Chicago's Best Restaurants Restaurants near The Whistler restaurant

Buona Terra

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”.

El Nandu

This Argentinian cafe is highly rated for its empanadas, but check out other specialties like grilled sweetbreads, too.

The Whale

A throwback to the fashionable casinos of the 1940s and 1950s, The Whale is located in Logan Square. The vibrant and colorfully hued venue is owned by Legacy Hospitality, the same team behind The Vig (Old Town) and Welcome Back Lounge.

Pizza Lobo

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Furious Spoon

Japanese ramen soup is offered with creative toppings & sides in a simple space with a patio.

Estereo

The folks behind Heisler Hospitality (Sportsman's Club, Trenchermen, Revel Room, Lone Wolf, Queen Mary, Pub Royale) strike again, this time with a Latin American-inspired cocktail bar in Logan Square.

Logan 11 Bar and Grill

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The Native

This casual boozy addition to Logan Square's thriving bar scene fills the space vacated by the beloved Bonny's. Keeping things frills-free and fun, The Native is a comfortable watering hole with craft beer (and cheap beer), imaginative cocktails, music and shuffleboard.

The Owl Bar

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

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Slippery Slope

Red-lit bar with a DJ booth & dance floor plus cocktails in bottles, Skee-Ball & lots of beer.

Taqueria Moran

Quick, bright place turning out Mexican & American breakfast fare plus tacos in laid-back digs.

Paulie Gee's Logan Square

The Logan Square location for Paulie Gee's is one of four outposts for the small chain; it's also in Baltimore, Md.; Columbus, Ohio; and Brooklyn.

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.

Logan Square Kitchen

Logan Square Kitchen advocates for food entrepreneurs and our food system. We teach food safety classes and provide technical assistance to the food industry.

The Whistler

Logan Square continues its goal of becoming one of Chicago's "coolest neighborhoods" with this nightlife option certain to please those barflies fed up with trendy Wicker Park bars. This Speakeasy-style spot is similar to Wicker Park's Violet Hour, without the hype, and all about hand-crafted cocktails.

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Gaslight Coffee Roasters

Gaslight Coffee Roasters perfumes Milwaukee Avenue with the aroma of fresh coffee, radiating outside the facilities where the beans are roasted on-site. Passersby can even get a peek at the action from the windows.

Wasabi, Chicago

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

Revolution Brewery

This Logan Square brewpub is from the team behind Handlebar. House-brewed beers are definitely the focus of this sprawling space, but the kitchen creates contemporary pub grub to pair. Both the beer list and the food menu change periodically, so there's always something new to drink and eat at Revolution.

Testaccio

Logan Square’s Testaccio, named after an ancient neighborhood in Rome, announces itself as a wine bar, but it is so much more than that, serving classic and lesser known Roman preparations – and, of course, wine! – that will bring you back to the Eternal City.

Cafe Mustache

Hip hangout offering coffee, local microbrews & light bites in chill quarters with an eclectic look.

Pretty Cool Ice Cream

Celebrated pastry chef Dana Cree teams up with the proprietor of Bang Bang Pie Co. for this artisan ice cream shop.

Emporium Arcade Bar - Logan Square

Emporium boasts two locations, plus two additional outposts arriving soon in the Fulton Market District and San Francisco.

The Heavy Feather

Located upstairs from Logan Square's Slippery Slope, The Heavy Feather is a decidedly more subdued bar where the focus is squarely on the craft cocktail. The dimly lit, relaxed, and quite lounge features a lengthy bar focused on classic retro cocktails from the folks behind Scofflaw and Sink|Swim.

The Radler

At what other Chicago bar/restaurant can you enjoy playing hammer-schlagen, a drinking game that involves hammering nails into a wooden stump? Only at the Radler can you engage in such a sport, as well as many others, while enjoying hearty German food and drink.