The Delta Will Tackle Mississippi-Style Cooking in Wicker Park By Penny Pollack and John Hardberger Plan for a June opening. Read more
Potter's Chicago Burger Bar, Alarmist Brewing Taproom Now Open By Carrie Schedler Plus, other dining news you can use this week. Read more
How the Shieldses Said No to Charlie Trotter, Went to Rural Virginia, and Opened One of Chicago's Best New Restaurants By Whet Moser John and Karen Urie Shields took a long southern detour on their way to opening Smyth + the Loyalist. Read more
Cafe Lacuna Will Meet Your Bagel and Cocktail Needs By Penny Pollack and Carly Boers The space opens in Pilsen next week. Read more
Hanbun Is the No. 7 Best New Restaurant in Chicago Flawless renditions of traditional Korean food by day and private white-tablecloth BYO dinners by night Read more
Bad Hunter Is the No. 10 Best New Restaurant in Chicago Dan Snowden’s challenging, veggie-forward cuisine, renders the old lentil-and-tofu approach irrelevant forever more. Read more
The Barn Is the No. 9 Best New Restaurant in Chicago This “modern meaterie” has a menu packed with crowd pleasers, plus a warm and goofy personality. Read more
Leña Brava Is the No. 8 Best New Restaurant in Chicago Rick Bayless has caught lightning in a bottle again. Read more
Kitsune Is the No. 6 Best New Restaurant in Chicago Iliana Regan's lovable Japanese-influenced BYO plumbs uncharted depths of flavor. Read more
Oriole Is the Best New Restaurant in Chicago A four-star jewel casts a luxurious spell with an ungimmicky 18-course prix fixe menu. Read more