• BEST NEW RESTAURANTS »
  22 great places to eat right now. PLUS: Check out our picks in 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009
• TOP DOCTORS »
  The best MDs in 60 specialties. PLUS: Our story from 2010 and 2008
• BEST BARS »
  From gritty holes in the wall to cutting-edge cocktail lounges, Chicago is a drinker’s dream. PLUS: A map of all 100 bars
• BEST BREAKFASTS »
  Morning in Chicago is better than ever—and we've got 75 ways to prove it
• BEST HAIR SALONS »
  Great stylists and studios for for men, women, and all types of hair
• BEST OF CHICAGO 2011 »
  80 great finds in dining, arts & culture, shopping, and more
• BEST CRAFT BEER »
  A thirst-quenching guide to Chicago's beer scene
• BEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS »
  We picked the 121 best from more than 1,700 public elementary, middle, and junior high schools in the area. PLUS: how to get into the best of the best and a look at education’s financial crisis. Also, compare the data with our 2006 story
• BEST OF CHICAGO 2010 »
  Eighty-three winners in dining, arts & entertainment, shopping, and more
• BEST PIZZA »
  We rank our picks for the top pies in the greatest pizza city in the universe.
• BEST BURGERS »
  These days, you can get a decent burger pretty much anywhere in Chicago. Where do you go to get a great one? Here, our 30 favorites—upscale, downscale, or just plain messy
• BEST OF CHICAGO 2009 »
  Good: the well spoken of, the longtime favorites, the new and surprising. Better: the perfect extra fillip, the graceful technique, the revelatory debut. Best: See below. PLUS: Check out Best of Chicago 2007 and 2008
• BEST STEAK HOUSES »
  Here are the 20 best steak houses in the Chicago area. Call them manly. Call them indulgent. Call them politically out of step. Then call them for reservations.
• BEST NEW RESTAURANTS 2009 »
  22 tantalizing spots to try now. 
• NOTHING BUT NET: 171 GREAT CHICAGO WEB SITES
  Lost in front of the Web address bar? Search engines letting you down? We scoured the Web to find the sites that make the lives of Chicagoans better in the real world, winnowing the chaff from the wheat to give you the best real-estate search, the most active foodie forum, the top local news sources, and much, much more.
• 124 BEST DISHES
  We scoured the city for the top offerings on Chicago's world-class restaurant scene. From appetizer through dessert, from über haute pineapple rum soup to down-home juicy fried chicken, here's your road map to the 124 yummiest dishes around.
• BEST HIGH SCHOOLS
  A by-the-numbers evaluation of 233 public high schools in the six-county metro area, looking at school spending, as well as teacher experience, test scores, and other academic categories
• BEST FOOD
  Our best attempt to catalog the city’s finest food and where to get it—from great butchers to a tiny Mexican cremería in Pilsen. As lists go, this one is not nearly comprehensive enough, but you won’t find a better place to start
• BEST CHEFS
  Meet the city’s foremost kitchen legends, the aces, and the innovators.
• BOUTIQUES WE LOVE
  Our unabashedly subjective guide to the designers, stores, and goods that make the city shine
• BREAKTHROUGH MEDICINE
  24 techniques and treatments that are reshaping the war on disease—and the doctors and scientists spearheading those innovations

VIDEO: CHICAGO MAGAZINE ON WGN’S CHICAGO’S BEST
Chicago's Best, a new TV show from WGN, takes a look at our Top 40 Chicago Restaurants Ever and Best New Restaurants.

Share