Chicago's Best Restaurants Restaurants near Hopewell Brewing Company restaurant

Dear Margaret

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

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Andros Taverna

2542 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL 60647

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.

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Super Fat Rice Mart

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.

Lula Cafe

Logan Square's hip destination for brunch, lunch and dinner continues to thrive even with an explosion of new restaurants opening around it. Chef/owner Jason Hammel specializes in a farm-to-table approach to dishes.

Cafe Con Leche - Logan Square

Cafe Con Leche originally opened as a counter service coffee & sandwich shop in 2001. Cafe Con Leche is now a full service restaurant offering breakfast, lunch, & dinner with a full coffee and tequila bar.

Daisies

Vegetables and pastas take the spotlight at Logan Square's inimitable Daisies, a family-run endeavor from chef Joe Frillman and co. The quaint, bustling restaurant features an ever-changing menu of handmade pastas, ranging in color and style from vivid beet agnolotti with smoked trout roe to black truffle ravioli with rhubarb and cured lamb.

The Owl Bar

A jukebox, an indoor waterfall & craft beers are the hallmarks of this quirky late-night bar.

Big Kids

Chef Ryan Pfeiffer, formerly of the legendary and now shuttered Blackbird, is reaching back to the comfort foods of his childhood: sandwiches. Heads up: some of these sandwiches are rather unusual.

Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea - Logan Square

Intelligentsia, one of Chicago's original and most esteemed local coffee roasters, opened this spiffy new location in Logan Square in Spring 2013. The shop is small and incredibly sleek, decorated almost entirely in white, with a map of Chicago on the back wall and an artsy magazine rack on another. The focal point of the cafe is the central coffee bar, where baristas work their magic on pourover coffee and serve up pastries from Floriole Cafe & Bakery. Along with numerous bar stools, the cafe sports a few booths by the front windows.

New Wave Coffee

Hip, colorful hangout serving coffee, sandwiches, soups & salads amid sofas & local art.

The Harding Tavern

As Logan Square continues to gentrify and populate, it's a breath of fresh air to have a cozy, welcoming neighborhood tavern like The Harding Tavern. This casual watering hole and dining spot features craft beer, cocktails, burgers, and upscale bar food at affordable prices.

Billy Sunday

Named after the Prohibition-era evangelist, Billy Sunday is Matthias Merges's second project following Yusho, which is now closed. The bar focuses on classic cocktails with surprising new twists, as well as a focus on large-format craft beers.

Azucar Tapas Restaurant and Cocktail Bar

Spanish tapas & specialty cocktails served in a small, cozy spot with late-night weekend hours.

La Boulangerie

This Logan Square cafe aims to be a traditional 19th-century French bakery. Look for freshly baked baguettes, croissants, country-style loaves, French pastries and sweet and savory crepes.

Logan Square Farmers' Market

The Logan Square Farmers' Market celebrates the community through food and neighborhood engagement, offering an array of locally sourced produce, meats, cheeses, provisions, and more.

SmallBar (Logan Square)

A friendly neighborhood bar that is sure to please the beer lover.

Longman & Eagle

The team behind the Empty Bottle in Ukrainian Village opened this whiskey-focused eatery in Logan Square in 2010. Longman & Eagle features re-imagined pub grub with a bold menu featuring wild game and generous portions. The craft cocktail and beer menus are also exceptional.

El Cid, 2

Local Mexican mainstay with a bar, patio seating & weekly live music in the upstairs lounge.

Hopewell Brewing Company

Unpretentious, fresh, good beer is the bill of fare at Hopewell Brewing Company, a newcomer to Logan Square's booming brewery scene. Owned by three longtime friends (two of them now married), Hopewell is already making a name for itself with its polished and sunny space and it's impeccable roster of ever-changing seasonal brews.

Cellar Door Provisions

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.

Friendship Chinese

See our new restaurant opening soon at 200 East Lake Shore Drive, 60611 312.228.5080 Fax.312.228.5081 (OPENING THIS SUMMER)

Webster's Wine Bar

The Logan Square reboot of Webster's Wine Bar is completely different from the original, which was located in Lincoln Park. It's still very wine focused, however, there is also an emphasis on craft cocktails and local beer.

Con Todo Cantina y Cocina

Chef Jonathan Zaragoza -- chef at Con Todo Cantina y Cocina -- is probably best known as one of the members of the Zaragoza family, who have for years owned and operated the nationally famous Birrieria Zaragoza.

Off Site Bar

Off Site Bar, located behind Longman & Eagle, serves as a diminutive, casual watering hole filled with beer, cocktails, and snack plates.

Whirlaway

The Whirlaway lounge has been providing Logan Square with a comfortable and social drinking establishment for over 27 years. Purchased by the Jaimes family in 1980, the Whirlaway has been family owned and run ever since. Rumor has it that the original owner placed a bet on a horse that was not favored to win. This horse would later become a triple crown winner. With his earnings the bar was built and named after the horse; Whirlaway.

Saba Italian Bar + Kitchen

Modern Italian cuisine & cocktails are dished out in a stylish setting with ample living greenery.

Superkhana International

Superkhana International represents the next step in the evolution of Indian-American cuisine in Chicago, a clear break with the more traditional offerings on Devon Avenue.

Giordano's (N. Milwaukee Ave.)

Known for deep-dish pizza, this casual chain serves other classic Italian food, plus beer & wine.

Wasabi, Chicago

Japanese ramen restaurant serving Tonkotsu broth ramen, izakaya-style plates and craft cocktails! Sister restaurant to Ramen Takeya and Yakitori Boogytori.

En Passant

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.