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Taking over an old antique shop, this neighborhood Italian joint serves as a European style coffeehouse in the morning and churns out Northern Italian fare at night. The rustic interior is ideal fo... read more
Intent on giving the Windy City a detox, owners (and yoga instructors) Colleen and Elizabeth Murzyn, offer up fresh juice and organic coffee at this bright, corner storefront. Using locally sourc... read more
Chef Charlie McKenna spent seven years testing and perfecting the 'cue coming out of his two custom peach-wood smokers (both made in GA where BBQ is serious business) in Bucktown. Billed as Sout... read more
Brings all-you-can-eat sushi to Bucktown. Exposed brick walls and dark flooring make for comfortable setting to stuff yourself full of rolls like the volcano (spicy salmon, tuna and yellowtail top... read more
Legend has it Folklore was opened to sop up the over spill of Southport's Tango Sur, the famous Argenitine BYOB steak house that has a Friday night wait list longer than Willis Tower's shadow. But ... read more
When you enter the front door of David Schneider's new sleek, Greek restaurant, you might think you've gotten some wrong information. But don't let the cafe fool you; let it serve you coffee, bakla... read more
Like its namesame reptile, this bar has to be crafty when luring in its prey...er, customers: free pizza. Order any drink over $5 and your server will bring you a complimentary margarita pizza made... read more
At this intimate neighborhood place the charcuterie menu's up on the rotating chalkboard, but if you have a +4 party the food's going to end up on the communal table where you'll all nosh on the mo... read more
Grab a seat on the old church pew along the exposed-brick wall in the dining room and order up one of the best sandwiches you'll find west of the lake. Using seasonal, local and organic ingredients... read more
Husband and wife team Rob and Allison Leavitt (formerly of Landmark) bring a combination of great food, sustainability and style to Wicker Park. Using local farms and markets, they list dishes like... read more
Owned by Eat Well Drink Better, the company behind tighty-whitie clubhouses Central, Union Park and English, Angels and Mariachis is decorated in a mélange of stereotypes encompassing the ob... read more
Couture comfort food such as meatloaf with apple-onion marmalade paired with classics like grilled cheese with bacon and pork-n-beans. Leave your veggie friends at home because they'll be bitching ... read more
The lackluster Microsoft-Word-looking logotype announcing the corny name on the dingy awning above the stained fabric port-hole door belies the culinary genius of Michael Carlson, one of Chicago’s ... read more
Responding to rising rent pressures, the owners of Pot Pan inadvertently pulled off a genius Wicker Park coup by moving themselves from the overheated intersection at the Crotch (now increasingly p... read more
There used to be a bar called Bluebird where the bartenders played Jesus Lizard album sides and it was too dark to tell if the tables had veneers or if that tacky sheen was just dried Bud. This is ... read more
Smoke Daddy's tiny room with an even tinier stage showcasing loud entertainment should make customers feel like they've stumbled upon a hidden gem. Alas, this food ain't no crazy diamond shinin... read more
Think playful, mini Dean and Delucca. This store and its customers serve as a crystal ball into the future of this neighborhood: a twisted universe where you can call a store a Grocer yet not s... read more
Servers who aren't bullshitting lead you through lists of wine flights, salads and a succulent array of bruschetta. Woe betide you if you arrive late and they've run out of bread. The best secret d... read more
This bike-messenger-themed restaurant has bar stools made from bicycle tires and walls lined with Critical Mass flyers. But the crowd isn't just stinky dudes with dreadlocks and heavy-duty chains. ... read more
Extensive sandwich menu reads great, but 6-inch slices of bread make anyone on Atkins run for their lives. The bright space, the menu, their open storefront windows and the diners who all seem to b... 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...