- 3257 N Broadway St, Lake View
This popular pan-Asian BYOB eatery attracts a colorful, diverse crowd of Lakeview loyals who gather here for cheap dates, dinner before a night of bar hopping o... READ MORE
This popular pan-Asian BYOB eatery attracts a colorful, diverse crowd of Lakeview loyals who gather here for cheap dates, dinner before a night of bar hopping o... READ MORE
This family-owned Bridgeport spot has served classic Chicago fast food favorites since 1990 to a regular crew of local families, lunch-breaking workers and kids... READ MORE
This appealing Thai eatery sits far from the city's Asian restaurant rows (this style of food is all but unheard of in this corner of Logan Square). The menu fe... READ MORE
This tiny Thai spot offers the usual classics including pad Thai, green curry, satay and more. But daily specials, such as hoisin-glazed salmon or crispy squid ... READ MORE
This Ravenswood BYOB offers an authentic taste of Cuban cuisine. Popular dishes include roasted chicken, rotisserie pork and ropa vieja (shredded beef in a creo... READ MORE
You get immediate clues when you enter this colorful Ravenswood bakery that this is no run-of-the-mill spot. In addition to the festive custom-made cakes and di... READ MORE
Couples and neighborhood folk flock to this casual, family-run eatery in Uptown for the ever-popular pad thai and pad see ewe, a Thai noodle dish. The quiet, c... READ MORE
Some noodle and rice shops are dives, but this Edgewater cutie isn't one of them. A sleek, modern space that opened in October 2007, the BYOB pan-Asian eatery w... READ MORE
This Edgewater spot located along the same stretch of Broadway as a couple of the city’s more well-known Ethiopian outposts serves authentic fare in quaint su... READ MORE
The owner of this Rogers Park diner (Susie herself) takes the saying, "If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself," to heart. Waitress, cook a... READ MORE
This West Town BYOB is all about pizza, offering thin crust specialty pies such as the Manhattan (grilled chicken, broccoli, ricotta, romano and fresh mozzarell... READ MORE
This all-day breakfast spot has a decidedly low-key, local vibe and a global menu offering a mixture of Puerto Rican and American staples, including originals l... READ MORE
This cute little eatery located amid a strip of storefronts in the heart of a predominantly Polish neighborhood offers a wide array of filling Polish fare, incl... READ MORE
The menu at this Rogers Park spot is all over the place (cheese fries, omelets, Italian ice) with one common thread: It's all 100 percent kosher. There's no wai... READ MORE
Sweet and savory crepes stuffed with goat cheese, caramelized onion, cilantro, tomato and spinach -- or fruits like bananas and strawberries and chocolate -- ma... READ MORE
The Streeterville outpost of this traditional Italian spot serves the same homemade pastas, pizzas, salads and sandwiches as the Lakeview location. Diners flock... READ MORE
This pie cafe, which got its start as a food truck, now serves its pies whole or by the slice and locally roasted coffee in Logan Square. Pies rotate based on s... READ MORE
Located near the Garfield Park Conservatory, this Inspiration Cafe location--the nonprofit Inspiration Corporation also operates an Uptown eatery--features park... READ MORE
Owner Carol Simmons doesn't mind if you bring your own vino to this soul food spot -- just make sure you pack a corkscrew because she doesn't own one. One wall ... READ MORE
Cynthia Valenzuela, who helps run her father's Mexican eatery in Wicker Park, said most diners bring domestic and imported beers to down with dishes such the Gr... READ MORE