131 N Clinton St (at Chicago French Market), Chicago, IL
Sandwicherie · West Loop · 21 conseils et avis
Time Out Chicago: Try the Montreal-style smoked pastrami from our 100 Best list: The smoked meat of Montreal: thick, hand-cut slices, edges lined with black pepper, the meat gorgeously marbled and fall-apart tender.
Restaurant américain · Noble Square · 53 conseils et avis
Time Out Chicago: Try the calamari from our 100 Best list: Put this calamari stuffed with chicken and pork forcemeat and flavored with Korean chilies and peanuts squarely in that camp.
Time Out Chicago: Try the croque-madame from our 100 Best list: Lush has developed one of the most craveworthy menus of drinking snacks in the city, though this sandwich—ham, cheese, béchamel, egg—is no snack.
Time Out Chicago: Try the duck fat yaki soba noodles from our 100 Best list: A bowl of everything you could ask for: thick, satisfying noodles in mustard sauce, fatty morsels of duck and crunchy slivers of cabbage.
2624 N Lincoln Ave (at W Wrightwood Ave), Chicago, IL
Bar à cocktail · Lincoln Park · 90 conseils et avis
Time Out Chicago: Try the blue-cheese-and-mushroom beignets from our 100 Best list:We went for the cocktails. We came back for these meltingly rich puffs.
Lieu servant des desserts · Logan Square · 22 conseils et avis
Time Out Chicago: Try the Salted-caramel marshmallows from our 100 Best list: Katherine Duncan takes her masterful caramel and folds it into her light marshmallows sweetened with wildflower honey.
Time Out Chicago: Try the almond Danish from our 100 Best list: This marble-replete space is a fine room in which to drink a cappuccino and enjoy a danish.
Restaurant cubain · The Loop · 193 conseils et avis
Time Out Chicago: Try the caldo gallego from our 100 Best list: With white beans, potato, spinach, ham and chorizo, it’s every bit as smoky, porky and satisfying as the restaurant’s Cubano.
Restaurant mexicain · Humboldt Park · 7 conseils et avis
Time Out Chicago: Try the Posole verde from our 100 Best list: The hearty green hominy stew rules our winters, with its hunks of pork, grassy broth and mess of add-ins alongside.
2100 S Archer Ave (at S Wentworth Ave), Chicago, IL
Restaurant chinois · Armour Square · 62 conseils et avis
Time Out Chicago: Try the Baked creamy egg yolk buns from our 100 Best list: These pillowy-soft buns are the standout, pulling open to reveal a warm, sugary, creamy core.
Time Out Chicago: Try the mushroom and kale pie from our 100 Best list: This is one of our favorite openings of the year: It’s understated, authentic and charming, just like this individual savory pie.
Restaurant américain · Hegewisch · 7 conseils et avis
Time Out Chicago: Try the fried chicken dinner from our 100 Best list: Dinner is served only Wednesdays & Fridays, but the limited window is worth hitting for some of the best fried chicken around.
1220 W Webster Ave (btwn Magnolia & Racine), Chicago, IL
Café · North Side · 88 conseils et avis
Time Out Chicago: Superb cakes, cream puffs, rustic sandwiches and insane brownies make this bakery crucial in Chicago’s culinary scene. Evening hours bring opportunity to enjoy Holl’s creations with wine and beer.
Restaurant de nouilles · River North · 193 conseils et avis
Time Out Chicago: Highlights of the menu include hamachi tartare in delicate little taro-root tacos, tan tan men ramen weighted with herb-packed pork meatballs, and joyful desserts like softball-sized cream puffs.
Restaurant cubain · The Loop · 193 conseils et avis
Time Out Chicago: This Cubano is delicious, and the key to its success is the citrus-garlic-marinated, cumin-rubbed lechon asado and the perfect toasting (whoever is operating the plancha needs a raise).
Time Out Chicago: Pies filled with earthy kale and mushrooms. Fried fish alongside crisp fries, Meyer-lemon tartar sauce. These were assured re-creations of homey British food from this small Bridgeport shop.
1477 W Balmoral Ave (btw Clark & Glenwood), Chicago, IL
Pizzeria · Andersonville · 37 conseils et avis
Time Out Chicago: Thanks to the puffy, chewy crust; the house-pulled mozzarella; layers of earthy mushrooms; and an obsessive eye for detail, the answer, if your mouth isn’t already watering, the wait is worth it.