Fine Dining Gets a Fresh Start
With Esmé, Jenner Tomaska and Katrina Bravo have created an art-forward restaurant that foregrounds community and staff well-being. (The food rocks too.)
Custom Placements: Dining Lead
Build Your Own Meat Treat
At Lardon, Logan Square’s new all-day café, Chris Thompson puts Midwestern twists on traditional European cured meats. The build-your-own charcuterie and cheese board is the star. Here’s what to order.
Bring on the Funk
A weekend-only natural wine shop and bar in Pilsen is the city’s hottest destination for vino.
Hopleaf’s Belgian-Style Mussels in Beer
The Andersonville pub’s signature dish is anything but fussy.
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago Right Now
The city’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month
This Hot Pot Restaurant Is Pure Gold
Qiao Lin Hotpot in East Pilsen has plenty to keep you entertained — including striking presentations.
Trevor Teich’s Claudia Lands a New Space — and a Bar
The latest iteration of the fine dining restaurant will also include an enhanced chef’s counter.
The 10 Best Hot Dog Stands, Ranked
The criteria: unpretentious ambiance, natural-casing wieners (with one exception!), stellar nondog offerings, and a location within city limits
The Fusion Taco That Everyone Is Talking About
A combination of the taco and the gyro, the taco árabe is having a moment.