Far NW Side Gift Guide: Not-So Italian Beef, Chicago Pride and Coffee

Get the java-loving Chicagoan in your life a gift box filled with a 14-ounce Cobalt Blue Chicago Star mug and a ½ pound of Perkolator whole-bean Darkhaüs blend for $18 from Replica Chicago at 4425 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Get your favorite scaredy-cat a fused glass night light hand-cut by Chicago artist Kimberly Polka for $34 at Local Goods Chicago, 5354 W. Devon Ave.

Get the thespian in your life a subscription to the Gift Theatre's 16th season at 4802 N. Milwaukee Ave., which will include a Shakespearean classic, an American epic and a world premiere. $75-$190.

Dazzle your meat-loving friends with a Beef Pack from BeefBelly, which promises a new twist on the Chicago classic of Italian beef at 4800 N. Central Ave. For $100, you get five pounds of house-roasted beef, freshly baked rolls, toppings and condiments to make 25 sandwiches. Choose from original, Carolina BBQ, Bourbon BBQ, Sriracha, Black and Bleu, Chipotle and Garlic Parmesan flavors.

Pamper the princess in your life with a gift bag filled with handcrafted soap, body butter and bath bombs in various scents from Distinct Bath and Body, 6051 W. Irving Park Road. $35.

For your friend with a sweet tooth, get them a holiday cookie platter or tin from Fannie's Bakery, 5044 W. Montrose Ave. Four dozen cookies are $24 or seven dozen are $42. 

For your uncle who loves all things Chicago, get him a vintage wooden Five Star flag for $175 at Northwest Treasures, an antique store at 6217 N. Northwest Highway.

Celebrate the 35th anniversary of Chicago institution Eli's Cheesecake (6701 W. Forest Preserve Ave.) with not just a slice of Chicago-style cheesecake but a tower. The gift set includes an autographed copy of The Eli’s Cheesecake Cookbook and 14 slices each of original and strawberry-topped cheesecakes as well as 14 slices of salted caramel cheesecake for $94.95 plus shipping. Invite your friends — the tower serves 28.

Don't be the only person at your office's ugly sweater party without, well, an ugly sweater. Grab one at Thrift N Thrive, 6025 W. Irving Park Road. Prices vary, starting at $7.99.

Find everything you need for the bibliophiles and audiophiles in your life at Sputnik Books & Records, 6034 W. Irving Park Road. Books start at $2 and vinyl records start at $2.99.