La Sirena Clandestina - Chicago
Chef John Manion refers to the food at his La Sirena Clandestina as Nuevo Latino, which is definitely not tacos, beans and rice but rather locally sourced and thoughtfully prepared Brazilian dishes such as moqueca, a coconut-based broth of seafood and cashews, and frango a passarinho, chicken with chili and lime. Foods you may never have enjoyed before (but that you’ll likely want to enjoy again and again) can be paired with wines or an impressive selection of cocktails, including the traditional caipirinha as well as signature libations such as La Sirena Daiquiri, with sugarcane juice pressed in house (try finding that at another Chicago bar). A resident of the Fulton Market area since long before Google built a headquarters across the street, La Sirena Clandestina endures, a neighborhood favorite and for out-of-towners, well worth the drive.