- 1439 W. 18th St., Pilsen
Poets, writers, and artists have all made the Jumping Bean a Pilsen standby for the last 10 years. During the day, the bright blue walls make the room an inviti... READ MORE
Poets, writers, and artists have all made the Jumping Bean a Pilsen standby for the last 10 years. During the day, the bright blue walls make the room an inviti... READ MORE
Apparently the lure of cheap Mexican food cuts across cultural boundaries. At this no-frills fast food stand in Lincoln Park, you'll find yuppies and Mexicans s... READ MORE
This Logan Square bakery captures the fragrance and tastes of South America's bakeries. La Luna, which has two locations in the city, serves the Hispanic comm... READ MORE
Chef/owner Paul LoDuca (Vinci, Trattoria Parma) has created this upscale Mexican restaurant located in the Piper's Alley building. The Nuevo Latino eatery is a ... READ MORE
This casual, eclectic Pilsen cafe is known for inventive cuisine. Chef Mario Santiago's menu draws influence from Puerto Rican, Mexican, Cuban, contemporary Ame... READ MORE
Stop by this husband-and-wife-owned Pilsen cafe for organic coffee and a selection of treats. Fresh-baked tres leches cake and chocoflan (flan on the bottom, ch... READ MORE
Though there are Tepatulco logos on the menu, the windows and elsewhere, not to mention two telephone numbers (one answered Las Fuentes and one answered Tepatul... READ MORE
With a name like Venice Pizza, you might imagine glittering water canals, gondolas and a general romantic air. Well, this place has none of the above. There are... READ MORE
You'll find three moles on the menu daily plus a rotating mole of the day at this Logan Square restaurant with high ceilings, a folksy vibe and a mezzanine leve... READ MORE
This Pilsen mainstay specializes in carnitas (which translates to little meats), delicious little bits of seasoned pork served steaming hot in tacos. You can wa... READ MORE
With 20 different tequilas and 12 margarita flavors of margaritas, including raspberry-peach, pineapple and lime, the bar tab can add up fast at this Lincoln Pa... READ MORE
This Logan Square spot, conveniently located steps from the Blue Line, has you covered whether you’re in the mood for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a late-night s... READ MORE
This funky Pilsen BYOB offers homestyle Mexican fare in a comfortable, vibrant setting (the walls are lined with a rotating selection of works by Pilsen artists... READ MORE
This family-owned Mexican BYOB in Logan Square boasts a menu filled with influences from a variety of chile peppers with varying degrees of heat--mild, sweet, s... READ MORE
Nightwood and Skylark have a new neighbor on this happening Pilsen block. Everado Garcia, whose family owns F & R Liquors next door, is behind this sit-down res... READ MORE
This late-night Lincoln Park taqueria from Zocalo's Edgar Castaneda serves regional Mexican street fare from its festive, wood-and-iron-infused dining room and ... READ MORE
At this Mexican Logan Square eatery, chef-about-town Generoso (aka Geno) Bahena (of Real Tenochtitlan) is taking his three decades of restaurant experience to ... READ MORE
Wake up with this Pilsen cafe's savory Mexican breakfast dishes like crispy chilaquiles, steak and eggs, and frittatas with salsa. READ MORE
Best known for the noisy life and rancorous death of Bleeding Heart Bakery, Michelle and Vinny Garcia are starting a fight--or, in translation, Lucha Dulce, "sw... READ MORE
Filling in the late-night shift in Lincoln Park, this tucked-away snack bar dishes up filling tacos in classic al pastor and carne asada varieties as well as fa... READ MORE