If you didn’t know that Quad Cities pizza was a thing, you certainly will by the time you leave this West Town pizza joint, brought by the guys behind Fifty/50. Made with malted crust and whi... read more
Menu at this BYOB sushi joint combines Thai and Japanese dishes in an extremely complimentary way. Spicy drunken noodles and classic tempura play off the Robata grill plates like beef short rib a... read more
This late-night rocker haven next door to the Empty Bottle has relaunched itself like a hipster with a new set of oversized glasses. Post-show dinners, hangover brunches and walls laden with local ... read more
More of what Chicago does best: Beer and sausage. But not in a sweaty bierstube kind of way. Rather, this place offers a slightly more refined setting with its long bar lined with 32 vintage taps... read more
Arami, an old Japanese word that means garden, blends both traditional and modern cultures together with everyday cuisine in a contemporary setting. Chef B.K. Park (formerly of Mirai) focuses on Ja... read more
Chicago needs another ice-cream shop like it needs more Blagojevich, but what it does need is a gelateria of such high caliber that choosing between flavors like sesame oil fig chocolate chip or go... read more
This new Ukie Village restaurant might not look like much from the outside, but inside salvaged goods like a vintage cookbook-decoupaged ceiling and booths sewn with leather jackets brings the din... read more
Designed to resemble a 1950s salon, former Sonoteque space offers $10 martini-manicure combos. Powder blue hair-dryer chairs, sink fixtures and signage all come from Paris Salon of Beauty, a New J... read more
Brunch just got fancy. Jerry Suqi and Chef Jeffrey Mauro (North Pond, Trotter's) have made your morning plate look, and taste, like a meal you should get all dressed up for. Early birds should try ... read more
What happens when two experienced bar owners open the kind of bar that they would actually want to go to? It instantly becomes a local favorite, of course. Owners Kevin Heisner and Matt Eisler (Emp... read more
Jerry Suqi, behind the nightspots Sugar and La Pomme Rouge, has put his Palestinian mother Amni in charge of his newest kitchen. At his latest venture, the romantic Chickpea, Amni is whipping up cl... read more
Owners Chris and Susan Ongkiko have taken what's outside and ushered it in. Exposed bricks and pipes, sky-high ceilings and lots of reclaimed oak make this old auto-repair shop into Ukie Village's ... read more
Ukrainian Village's Chicago Avenue is littered with rock n' roll lounges now, and Relax (formely called Pharmacy till the city made them change it) is probably the flashiest of them all with vint... read more
This unremarkable lounge will have to work out its kinks if it's going to survive on Division's highly competitive restaurant row. The minimalist Asian-esque interior is overlit with white light, j... read more
When it's 2AM and you just can't stand to go home, but can stand the thought of the skanky booths at Estelle's even less, head to Continental. The favorite 4AM spot for (sub)urbanites to keep the p... read more
A corner tavern with a slightly upscale vibe, Five Star is usually filled with tatted neighborhoodies and the rocker chicks who love them. And the thing that we love most about it is that even thou... read more
Second installment of the bar for locals who get nervous watching sports on TV alone and need to go to a place where they can do it with at least three other people in the room. The jukebox almost ... read more
No matter how many ingredients are listed for any particular menu item, its total size will be no larger than something you could hold in the palm of your hand. But if you're a veg-friendly foodie ... read more
There's something uncomfortable about Sigara that, like their bellydancers, you just can't place your finger on. Hookahs with flavored tobacco and small Middle Eastern plates should relax you into ... read more
Consistently cute waitresses and bartenders and above-average bar food without the I'm-cool-because-I-live-west-of-Western attitude. Although recently that has attracted all the condo-owners from ... 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...