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If you’ve recently passed by the former Duchamp restaurant, you’ll notice the latest addition to the Bucktown area, The Red Door. The globetrotting menu offers a range of cuisines that ... read more
What was Ukie Village’s loss is now Logan Square’s gain. The BYO, cash-only café still serves breakfast and lunch (the same eggs benedict with pork belly and winter squash hollan... read more
In an ideal world, we’d get a new outstanding brunch spot every few months. In reality, they’re few and far between, making places like Lakeview’s 2 Sparrows a particularly notabl... read more
Call it in the new test kitchen, Matt Maroni of Gaztro Wagon fame started off by taking his show on the road. Now he’s parked his wheels at the former Terragusto space on Armitage where he se... read more
You can feel good about the dough you’ll drop on a meal at Wicker Park’s eco-friendly restaurant. Not only are the environs sustainably designed with reclaimed wood and recycled light f... read more
This California-based vegan restaurant chain has staked its territory in Chicago with three neighborhood locations (Wicker Park, Lakeview and the Loop) opening in mid-to-late 2011. Healthy options ... read more
Located where Clark kisses Lincoln, Perennial Virant sits on a revamped corner in Lincoln Park that not only offers a chic outdoor eating area for summer dining, but also gives you a good ... read more
Everyone knows that nothing goes with a good beer buzz like a grilled cheese sandwich. Or at least the people at Cheesie's know this, as evidenced by the nine kinds of grilled cheese sammies they... read more
Lots of cool details about this neighborhood restaurant and watering hole, but none cooler than the fact that you'll be sipping craft cocktails in a former bank vault. This old financial building... 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
Dishes like the bacon waffles with bourbon caramel and portobello benedict with a red wine poached egg cement this as Lakeview's latest brunch hotspot. Meaning cinnamon in Greek, Kanela's Breakfast... read more
This River North tavern pays homage to Ernest Hemingway with some of his favorite dishes and cocktails on the menu. The space is filled with a eclectic seating arrangement made of church pews, co... read more
Notoriously playful chef Graham Elliot Bowles (Graham Elliot, Lollapalooza) gives us an addendum to his original, self-titled restaurant with this sandwich outpost. The space is minimal but the ... read more
In a nod to the financial district in which it's housed, IPO in the W Chicago - City Center presents diners with a menu of shared plates like peekytoe crab salad with Asian flavors and the Latin-in... read more
The owners of HB Bistro offer another escape to Europe in this Andersonville bistro, easily the closest you'll come to visiting Amsterdam, without leaving Chicago. Cozy dining room and snug bar let... read more
Sister to the popular gastropub The Gage, this neighboring restaurant focuses more on French-American cuisine. Named after the building's architect, Louis Henri Sullivan, this 65-seat white-tablecl... 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
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
Sprouting out of the Mayne Stage music venue, Act One Café is headed up by Coobah owner - and former Veruca Salt drummer - Jimmy Madla. The focus is on new American-style meat and seafo... read more
Billing itself as Chicago's first "gastrolounge," this spot in the new Hotel Palomar introduces seasonal dishes to a thoughtful wine and spirit menu, insisting they strike up a committed relationsh... 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...