Student Resources
Evanston
Evanston has a number of good restaurants and attractions. Check out these suggestions for places to go on a budget (or to get your parents to take you not on a budget), and other useful suggestions about making the most of living in Evanston.
Restaurant Suggestions in Evanston
$ - good for on the go and on the grad school budget
$$ - a little nicer, maybe you’d like to treat yo’self
$$$ - perhaps your parents are in town, or you’d like to dress up fancy
- Bagel Art Evanston $
- Blaze Pizza $$
- Bat 17 $
- The Cellar $$
- Edzo’s Burger Shop $
- Union Pizzeria $
- Bennison’s Bakery $
- The Celtic Knot Public House $
- Tapas Barcelonas $/$$
For additional dining options that are within walking distance of campus see http://downtownevanston.org/eat-drink
Rent a Movie
The Marjorie Mitchell Multimedia Center at the Northwestern library has a video library with over 30,000 titles. It’s like Northwestern’s own Blockbuster!
Evanston Attractions
Evanston has six public beaches (there is also a private beach on Northwestern’s campus for NU students, faculty and staff only), so when the weather is warm Lake Michigan is a great place to cool off.
Dozens of major motion pictures have filmed scenes in Evanston, including Contagion (2011), starring Matt Damon; The Weather Man (2005), starring Nicholas Cage; and Road to Perdition (2002), starring Tom Hanks and Paul Newman.
Evanston is where several movie and TV stars were born or grew up, including Seth Meyers, Jeremy Piven, Zach Gilford, and John and Joan Cusack.
Evanston is one of several cities that claim to be the birthplace of the ice cream sundae. Whether or not that is accurate, there are lots of good ice cream/gelato/frozen yogurt eateries in town!
Want to know more about Evanston? Check out the official city website or ask someone in our admissions office for more information.