As if mustaches weren't everywhere these days, the owners of this Logan Square coffee shop name their venture after the flavor saver. Lucky for us it's just a silly name they liked; luckier for ... read more
By now you know you're in a Chicago restaurant if the ingredients are organic, the meat is local and the seating is communal. What's surprising at the Pork Shoppe are the homemade popsicles and you... read more
Repurposed furniture and salvaged metal scraps set the backdrop for this casual artisan pizza and craft beer joint in Logan Square. Subway doors, old school desks and the 18 solar panels on the r... read more
Who says you can't make a shrimp hut your new go-to? Certainly not the owners of Joey's, who cut their teeth at Japonais. That's right: This casual, life preserver-festooned storefront in Humbolt... read more
As if Logan Square needed more fire. At least this new spot can hold its own; 900-degree oven turns out authentic Neopolitan pizza pies in 80 seconds flat. Exposed brick, lots of light and handmade... read more
If Revolution Brewing can get half the cred of Josh Deth's other local restaurant, the bike-messenger haven Handlebar, then he's going to make Logan Square very tipsy. Rehabbing a 100-plus-year-old... read more
Already a community-centric neighborhood, Logan Square's Longman & Eagle is a place to rent a room, and a place you pop into for your morning coffee, and then swing by again for dinner. In esse... read more
Spare and contemporary decor at (K)new puts the focus where it should be: on the food. Chef Omar Rodriguez's menu revolves around free-range and organic meats like buffalo, venison and duck, and he... read more
Chef Bill Kim and wife Yvonne Cadiz-Kim's Urban Belly: a Logan Square legend.Now, two miles south, the pair's opened up sister shop. Where Urban Belly's slick and smooth with gorgeous communal tabl... read more
Hungry, can't stand the thought of delivery, and refuse to transfer trains or spend time in a cab for decent grub? Fear not, 'cause Little Bucharest Bistro will be offering—wait for it—... read more
A welcome addition to the latest on-the-rise neighborhood of Avondale, this mellow bar does the basics but does them well. Exposed brick, deep red-toned walls, a bar made from salvaged wood from a ... read more
Smack in the middle of a neighborhood where culinary hopes are commonly raised and crushed with each new rumor, Rootstock appears to have made many think Humboldt Park could be on the rise again. L... read more
It's impossible to be prepared for the sheer tininess of this place, no matter how much you're warned. Started by the dudes of Whistler Records, the bar is either stuffed with flannel-shirted indie... read more
Four large communal tables loom in a small, rectangular dining room, and you'll sit your ass down wherever the staff tells you to. Don't attempt to pick another group of seats; this is not the plac... read more
You might chalk up the poor service to underemployed, surly artist-types just trying to make a buck, but most likely that bad attitude's been handed to you by one of the owners themselves. This lea... read more
Serves late and seats outdoors in a town where, after 10pm, your options are mostly limited to mystery meat and iceberg lettuce wrapped in a flour tortilla. Comfort food like Kobe beef sliders, mus... read more
The artwork on the walls is ever-changing, but the good food remains the same. An American fusion restaurant whose food is just as diverse as the clientele, and its multi-ethnic menu is served all ... read more
Born out of a series of illegally-held underground dinner parties in small Chicago apartments, chef Shin Thompson now greets his guests in an intimate yet airy restaurant in Logan Square. Choose fr... read more
Dressed up with ethnic artwork and exposed brick walls, this west Humboldt Park eatery serves up generous portions of Latin- and Southern American-influenced dishes all day. But if you start your m... read more
Maybe it's the neighborhood, an "emerging" segment of California avenue in the Avondale area bordering Logan Square, but it seems like the one-year-old Orbit Room hasn't quite found its audience. O... read more
If you’ve recently passed by the former Duchamp restaurant, y...
The Sandoval brothers--Alfredo, Felipe and Patricio--of Mercadito r...
A gallery of “slurp shots” (pictures of diners slurping...
Tony Mantuano made a name for himself with the high-end, highly acc...
Moncler's Gold Coast outpost brings a touch of Haute-Savoie chic to...