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  • 1 / 10
    Why another steakhouse? Because the West Loop needs one.
    1000 W. Fulton Market, 312-733-9420 Website

    Photo: Anthony Tahlier
  • 2 / 10
    Why another steakhouse? Because River North needs more.
    9 W. Kinzie St., 312-340-5636 Website

    Photo: Courtesy of STK
  • 3 / 10
    A restaurant that’s all things to all people—from Canada, of course.
    1538 N. Clybourn Ave., 312-929-3952 Website

    Photo: Courtesy of Earls Kitchen + Bar
  • 4 / 10
    So local that Arbor’s gardener might be your server.
    2545 W. Diversey Ave., 312-866-0795 Website

    Related: Find out more about the Logan Square restaurant.

    Photo: Nas Alejeyan
  • 5 / 10
    After you eat, you can purchase the flatware.
    Restoration Hardware, 1300 N. Dearborn St., 312-475-9116 Website

    Photo: Hugo Galdones
  • 6 / 10
    A safe haven for White Sox fans on the North Side.
    3215 N. Sheffield Ave., 773-525-9696 Website

    Related: Read about Home Run Inn on our Chicago’s Best Pizza list.

    Photo: Tyllie Barbosa
  • 7 / 10
    Neapolitan pizza maker asserts oven temperature mastery.
    812 Church St., Evanston, 224-307-2803 Website

    Photo: Courtesy of 800 Degrees
  • 8 / 10
    That rare case of the second location (Streeterville) outpacing the first (River North).
    671 N. St. Clair St., 312-642-0001 Website

    Related: Find out what we thought of Beatrix’s brunch in Chicago’s Best Brunches.

    Photo: Anjali Pinto
  • 9 / 10
    The Pastoral guys sensed a need for grab-and-go in Andersonville.
    5212 N. Clark St., 773-358-7181 Website

    Related: Browse photos of our visit to the cozy wine bar.

    Photo: Courtesy of Appellation
  • 10 / 10
    One more Seattle-based roaster with eyes for Chicago.
    346 N. Clark St., 312-877-5166 Website

    Photo: Kevin Osterhout
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

Chicago’s most buzzed-about restaurants in December

By Penny Pollack
December 1, 2015, 1:02 pm
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