Maplewood Lounge Brings Beer and "Not Beer" to Logan Square
The brewery’s new watering hole is the latest neighborhood-y taproom to sprout up in Chicago.
The brewery’s new watering hole is the latest neighborhood-y taproom to sprout up in Chicago.
Chicago’s most buzzed-about restaurants in April
Dave Hawley started out underneath a Starbucks and built his beer store from scratch (and also from no debt). As it’s gotten bigger, he’s kept it DIY.
Plus: Dunlay’s in Logan Square is closing after 13 years and a fresh noodle and salad bowl spot comes to the Loop.
Pastry chef Scott Green uses about 15 pounds of chocolate and 15 to 50 hours to create his masterpieces, such as an eerie ‘Game of Thrones’ dragon egg.
Fisk & Co. is slated to open in April, bringing monkfish liver mousse—”the foie gras of the sea”—to its fish charcuterie selection.
The Dana Hotel and Spa’s seafood spot makes this dish shine.
Come for the sea monster motif. Stay for the potent cocktails.
This year’s top spots are attracting neighborhood crowds with audacious cuisine that used to be the domain of posh prix fixe temples.
Studio K’s Karen Herold describes her lavish design for our No. 2 pick, Bellemore.