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    Tex-Mex is so yesterday: Think Burrata with agave salsa verde, steak tartare with shishito peppers, and robata-grilled prawns with guajillo-dashi butter. Browse photos of the new River North spot.
    65 W. Kinzie St. Website

    Photo: Kailley Lindman
  • 2 / 10
    There is something very Chicago about a 250-seat steakhouse opening next door to Pizzeria Due.
    615 N. Wabash Ave. Website

    Photo: Courtesy of Steak 48
  • 3 / 10
    This modish rec room could be the most popular mouse since Mickey.
    Ace Hotel Chicago, 311 N. Morgan St. Website

    Photo: Anjali Pinto
  • 4 / 10
    Celeb chef Michael Mina’s brassy bar seems just what the stuffy Gold Coast needs. Read more: Acclaimed Chef Michael Mina Makes His Chicago Debut.
    Waldorf Astoria Chicago, 11 E. Walton St. Website

    Photo: Huge Galdones
  • 5 / 10
    In true Windy City style, this new West Looper’s menu of trendy Thai, Indian, Mexican, Middle Eastern, and Malaysian street foods includes a pork porterhouse and a bone-in rib eye. Check out pics from our Secret Supper event at the West Loop spot.
    565 W. Randolph St. Website

    Photo: Paul Strabbing
  • 6 / 10
    Handmade pastas with homegrown veggies from the chef’s brother’s farm (see “Review: Daisies’ Cuisine (and Service) Is Fully in Bloom”).
    2523 N. Milwaukee Ave. Website

    Photo: Jeff Marini
  • 7 / 10
    Thai Dang gave up the West Loop and high-tech kitchens for Pilsen and 20 Vietnamese clay pots. Find out more about the new Vietnamese street food eatery.
    1800 S. Carpenter St. Website

    Photo: Jeff Marini
  • 8 / 10
    Where you can swing in a hammock and partake of a fresh croissant at the same time.
    3114 N. Broadway Website

    Photo: Courtesy of Maison Marcel
  • 9 / 10
    Humboldt Park hipsters load up on loaded baked potato gnocchi (see “Review: Split-Rail's Shtick Misses the Mark”).
    2500 W. Chicago Ave. Website

    Photo: Julia Weeman
  • 10 / 10
    Exclusive brews from locals like Dovetail and Lo Rez rule the taps at this Wrigleyville newbie. View photos of our night at the Lake View bar.
    1101 W. Waveland Ave. Website

    Photo: Courtesy of Folk Art
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

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By Penny Pollack
August 31, 2017, 11:49 am
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