Pilsen Murals & Mexican Food

Walk 16th Street from Ashland to Halsted — massive murals covering entire building walls celebrating Mexican heritage and community. One of Chicago's best public art corridors.

5 min walk. Free museum with over 10,000 works spanning 3,000 years of Mexican art. Powerful exhibitions and always free admission.

5 min walk. Chef Diana Dávila's modern Mexican — not Tex-Mex, real regional Mexican cooking with a creative twist. The tetela and carnitas are phenomenal.

5 min walk. Mexican paleta shop with dozens of flavours — mango chile, coconut, tamarind. Cheap, delicious, and fun to pick flavours together.