Edna's Restaurant - Chicago
Edna Stewart founded Edna's in 1966, and it became a center for leaders in the civil rights movement. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. ate there.The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. ate there. Today it is still a hangout for local politicians, including Mayor Daley, and foodies who come for the biscuits, fried chicken, peach cobbler and other Southern and soul food favorites.