The news of Abercrombie & Fitch has been one of the biggest commenting events on our social media platforms, and one of the highest views on the blog. However, many of you have commented about chain stores taking over and that you would rather shop small. Here’s some of the favorite small businesses on Southport Avenue in Chicago. Which one is your favorite(s)?
Tag: Steingold’s Bagels and Deli
Steingold’s Expansion Plans for Southport Avenue

Steingold’s is officially expanding into an adjacent space next to Candyality. The expansion will include indoor dining, a deli counter, coffee, specialty food, spirit, wine and beer.
Steingold’s of Chicago relocated this year to 3737 N. Southport Avenue. The deli is doing 2.5 times more orders per month than it did in its previous location and is preparing to expand into an adjacent storefront.
“We just needed more people walking by,” Steingold says. “Southport offers that.”

Touring Chicago’s Southport Corridor – Addison to Grace Street
A tour around Lakeview’s Southport Corridor neighborhood in Chicago during the Early Fall of 2021
Tour Time! Shopping, eating and playing between Addison and Grace Streets along Southport Avenue during the early Fall of 2021.
The Guild 5411 Empanadas Ayman Hair Studio – Kid Create Studio Ayman Hair Studio – Kid Create Studio Bentley Pet Stuff – 2×10 Nails Big City Optical – Big City Dental Blaine Elementary School Bodega Sur Bombastic Cafe – The Former Blue Bayou Bombastic Cafe Cafe Tola Candyality Click Shoes – Baby Dolls Coalfire Pizza Ouizi Mural – CVS Pharmacy Ouizi Mural – CVS Pharmacy Dairy Queen dog-a-holics Tango Sur – 312 Estates – Bodega Sur- Cafe Tola Dona Tola El Marcado Food Mart European Wax Studio Fifth Third Bank Mercury Theater and Venus Cabaret Growing Smiles Jewel-Osco Julius Meinl Julius Meinl Massage Envy – Bank of America Mercury Theater and Venus Cabaret Music Box Theatre Music Box Theatre New Development New Retail coming from Chris Irwin Steingold’s Bagels Sushi Mura Suvarna – Sushi Mura 312 Estates The Former Blue Bayou The Former Blue Bayou TS Organic Nails – Subway Two Penny Blue Unique Brow
Steingold’s Expanding; Southport has been “a beacon of light” during COVID compared to Armitage and Damen Avenues

With shoppers venturing out again, neighborhood retail corridors in Chicago are seeking paths to post-COVID prosperity.
A look at shopping strips on Damen, Armitage and Southport avenues reveals the challenges of adapting to a retail landscape altered by the pandemic.
Continue reading “Steingold’s Expanding; Southport has been “a beacon of light” during COVID compared to Armitage and Damen Avenues”Steingold’s Bagel opening in February, 2021 at 3737 N. Southport Avenue
Modern Jewish deli Steingold’s of Chicago is moving to Lakeview’s Southport Corridor from its original North Center location this month.
Continue reading “Steingold’s Bagel opening in February, 2021 at 3737 N. Southport Avenue”