakery
706 Main St., Evanston, IL
(the bakery I grew up with)

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Leitza's
2218 N. California Ave
Chicago, IL
(doesn't use margarine in their baked goods)

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Bleeding Heart Bakery
1955 W Belmont Ave
Chicago, IL 60657-2024

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Sweet Dreams Bakery
1107 Waukegan Rd
Glenview, IL 60025

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Cafes

Coffee and Tea Exchange
3311 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL
(good coffee and tea)

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3123 N. Broadway,
Chicago, IL 60657
(great local coffee, has several locations and are selling coffee in grocery stores now)

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53 E Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60602

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Bridgeport Coffee Company
3101 S Morgan St
Chicago, IL

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1640 S Blue Island Ave,
Chicago, IL 60608

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My Place for Tea
3210 N Sheffield Ave,
Chicago, IL 60657

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Grocery Stores

Treasure Island
2121 N. Clybourn, Chicago, IL

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75 W Elm St
Chicago, IL

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Fox & Obel
401 E. Illinois,
Chicago, IL

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Hyde Park Produce
1226 E 53rd St
Chicago, IL

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Farmers Pride
756 N Western Avenue
Chicago, IL

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Paulina Market
3501 N Lincoln Ave,
Chicago, IL 60657

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Green Grocer
1402 W Grand Ave,
Chicago, IL 60642

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Don't forget about the farmer's market

Green City Market
1750 N. Clark St
Chicago, IL
7am-3pm Wednesdays

Daley Center Farmer's Market
50 W Adams
Chicago, IL 60606
Tue. 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

61st Street Farmer's Market
6100 S Blackstone Ave
Chicago, IL 60637


Do you know of any other organic spots in Chicago? Let me know. More next time.