Margie's Candies — 100+ years
Bucktown's Margie's has been pouring shakes since 1921. Sundae-style presentation, gold-rim glassware, generations of regulars. Logging your first Margie's shake is a Conequest rite of passage.
Bucktown · West Loop · Pilsen · Evanston · Lincoln Park · Wicker Park
Chicago's milkshake culture starts at Margie's Candies — open since 1921, serving classic sundae-style shakes on the same gold-rim glassware for over a century. From there it branches into modern: Au Cheval's burger-and-shake pairings, Edzo's Burger Shop's gourmet pours, Bub City's BBQ-and-shake mashup. Conequest maps a century of Chicago shake culture in one app.
Bucktown's Margie's has been pouring shakes since 1921. Sundae-style presentation, gold-rim glassware, generations of regulars. Logging your first Margie's shake is a Conequest rite of passage.
Au Cheval (West Loop, burger-pairing shakes). Edzo's Burger Shop (Evanston craft pours). Bub City (BBQ-and-shake mashup). Mr. Beef Diner. All on the map.
Conequest is offline-first. Log a shake in a January snowstorm with no cell signal. It queues locally and syncs when you reconnect.
/best-milkshakes ranks every Chicago shop by community shake count + avg rating. Margie's vs Au Cheval is a real argument the leaderboard finally settles.
It's the most iconic. Over 100 years of continuous service, gold-rim glassware, sundae-style presentation. Modern spots (Au Cheval, Edzo's) compete on technique. Conequest lets you vote.
Au Cheval if you're already in line for the burger. Edzo's for craft thickness. Bub City for the BBQ-and-shake combo. Bohemian House for Czech-inspired vibes.
Margie's is the institution. Smaller neighborhood diners (Mr. Beef, classic Manny's) all on the map. Chicago's diner shake culture is wider than people think.
Yes — the catalog covers the broader Chicagoland area. Edzo's in Evanston counts as Chicago for our purposes.
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