James Beard Award winner Grant Achatz, who won the coveted "Outstanding Chef Award" in 2008, is one of the city's most acclaimed chefs. His unique, cutting-edge cuisine, full of twists and turns, comes with equally remarkable service, and an extremely high price.
One of the most exciting restaurants to open in Chicago since the pandemic hit, Esme brings together art and food in a combiantion that as lovely to look at as it is delicious to eat.
In Lincoln Park, Armitage Alehouse captures the vibe of a London pub with a wood-burning fireplace, a piano player, and select ales and cocktails.
Dear Margaret in Lakeview offers a type of “ethnic” cuisine rarely seen in Chicago: French-Canadian, the food of French immigrants who settled in the Great White North and brought their love of food with them
Many Greek restaurants serve basically the same food; not so at Andros Taverna, where Chef Doug Psaltis serves contemporary Mediterranean food inspired by the classic taverns of Greece, as well as a few items prepared using family recipes.
Logan Square's brimming with notable bars set on taking Chicago's cocktail culture to the next level. There's Mezcaleria, which aims to educate guests on the joys of the smoky, agave Mexican spirit. Also, there's Lost Lake, a divey Polynesian-themed bar with unconventional tiki tipples.
Now open in Avondale, Honey Butter Fried Chicken is the first brick-and-mortar restaurant from Sunday Dinner Club chefs Christine Cikowski and Joshua Kulp. Inspired by their most popular Sunday Dinner Club menu, the focus is simple: fried chicken with honey butter, seasonal sides, and desserts, all made with local and sustainable ingredients.
Neighborhood wine shop specializing in deliciously eclectic wines, eccentric spirits, and brews. Join us for a tasting or let us host your next event!
Kid-friendly fave John's Place serves as a favorite for Roscoe Village families. It's an outpost of the Lincoln Park favorite and offers specialized menus for notoriously picky palates. It's also inexpensive enough to visit more than once a week.
Breakfast served all day includes hearty omelets, french toast, waffles, crepes and pancakes, but this national chain also offers soups, salads, burgers, and a variety of entrees.
Turquoise Cafe showcases contemporary Turkish cuisine in an upscale setting.
Local bands and comedy shows are the attraction at this neighborhood venue with a full kitchen.
Mi Tocaya Antojería is a neighborhood Mexican restaurant serving traditional Mexican style antojos.
This Logan Square pub features four cask brews, 20 beers on tap and another 50 by the bottle. Food comes from all over the United Kingdom, with dishes like fish & chips with haddock, Yorkshire pudding, Shepherd's pie and British-style charcuterie.
Breakfast, American eats & soda-fountain favorites served around the clock in basic diner digs.
HotHouse is an award winning nfp org. founded in 1987- currently developing a new cultural center while presenting a range of multiarts programs
With hugely popular barbecue operations in Evanston and TimeOut Market, Soul & Smoke has opened perhaps its most picturesque location: Rockwell on the River in Chicago.
Hard-rocking burger bar made its mark on the scene for its signature Kuma Burger, which is made with bacon, cheddar and topped with a fried egg. There are so many burgers from which to choose and most have a heavy metal theme, and named in honor of bands like Pantera and Iron Maiden.
They're most famous for their rockin' light shows, fog machines and strobe lights as you bowl.
This humble bakery and cafe in Logan Square is one of the best in Chicago, churning out meticulous baked goods, breads, and composed plates in elegant presentations. Ingredients are sourced locally and sustainably, and great care goes into each and every unique product.
A friendly neighborhood bar that is sure to please the beer lover.
The award-winning Fat Rice from Abraham Conlon and Adrienne Lo has transformed permanently into Super Fat Rice Mart, which offers Portuguese and Asian specialties.
New owners have made this famed neighborhood dive presentable, but it hasn't lost its edge with the cool area kids.
Cajun food and barbecue go together like a burger and fries: they were made for each other and Joker's Cajun Smokehouse brings you the best of both.
Situated in beautiful Roscoe Village, Piazza Bella and our house chef, Tina Maggi, have been bringing authentic Italian cuisine to Chicago since 2000.
A neighborhood Italian ristorante just steps from Chicago’s historic Logan Boulevard, Buona Terra strives to serve the freshest dishes in a relaxed setting. Opened in 2002, Buona Terra has become “the Neighborhood place”.
Le Sud in Roscoe Village serves Mediterranean food, with a strong French influence, healthful but, just as importantly, quite delicious.
En Passant offers "Old World Comfort Food," with a menu that includes such simple things as a Grilled Cheese (with several cheeses: fantastic) as well as "fancier" dishes like Black Sesame Glazed Halibut and Duck Confit & Apricot Terrine.
