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  • 1 / 10
    Not sure what’s louder: the conversations in the dining room or the thrumming of the ’90s hip-hop soundtrack.
    63 W. Grand Ave. Website

    Photo: Zoe Rain
  • 2 / 10
    Cushy booths, plentiful wine—hey, girls’ night out just got planned for you.
    535 N. Wells St. Website

    Photo: Dima Sobko
  • 3 / 10
    The people who brought you the lovable neighborhood restaurant Gather bring you yet another lovable neighborhood restaurant right next door.
    4535 N. Lincoln Ave. Website

    Photo: Kailley Lindman
  • 4 / 10
    Like a treehouse for grownups, the kind of hideout where you can eat fluke crudo while sitting on a swing. Browse photos from our visit.
    1721 N. Elston Ave. Website

    Photo: Neil Burger
  • 5 / 10
    Philly-style hoagies, straight outta D.C. Go figure.
    1 N. Dearborn St. Website

    Photo: Kailley Lindman
  • 6 / 10
    A deli where chopped liver and lox share menu space with avocado toast and kombucha.
    755 S. Clark St. Website

    Photo: Nicole Piekarz
  • 7 / 10
    The city’s top shop for natural wines finally lets you do some serious bottle exploration in-house.
    1861 N. Milwaukee Ave. Website

    Photo: Courtesy of Red & White Wine Bar
  • 8 / 10
    This Pilsen charmer is even better now that it’s got a liquor license.
    1239 W. 18th St. Website

    Photo: Courtesy of S.K.Y.
  • 9 / 10
    Three pizza spots have occupied this address in almost as many years. Perhaps this thin-crust option will stick.
    355 E. Ohio St. Website

    Photo: Courtesy of Streeterville Pizzeria & Tap
  • 10 / 10
    The logical next step for the cured-meat fanatics behind Nduja Artisans Salumeria is to start selling sandwiches.
    1372 W. Grand Ave. Website

    Photo: Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune
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February 28, 2018, 12:00 pm
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