- 107 E. Delaware Pl., Gold Coast
Located in the Whitehall Hotel, Fornetto Mei (small oven) features a menu that is about 70 percent Italian and the rest Asian. Don't look for Italian-Asian fusi... READ MORE
Located in the Whitehall Hotel, Fornetto Mei (small oven) features a menu that is about 70 percent Italian and the rest Asian. Don't look for Italian-Asian fusi... READ MORE
Fans of kefir, the yogurt-like dairy product that allegedly fights fatigue, enhances the immune system, promotes gastrointestinal health and might even cure a h... READ MORE
Though this conveniently located Old Town diner has suburban roots (there are also locations in Arlington Heights and Mundelein), the spacious dining room spor... READ MORE
This Italian pizzeria and bar from Tony Mantuano of Spiaggia has taken over the former Bistro 110 space in the Gold Coast. The name refers not only to a kind of... READ MORE
Tom and Wendee Manderscheid decided to leave the day-job grind of advertising in 1991 and open their own business. After considering several options, they decid... READ MORE
This boisterous Spanish restaurant is thronged by Lincoln Park types who clamor for the tasty, inexpensive tapas. Prepare to wait up to two hours for a table on... READ MORE
This Gold Coast spot is a temple of haute cuisine. Originally, the chichi restaurant was a partnership between restaurateur Rich Melman and award-winning chefs ... READ MORE
Proffering an enormous variety of fresh baked breads and sweets, homemade soups, salads and sandwiches, this cafeteria-style eatery offers an dignified, upscale... READ MORE
This Lincoln Park spot specializes in contemporary Italian cuisine. Look for a selection of fresh pasta including cappellacci al aragosta, handmade pasta stuffe... READ MORE
Sweet Mandy B's tempts Lincoln Parkers away from their carb-free diets and into old-fashioned American desserts. Homey and cozy, with a wood floor (painted blue... READ MORE
This posh Beverly Hills-based cupcake boutique definitely doesn't skimp on ingredients, using sweet cream butter, bittersweet Callebaut chocolate, Nielsen-Masse... READ MORE
Quick on its way to becoming the Intelligentsia of tea, Argo Tea Cafe features dozens of exotic teas for sipping as well as for sale by the ounce. Imported from... READ MORE
Chicago-based chocolatier Katrina Markoff, founder of Vosges-Haut-Chocolat (it's pronounced vo-hj) has opened another location in Lincoln Park. This store has s... READ MORE
Lincoln Park loves this tiny cupcake specialty shop; the lineup features 30 made-from-scratch choices like key lime, chocolate peanut butter, red velvet and coc... READ MORE
This neighborhood coffee shop in Lakeview offers more than meets the eye. Not only will you find a wide range of Metropolis coffee and espresso drinks, but ther... READ MORE
In a market dominated by paper to-go cups, Espression by Lavazza aims to bring a little Italian sophistication to American coffee drinkers. You can still get yo... READ MORE
This quick-serve kiosk on the main floor of The 900 Shops on Michigan Avenue offers Metropolis coffee, tea and smoothies, as well as cafe items such as pre-made... READ MORE
A stand at the Green City Market in its early days, this popular bakery (still a Green City staple) offers baked goods, salads and sandwiches at this sunny, bi-... READ MORE
This Old Town froyo spot has a perky interior with green and yellow tones throughout. Flavors include vanilla, peanut and mango peach, but are always rotating. ... READ MORE
The third location of this local doughnut shop serves up confections in classic sweet-and-savory and seasonal forms: maple bacon long johns, gingerbread old-fas... READ MORE