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South Dorchester Avenue 5801-5811, Chicago

Hyde Park · 10 km to the city center (Chicago)

The Cloisters, 5801-5811, South Dorchester Avenue, Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60637, United States

Scores

Overall7.0Good

This address is located in a historic South Side lakefront neighborhood that is very walkable with good public transport. It is far from the city center and moderately noisy with hardly any nightlife, though safety is about average for a city at all times.

Walkability9.0/10 Excellent
Public transport7.7/10 Good
Safety5.7/10 Fair
Nightlife1.0/10 Very little
Quiet5.2/10 Fair

Safety by day 6.1/10, at night 5.5/10.

About Hyde Park

Historic South Side lakefront neighborhood with tree-lined residential blocks, a major university presence, museums, bookstores, cafés, and busy commercial streets around 53rd and 55th.

Good for

  • first-time visitors
  • culture lovers
  • foodies
  • students
  • digital nomads

Less suited to

  • nightlife seekers
  • budget travelers
  • drivers
  • people with limited mobility

Watch out for

  • Use normal city awareness late at night, especially away from the main commercial corridors and transit stops.
  • Some visitors use broader Hyde Park-Kenwood boundaries than the official community area, so listings near the edges may feel different.
  • Street activity is concentrated around 53rd and 55th Streets, the University of Chicago, and the museum areas.

Sources

Getting around

  • Unnamed stop Train, 250 m
  • 59th Street (University of Chicago) Train, 290 m
  • Dorchester & 60th Street Bus, 340 m
  • 59th Street & Kimbark Bus, 340 m
  • 5800 S Stony Island Bus, 370 m

10 km to the city center (Chicago).

What's nearby

Groceries

  • Harper Foods 260 m
  • Medici Bakery 300 m
  • Maroon Market 680 m
  • La Boulangerie & Co 700 m
  • Trader Joe's 800 m

Restaurants

  • Subway 250 m
  • Salonica 260 m
  • B'Gabs Goodies 270 m
  • Noodles Etc 290 m
  • Medici on 57th 300 m

Cafés

  • TrueNorth Cafe 320 m
  • Plein Air Cafe 430 m
  • Starbucks 530 m
  • Build Coffee 580 m
  • Hallowed Grounds 640 m

Bars and pubs

  • The University of Chicago Pub 400 m

Health

  • Howard Brown Health 660 m
  • Walgreens 730 m

Parks

  • Midway Plaisance 320 m
  • Bixler Park 400 m
  • Woman's Garden 510 m
  • Entry Grove 570 m
  • Ann Dunham Water Terrace 610 m

Sights

  • Mother Peace 410 m
  • Frederick C. Robie House 410 m
  • Uprising of the Sun 530 m
  • Quintessence 550 m
  • Torch Song 550 m