Our guide Victoria was excellent. She had a great knowledge of the village, was very friendly and upbeat. The tour was very informative and the churches were beautiful. Thanks again Victoria!

A very walkable neighborhood in Chicago with lots of restaurants, shops, taverns, and breathtaking Churches. This is a neighborhood with Ukrainians, Russians, and Polish. Patios on West Division Street are great for cocktails and people watching. Authentic cuisine is offered in many of the small ethnic restaurants. You feel like you are in a European village rather than a Chicago neighborhood. Street parking is a challenge, but you can use a parking ap to reserve a spot in a church lot.

Ukrainian Village, located on Chicago's near west side, has been named the hottest neighborhood in the country by an online real estate brokerage firm. Bounded by Division Street on the north, Grand Avenue on the south, Western Avenue on the west and Damen Avenue on the east, it is included in the West Town community and contains one of the largest concentrations of Ukrainians in the United States. The area began as a farmland inhabited by German immigrants who formed the largest ethnic group in the vicinity. By the turn of the 19th century, the neighborhood was largely slavic as Ukrainians settled in the district because of their familiarity with the surrounding Polish community. Among the local landmarks are the Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral, St. Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church and St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral that was designed by famed architect Louis Sullivan. The Ukrainian National Museum and the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art display folk and fine arts. The neighborhood also is noted for its popular restaurants, bars, boutiques and clothing stores. The Empty Bottle is a go-to venue for hippest music. Homestead on the Roof is a farm-to-table restaurant with a view of the city. Old Lviv is an old-world spot serving a buffet of Ukrainian fare such as stuffed cabbage and pierogi. Shokolad bakery and cafe specializes in European pastries, custom desserts, borscht and pierogies. Black Dog Gelato specializes in gelato and sorbet.

I have visited here many times and always love it. Ukrainian village is the epicenter of Ukrainian cultural life in Chicago, and home to many recent immigrants and long time residents. If you are visiting Start the day at Shokolad Pastry & Cafe for breakfast and head over to the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, after you have learned about the artistic culture of Ukraine and Ukrainian Americans. After this head over to see the neighborhoods historic churches including St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, Sts. Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Parish in Chicago (my personal favorite), and St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral. After working up an apatite head over to Old Lvivfor lunch, understand this is a traditional Ukrainian restaurant please don’t go in with American expectations, but do expect to have an incredible meal at great prices (try everything!). Once you have filled up go to the Ukrainian National Museum to learn about the history and culture of Ukraine as well as the Ukrainian community in the US. Once you have finished there move over to Delta Gift Shop to supper a 65 year old women owned business and community staple. Finally cap your day off at Tryzub Ukrainian Kitchen to see modern Ukrainian dining at its finest with delicious, innovative, and beautiful dishes that you’ll want to tell everyone about! We usually cap the night by stoping at Ann’s bakery to get borscht and other Ukrainian treats for the road.

Chicago's Ukrainian Village may lack the hustle and bustle of neighboring hot spots Wicker Park and West Loop. But it hosts its own culinary scene and has been described by real estate developers as the fastest growing neighborhood in the United States. Bounded by Division Street to the north, Grand Avenue to the south, Western Avenue to the west and Damen Avenue to the east, it began as farmland originally settled by German American immigrants in the mid-19th century. Today, it is the focus of Ukrainian life, a hub for three major Ukrainian churches, Ukrainian-owned banks, the Ukrainian National Museum, the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art and a Ukrainian Cultural Center. It has become a popular tourist destination with Eastern European influenced restaurants, bars, bakeries and ice cream parlors. Local landmarks include St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral and St. Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church. Stop to eat at Fatso's Last Stand (hot dogs), Takito Kitchen (tacos), Bite Cafe (chicken and dumplings), A Tavola (whitefish, braised beef short rib), Leghorn Chicken (fried chicken sandwich), Tryzub (roasted eggplant in tomato sauce, Ukrainian pork dumplings) or Boeufhaus, one of the city's finest steakhouses. Drink coffee at Star Lounge, visit Cattails flower shop, listen to hip music at The Empty Bottle, enjoy the taste of the Ukraine at Shokolad Bakery & Cafe and sample goat cheese cashew caramel at Black Dog Gelato.