Foodie
Chicago Style Eats 1000 Piece Puzzle
Transit Tees · Andersonville
A 1,000-piece puzzle of Chicago street foods inspired by festival vendor signs, printed in the USA.
$33price checked Oct 30
Gift Guide · Holiday 2026
Chicago Gifts 2026: Andersonville, Lincoln Square and Pilsen
18 Chicago gifts from Transit Tees, Midwest Nice, Chocolat Uzma, 606 Records and more, each price checked on the shop's own site, from $3.50 up.
gifts · holiday · andersonville
- Reading time
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- October 302026
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- 7 placesall on one map
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- GiftHoliday 2026
The gifts
18 picks, shop by shop.
Buy any of them online straight from the shop, or pick them up in person. Every price was checked on the shop's own page; prices and stock change, so the shop's page has the final word.
Under $5015 gifts
Jewelry
Chicago Mirror Bean Earrings
Transit Tees · Andersonville
Small mirror-chrome earrings shaped like the Bean.
$18price checked Oct 30
Style
Chicago Sign Painter Snapback Hat
Midwest Nice · Lincoln Square
A structured snapback with a three-color embroidered CHICAGO, designed and printed in Chicago.
$38price checked Oct 30
Art
Chicago Dog on Blue Plate Print
Midwest Nice · Lincoln Square
A still-life print by Natalie Walser of a Chicago-style hot dog on a blue plate, in two sizes.
$30–$40price checked Oct 30
Art
STFU Northside Sticker
Midwest Nice · Lincoln Square
A sticker for anyone who will tell you which side of town is better.
$4price checked Oct 30
Home
90's Chicago Magnet
RAYGUN · Andersonville
A 2-by-2-inch metal magnet with a Chicago pun, made in the USA.
$3.50price checked Oct 30
Style
Da Pope Tee
Strange Cargo · Andersonville
Strange Cargo's T-shirt marking that Chicago now has a pope.
$25price checked Oct 30
Foodie
Exotic Chocolate Collection, 12 piece
Chocolat Uzma · Pilsen
Twelve handmade chocolates in flavors like coffee, passion fruit and kala namak.
$36price checked Oct 30
Foodie
The Desi Collection
Chocolat Uzma · Pilsen
Chocolates with South Asian spices and flavors, created by Chef Uzma.
$36price checked Oct 30
Foodie
Chocolate Marshmallow Bears
Chocolat Uzma · Pilsen
Small-batch chocolate-covered marshmallow bears in three flavors.
$22price checked Oct 30
Art
Z-Factor, Dance Party Album (LP)
606 Records · Pilsen
A 2026 vinyl reissue of a 1984 Chicago house LP.
$24.99price checked Oct 30
Art
CUTSHAW, Second Configuration (LP)
606 Records · Pilsen
The debut LP from Chicago trio CUTSHAW.
$21.99price checked Oct 30
Art
Charles Rumback, Jim Baker, Jeff Parker and John Tate, Cartoons (LP)
606 Records · Pilsen
A jazz record by Charles Rumback, Jim Baker, Jeff Parker and John Tate, stocked at the Pilsen record shop.
$24.99price checked Oct 30
Kids
Gingersnap Teddy
Timeless Toys · Lincoln Square
A 20-inch holiday teddy bear in a plaid scarf.
$49.99price checked Oct 30
Kids
Joy Laforme Twinkletown Express 1000 Piece Puzzle
Timeless Toys · Lincoln Square
A 1,000-piece foil puzzle of a train in a snowy village.
$22.99price checked Oct 30
$50 to $1503 gifts
Kids
El: The Chicago Transit Adventure Board Game
Transit Tees · Andersonville
Players ride the El and buses to Chicago landmarks and race back to State/Lake, dodging station renovations on the way.
$50price checked Oct 30
Style
Lincoln Square Charcoal Heather Crewneck
Midwest Nice · Lincoln Square
A crewneck sweatshirt for the neighborhood, from the Lincoln Ave shop.
$55price checked Oct 30
Foodie
The Signature Hatbox Collection
Chocolat Uzma · Pilsen
A hatbox of sipping chocolate, bonbons, caramels, chocolate dates, a bar and marshmallows.
$99price checked Oct 30
How this list works
Every gift above is something you can buy from a Chicago shop in this guide. Each price was checked on the shop's own site on October 30, 2026, and we left out anything sold out. Prices and stock change through the season, so the shop's page always has the final word.
The picks come from three neighborhoods: Andersonville, where three shops sit within a block of each other on N Clark St; Lincoln Square, a short ride west; and Pilsen, on the Lower West Side.
Andersonville: games, earrings and a tee
Transit Tees (5226 N Clark St) has the El board game, a Chicago street-food puzzle and mirror Bean earrings. Down the block, RAYGUN (5207 N Clark St) sells a $3.50 Chicago magnet, and Strange Cargo (5216 N Clark St) has a tee for Chicago's pope.
Lincoln Square: hats, prints and a crewneck
Midwest Nice (4619 N Lincoln Ave) designs and prints its Chicago snapback in the city, and sells Natalie Walser's hot dog print, a Lincoln Square crewneck and a Northside sticker.
Pilsen: chocolate and Chicago records
Chocolat Uzma (917 W 18th St) makes chocolates with South Asian spices; our picks are the 12-piece box, the Desi collection, marshmallow bears and the Signature hatbox. Nearby, 606 Records (1808 S Allport St) stocks new vinyl from Chicago artists, including a reissued 1984 Chicago house LP and CUTSHAW's debut.
Lincoln Square: toys
Timeless Toys (4749 N Lincoln Ave) has a 20-inch Gingersnap teddy and a snowy-village train puzzle for the kids.
For more ideas, see our Pilsen, Andersonville and Lincoln Square pages.
Good to know
Questions, answered.
Where can I buy Chicago-themed gifts in Andersonville?
Transit Tees (5226 N Clark St), RAYGUN (5207 N Clark St) and Strange Cargo (5216 N Clark St) are within a block of each other on N Clark St.
What Chicago gifts cost under $20?
RAYGUN's $3.50 Chicago magnet, Midwest Nice's $4 Northside sticker and Transit Tees' $18 mirror Bean earrings, as checked on October 30, 2026.
Are these prices current?
Every price was checked on the shop's own site on October 30, 2026. Prices and stock change, so check the shop's page before you go.
The places
Everywhere in this guide, on one map.
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Gifts4 places
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Chicago label founded in 2001 that turns CTA maps, street signs, city seals and flags into T-shirts and gifts. It is an official licensed maker for the Chicago Transit Authority.
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Lincoln Avenue outpost of the gift shop that stocks work by 100-plus mostly Chicagoland artists and makers: prints, jewelry, ceramics, apparel and its own Midwest merch.
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Graphic T-shirt shop that sells Chicago and neighborhood designs, including an Andersonville shirt. Its event-weekend "Dumpster Sale" offers $7 shirts buy-one-get-one.
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T-shirt shop that has been a Chicago staple since 1983, with Chicago-themed and custom-printed tees, including Cubs, White Sox, Bulls, Bears and Blackhawks designs, plus novelty items like Garbage Pail Kids cards and socks.
Food & drink1 place
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Small-batch chocolatier making filled bonbons and truffles with South Asian-inspired flavors, plus a few pastries, coffee and hot chocolate in versions such as rose.
Records & music1 place
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Record shop across from Thalia Hall focused on new and used vinyl from small international and local labels, with turntables and record supplies and occasional in-store DJ sets.
Kids1 place
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Independent toy store open since 1993, stocking wooden and educational toys, games, puzzles, LEGO, plush, children's books and arts-and-crafts kits.
Nothing in that category here.
GiftsFood & drinkRecords & musicKids
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