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  • 1 / 10
    Because Randolph Street needed another craft beer/small-plate/artisanal pizza feeding frenzy.
    832 W. Randolph St., 312-492-7775 Website

    Related: Browse photos of the West Loop bar on Seen on the Scene.

    Photo: Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune
  • 2 / 10
    Play billiards, bocce, or shuffleboard on your way to dinner—sort of like on a cruise ship.
    CAA Hotel, 12 S. Michigan Ave., 312-792-3515 Website

    Photo: Clayton Hauck
  • 3 / 10
    The fish come by the pound, the River Northers come in droves.
    20 W. Kinzie St., 312-280-8882 Website

    Related: Read more about C Chicago in our review.

    Photo: Jeff Marini
  • 4 / 10
    Where hordes of corporate suits exercise their corporate cards.
    222 N. LaSalle St., 312-726-7777 Website

    Related: Check out the fried chicken at Prime & Provisions on What Penny Eats and read more about the restaurant in our review.

    Photo: Nathan Michael
  • 5 / 10
    One mile west of Arun’s—same owner—but worlds apart in pricing. Take the whole family.
    4461 N. Pulaski Rd., 773-299-7888 Website

    Photo: Lenny Gilmore/RedEye
  • 6 / 10
    With more than 27,000 square feet for their wholesale and retail wares, farmers are having a field day.
    1427 W. Willow St., 312-432-6575 Website

    Photo: Jeff Marini
  • 7 / 10
    Chef Todd Stein relives his childhood with smoked trout dip and saltines.
    160 E. Huron St., 312-943-7777 Website

    Photo: Monica Kass Rogers
  • 8 / 10
    The German beer hall the Radler hatches a fast-casual sib—right around the corner—for German street food.
    2855 W. Fullerton Ave., 773-276-0270 Website

    Photo: Nathan Sears
  • 9 / 10
    Also known as Foie Gras Central.
    1935 N. Lincoln Park West, 872-829-3971 Website

    Photo: Anna Knott
  • 10 / 10
    After a stunning revamp, CS proves 30-year-olds can be sassy again.
    980 N. Michigan Ave., 312-280-2750 Website

    Related: Check out Café Spiaggia’s gran farro soup and other goodies on What Penny Eats.

    Photo: Jeff Kauck
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

Chicago’s most buzzed-about restaurants in September

By Penny Pollack
September 1, 2015, 10:45 am
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