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  • 1 / 10
    The first rule of eating ramen at the communal table: Do not spill on the person next to you.
    1571 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-687-8445, Website

    Photo: Hilary Higgins
  • 2 / 10
    Where cooking over fire is the hottest thing since, uh, fire.
    Loews Hotel, 455 N. Park Dr., 312-840-6605 Website

    Photo: Anthony Souffle/Chicago Tribune
  • 3 / 10
    An alum of the French Laundry and Nashville’s Catbird Seat, Erik Anderson is next up in Intro’s kitchen. Woo-hoo!
    2300 N. Lincoln Park West, 773-868-0002, Website

    Related: See why Intro is one of this year’s Best New Restaurants.

    Photo: Anna Knott
  • 4 / 10
    Steakanista alert: Locally sourced prime beef is now in Portage Park.
    4038 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-283-6080, Website

    Related: Find out why Community Tavern is one of this year’s Best New Restaurants.

    Photo: Hilary Higgins
  • 5 / 10
    Should you favor Jeni's in Wicker Park over Jeni's in Lake View? Yes, if it's closer to your house.
    1505 N. Milwaukee Ave., 872-802-4668 Website

    Photo: Hilary Higging
  • 6 / 10
    No stools, plates, or credit cards: No matter at the new king of no-frills counter service.
    1009 W. Lake St., 312-666-2535

    Photo: Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune
  • 7 / 10
    The name makes you think of tomato paste, which makes you hungry for Italian food. That’s the whole idea.
    1146 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, 847-920-5962 Website

    Photo: Hilary Higgins
  • 8 / 10
    Just when you think Kristine Subido (Pecking Order) has gone underground, she pops up making nifty salads in a cycle shop in West Town.
    688 N. Milwaukee Ave., 312-888-3048 Website

    Photo: Hilary Higgins
  • 9 / 10
    Roscoe Village’s favorite seasonal custard shop has a much better grasp on global warming than does the average politician.
    1658 W. Belmont Ave., 773-244-6415 Website

    Photo: Hilary Higgins
  • 10 / 10
    No one can resist a meatball recipe that’s three generations old.
    1467 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-278-5959 Website

    Photo: Hilary Higgins
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

Chicago’s most buzzed-about restaurants

By Penny Pollack
May 4, 2015, 11:47 am

 

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