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The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago: August 2024
The city’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month, in order of heat
Perilla Steak Is a Korean Take on the Classic Steakhouse
The new Loop spot, from the team behind Perilla Fare, offers all-day dining.
Best of Chicago
Whether you are in town for a certain convention or have lived here forever, we’ve got you covered with top picks for shopping, eating, drinking, and more.
In Praise of… Domino’s?
Southerners love Domino’s take on tavern-style pizza, so we did a side-by-side comparison with a local pie. Plus: The soft serve we’re into now.
A Double Delight
With both a tasting menu and taco omakase, Cariño pushes the local Latin food scene forward.
Monteverde
Monteverde gets all the big things and all the little things right. It’s buzzy but not braying, easy on the eyes but not design-y, always busy but never a madhouse. We love the way the servers are comfily dressed and totally knowledgeable, and we love the ways around the always-filled reservation book, like by going … Read more
Oriole
Chicago is known for restaurants that offer ultrapremium dining experiences, no expenses spared. Everyone has their No. 1 pick — places like Alinea, Smyth, or Ever that promise meals you’ll never forget. For us, it’s Oriole. An evening here brims with warmth, fun, surprises, aesthetic marvels, and moments of toe-curling deliciousness. It’s also a journey, figuratively and … Read more