Nicole Schnitzler

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Chicago

Drink

Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

Spring and fall are fickle at best; summer vacillates between blissful sunshine and fiery hellscape; and winter is a season best left unspoken.

15 Chicago Rooftop Bars with Breathtaking Views

Four Seasons Hotel Chicago

Lifestyle

Chicago’s weather is finally warming up as spring arrives with blue skies, green trees, and all the crop tops and short shorts that go along with balmy 53 degree weather.

Where to Go on a Date in Chicago This Spring

San Diego

With gorgeous beaches, quaint shopping, and lush flower fields perfect for spring, the reasons to visit Carlsbad this spring are numerous.

Dine at the Best Restaurants in Carlsbad Now

Choose Chicago

Travel

Explore adventure guides and design a custom itinerary for the destination of your choice in and around the city.

Best Travel Guides, Cool Hotels and Interesting Events - Thrillist

The 9 Best Neighborhoods in Chicago to Spend a Weekend

Los Angeles

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Situated in the Santa Monica Mountains and known for its vibrant creative community, Topanga is one of Los Angeles’s most prized destinations for art and outdoor enthusiasts alike.

How to Spend a Weekend in Topanga Canyon 

Eat Seeker

Eat Seeker helps you find the best restaurants in your city. Check out our articles to help you find the best places to eat near you, now.

Eat Seeker: The Best Restaurants in Your City Right Now

The Best Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

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With gorgeous weather year-round, exciting terrain, and seaside escapes, California offers myriad ways to be active—and, thankfully, plenty of ways to rest up, too.

Relax at the Best Spas in California 

With just-right lighting, the perfect wine selection, and intoxicating kitchen aromas, there’s a reason why dining out can conjure some serious romance.

The Most Romantic Restaurants in San Diego 

Despite the cold, despite the wind, and despite the polar vortices that routinely descend on our fair city around Valentine’s Day, Chicago is one of the most romantic cities in the world.

The 14 Sexiest Restaurants for a Romantic Date Night in Chicago

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Home to 70 miles of coastline, more than 30 beaches and nearly 270 sunny days per year, San Diego continues to be one of the nation’s top travel destinations—and it has the hotel scene to prove it.

Make a Reservation at These Delicious Hotel Restaurants in San Diego

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Just when you thought last month’s days of decadent food and drink were drawing to a close, think again—at Disney, those fabulous eats and drinks only continue.

These Are the Best Places to Eat at Disneyland Right Now

The Berghoff Restaurant

We’re deep in the throes of the holiday season, which means frantic Christmas shopping, politically charged dinner conversation with relatives, treating batter as a beverage, and the inescapable omnipresence of themed marshmallow treats.

Nicole Schnitzler

Latest Posts From Nicole

15 Chicago Rooftop Bars with Breathtaking Views

Kick back in style at elevated party pads, sexy hotel lounges, and scenic cocktail parlors.

Where to Go on a Date in Chicago This Spring

From ‘90s-themed escape rooms to luxurious staycations, there’s plenty of romance in Chicago.

Dine at the Best Restaurants in Carlsbad Now

Don’t miss out on all that the restaurants in Carlsbad have to offer.

The 9 Best Neighborhoods in Chicago to Spend a Weekend

Dive headfirst into the City by the Lake.

How to Spend a Weekend in Topanga Canyon

Nature and the arts collide in this beloved canyon community.

The Best Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

Here are your must-hit new restaurants. Make a reservation ASAP.

Relax at the Best Spas in California

Book one of these 11 spas with your bestie, your beau, or just for you.

The Most Romantic Restaurants in San Diego

Take date night to the next level with these romantic restaurants in San Diego.

The 14 Sexiest Restaurants for a Romantic Date Night in Chicago

Up your Valentine’s Day game at sexy hotel lounges, fine dining destinations, and scenic waterfront bistros.

Make a Reservation at These Delicious Hotel Restaurants in San Diego

No one boasts better beach views than these spots.

These Are the Best Places to Eat at Disneyland Right Now

Here are the best ways to eat and drink now at Disneyland, California Adventure, and beyond.

Where to Eat and Drink at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport

From Restaurant Row offshoots to quick-serve staples, there’s no going hungry at ORD.