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Chicago has no shortage of coffee shops, but the Philly-based La Colombe is a welcome addition to the West Loop, no less planted directly across the street from a Starbucks. It’s a bare bones... read more
Short of staging a riot like the one that took place in Haymarket Square a couple of centuries ago, this brewery works hard to compete with Chicago's wealth of brewpubs. Featuring 16 house beers,... read more
Contemporary Vietnamese throws its hat in the Randolph dining scene. The mod tables and lounge seats in this two-story eatery are definitely cool, but it's really all just a showcase for the menu... read more
Partnering with Rob Katz and Kevin Boehm (BOKA and Perennial), "Top Chef" Season 4 winner Stephanie Izard has opened the doors to her long-awaited West Loop restaurant. Design firm 555 Internati... read more
As misnomers go, a gourmet vegan menu might be up there with social conservatism. But Karyn Calabrese (Karyn's Raw and Karyn's Cooked) dares you try her vegan interpretations of chorizo sliders, cr... read more
Keeping it casual, a large communal table and menu chalkboard dominate the dining room in Chef Andre Christopher's (Pops for Champagne, Japonais, one sixtyblue) new American bistro. After handpicki... read more
Following some trends—again with the communal tables and charcuterie?—but leading in some others. The Publican and its 90-plus beers have landed. Backed by those behind Blackbird, Avec,... read more
After a decade at Nacional 27, Chef Randy Zweiban strikes out on his own with this contemporary take on all the things he's always been good at: carefully chosen ingredients with Latin American inf... read more
Built by the same guys who put together city-favorites Blackbird and SushiSamba Rio, Piccolo Sogno stands out in structure: Venetian plastered walls, terrazzo floors, Italian marble, backlit alabas... read more
“Old World” signage, bowtied waiters, walls crammed with framed photos of the owner with various pseudo-celebs. La Scarola is the prototype (or at least a first-generation clone) of the classic Chi... read more
There's just something about Avec. And it doesn't matter if you go on a Friday at 9pm or Tuesday at 6:45, this communal winebar/eatery is always busy. And no wonder. Co-owned by restaurant dynamo D... read more
N9NE's stunning space -- 13,500-square-feet featuring a 20-foot waterfall, a silver-leafed dome ceiling with varying colors projected on it and a central granite champagne-and-caviar bar that looks... read more
In this modern, stately room of dark wood and white tablecloths, one look at executive chef Michael McDonald's menu will tell you that this isn't your parent's American restaurant. (Actually, it's ... read more
This is where the old-school machine politicos go to slap backs and wash one hand with the other while presiding over mountainous corned beef and pastrami sandwiches. How do those aldermen do it? Y... read more
A homey, well-lit dining area done in a light salmon and seagreen color scheme greets you in the restaurant where the standard American entrees are as hearty and conservative as the clientele seem ... read more
Past the built-out white fabric façade and stone slab courtyard with electronic music piped out from the dining room, it's all concrete, wood and steel in this sterile, efficient dojo of an Asian-M... read more
Red Light has the most intriguing interior design along the Randolph Restaurant Row, with what might otherwise be played-out Buddha statuary accented by ornate, metal-vined hanging lights, matte me... read more
The neon breakfast sign next to the neon Grolsch sign says pretty much everything you need to know about this place. This old-school divey diner has been around since 1979[EM]and it looks l... read more
Long before there was a Restaurant Row, there was S&S, a crappy but efficient cafeteria-style diner of the Greek bent. It still sells the same pizza puffs and corned beef subs it did over a decade ... 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...