The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

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The new Mediterranean diet: fried eggplant with chickpea-miso dip.
74 W. Illinois St., 312-527-5586 Website

Photo: Anjali Pinto
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So it opened six months late. Relax and have a pastel de nata.
2951 W. Diversey Ave., 773-661-9544 Website

Photo: Jeff Marini
3 / 10

This New American spot from Jason Vincent (Nightwood) is tiny. Ironic.
3209 W. Armitage Ave., 773-252-0997 Website

Photo: Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune
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Charlie McKenna (Lillie’s Q) has a friendly reminder for Northerners: There’s more to Southern food than barbecue.
1952 N. Damen Ave., 773-688-4466 Website

Photo: Neil Burger
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The Brooklyn-born pizza joint sports two Stefano Ferrara ovens—straight outta Naples.
2451 N. Milwaukee Ave. Website

Photo: Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune
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This pizzeria has a Ferrara, too. Are there more Neapolitan ovens in Chicago than in Naples?
3335 N. Southport Ave., 773-687-8568 Website

Photo: Neil Burger
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Art Smith changed the name of Table Fifty-Two, but not the fried chicken.
52 W. Elm St., 312-573-4000 Website

Photo: Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune
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PH Bakery moves, gets a full bar, and sells even more British meat pies.
2119 S. Halsted St., 773-523-7437 Website

Photo: Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune
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Nashville-style bird reaches the burbs.
1791 St. Johns Ave., Highland Park, 847-432-6300 Website

Photo: Courtesy of Honey’s Hot Chicken
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An American street fare pop-up. (Can you call it that if it’s going to stay for six months?)
838 W. Randolph St., 312-733-6090 Website

Photo: Victoria Kent/Chicago Tribune

Chicago’s most buzzed-about restaurants in September

By Penny Pollack

September 1, 2016, 11:27 am

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