Chicago’s Fulton Market District. Photo: Ajay Suresh / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

When you’re getting friends together in Fulton Market, pick one place for dinner and leave dessert open. Book the first stop if you have a group, then let everyone decide whether they want a scoop, a pastry, or coffee afterward. It gives people a natural point to head home or keep the evening going.

If the group has different budgets, flip the plan. Make dessert the meet-up and let everyone handle dinner on their own. You still get time together, and nobody has to commit to a full night out.

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