The Best New Restaurants By John Kessler Photography by Lucy Hewett and Jeff Marini These 11 newcomers are making their mark on Chicago’s dining scene with unexpected flavors and bold concepts. Read more
Novel Pizza Hits the Sweet and Hot Notes By John Kessler Something special happens when pork, sugar, and hot peppers find each other. Read more
Where to Find the Best Corned Beef for St. Pats By Amy Cavanaugh Also, find out where to go for a casual lunch meeting. Read more
Can We Stop With the Sharing? By John Kessler Our critic laments the ways that sharing-only restaurants are ruining the experience. Read more
Italian Village’s Glow-Up By Anthony Todd A fourth generation breathes fresh life into the nearly century-old dining institution. Read more
Big Restaurant Openings Coming Up This Spring By Anthony Todd From steakhouses to Eastern European food, there’s a lot to look forward to this season. Read more
Why Do We Call Thin-Crust Pizza “Tavern Style”? Answered by Edward McClelland "The goal was to get something salty into the customers’ mouths so they’d order more beer.” Read more
The Cheffed-up Return of the Deviled Egg By Amy Cavanaugh Restaurants around town are embracing a certain retro party snack and giving it creative flourishes. Read more
The 10 Hottest Restaurants in Chicago: March 2025 The city’s most buzzed-about restaurants this month, in order of heat Read more
How to Make Lao Peng You’s Scallion Noodles By Cate Huguelet Making the building blocks of this dish is just the project to while away a late-winter afternoon, and the finished product is deceptively simple yet wonderfully complex. Read more
