Chicago Restaurants
5 new brunch spots
Down with dinner! Brunch-focused restaurants are on the rise
Christmas restaurants
Make reservations for Christmas dinner at these Chicago restaurants
Best of '09
Our favorite spots for eating and drinking this year
BYOB Guide
Pilsen's DeColores and more new BYOBs + your best BYOB bets for NYE
top photo galleries
- 2 for $20
- Photo tour: Decolores
- Photo tour: Bakin' & Eggs
- Photo tour: Nella Pizzeria Napoletana
- Photo tour: DMK Burger Bar
- Photo tour: Brand BBQ Market
- Photo tour: Belly Shack
- Photo tour: The Fifth
- Photo tour: Fame da Lupo
- Photo tour: Folklore
- Photo tour: The Original Alps
- Photo tour: Cosina Grill
- Photo tour: Gemini Bistro
- Photo tour: Mercadito
- Photo tour: Xoco
- Photo tour: Morgan Harbor Grill
- Photo tour: Falafill
- Photo tour: Elate
- Photo tour: Nana
- Photo tour: Joy Yee Noodle Plus
- Photo tour: Ciao Amore
- Photo tour: Brunch at Branch 27
- Photo tour: I Dream of Falafel
- Photo tour: 33 Club
- Photo tour: Jam
- Photo tour: Mod Pizza
- Photo tour: Sarks in the Park
- Photo tour: Chicago's Dog House
- Photo tour: Istanbul Restaurant
- Photo tour: Cibo Matto
- Photo tour: Bucktown Soup Cafe
- Photo tour: 90 Miles Cuban Cafe
- Photo tour: Brunch at Hub 51
- Photo tour: Lan's
- Photo tour: Nightwood
- Photo tour: Browntrout
- Photo tour: Kin Sushi and Thai Cuisine
- Photo tour: Rocco's Cafe & Pizzeria
- Photo tour: Eivissa
- Photo tour: FDM Mexican Cuisine & Lounge
- Photo tour: Bon Bon Vietnamese Sandwiches
- Photo tour: Ristorante Al Teatro
- Photo tour: La Fonda del Gusto
- Photo tour: Birchwood Kitchen
- Photo tour: Iyanze
- Photo tour: Fred's at Barneys
- Photo tour: Fuego Mexican Grill & Margarita Bar
- Photo tour: Pintxos
- Photo tour: Branch 27
- Photo tour: Sunda
- Photo tour: Brunch at The Publican
- Photo tour: Cafe Bella
- Photo tour: Markethouse
- Photo tour: Tapas Valencia
- Photo tour: Bananas Foster
- Photo tour: Chutney Joe's
- Photo tour: Tocco
- Photo tour: Wings Around the World
- Photo tour: Five Guys
- Photo tour: The Meatloaf Bakery
- Photo tour: Shiso
- Photo tour: Chickpea
- Photo tour: The Publican
- Photo tour: The Sit Down
- Photo tour: Province
- Photo tour: Sanook
- Photo tour: Eve
- Photo tour: The Bristol
- Photo tour: Urban Belly
- Photo tour: Piccolo Sogno
- Photo tour: Hub 51
- Photo tour: Rollapalooza
- Photo tour: Blue 13
- Best pumpkin beers
- Photos: Celebrity Chef Ball
- 'Top Chef Masters'
- Bringin' the bacon
- BYOB surprises
The Buzz From Readers Like You
readingchick wrote about Bien Trucha
I've been eating at Bien Trucha on and off for 3 1/2 years. Most recently I was there this afternoon for lunch--I took a friend and...
faketrees wrote about Winston's Cafe
Stop in for a latte and it was delicious! Winston's isn't your typical cafe, which truly makes it unique. It just opened up a week a...
CRITICS' REVIEWS
Review: Sepia
By Phil Vettel | Tribune critic
Sepia - 123 Jefferson - Chicago, IL
This West Loop favorite sails along nicely despite a chef shakeup
First Look: Belly Shack 2
By M. Kathleen Pratt
Belly Shack - 1912 Western - Chicago, IL
Bill Kim’s Latin-Asian follow-up to Urban Belly is truly one-of-a-kind
Review: Mercadito 2
By Phil Vettel | Tribune critic
Front-room miscues undermine Mercadito's small-plate cuisine, earning it a single star
MORE Restaurant NEWS
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- New sushi
- Ride the sushi wave at one of these 5 new spots
- Late-night eats
- 11 new spots where the kitchen’s open till midnight—and beyond
Calendar
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Today's Restaurant Events
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Two Brothers dinner
Otom - 951 W. Fulton Market - West Town
- 'Banana Shpeel' raffle Brasserie Jo - 59 W. Hubbard St. - River North
- $5 Belvedere and Belvedere IX cocktails, half-price select bottles of wine, $4 sushi rolls, $5 appetizers, DJ Jammin Joe P spins Shinto Restaurant and Lounge - 1778 N. Aurora Road - Naperville
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Nella Pizzeria Napoletana | DMK Burger Bar
Walnut Room | Kith and Kin | 33 Club
Tango Sur | Xoco | Sprout | Bakin & Eggs
brunch guide
BYOB guide
Burger time!
Chicago's best burgers
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New bars and restaurants
Most emailed Restaurant items in the last 7 Days
- Nella Pizzeria Napoletana
- Kith and Kin
- New Year's Eve BYOBs
- Tufano's Vernon Park Tap
- Brand BBQ Market
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