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Late Night in Downtown & River North
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Dough Bros Pizzeria & Sub Shop
River North · $
River North · $
Dough Bros Pizzeria & Sub Shop“We tried a couple of the vegetarian pizza as well – Artichoke & Spinach, Mushrooms pizza and they were delicious” — Localizer
4.3 ★1,221 reviews·Open til 11:30
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Emerald Loop Bar & Grill
Loop · $$
Loop · $$
Emerald Loop Bar & Grill“The tables near the bar are very poorly lit, which makes it difficult to see the food but that is the only complaint, everything else was lovely” — Andrea Addington
4.2 ★3,003 reviews·Open til 2AM
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S2 Express Grill Downtown“They have a wide selection of dipping sauces--they were kind enough to give me one of each--one tasted like hot sauce, and another was like creamy hot sauce--both were good” — sincere sincere
4.9 ★2,412 reviews·Open til 12AM
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