The Pilsen restaurant plays with expectations of Mexican food through chorizo smash burgers with Chihuahua cheese and carrot ...

Despite offering tropical cocktails, Cantina Rosa isn’t a kitschy tiki bar. The stylish space is bathed in moody lighting, ...

Find more adventurous dishes among the daily specials, like pig’s trotters stuffed with sweetbreads. An off-menu smash burger ...

Start with the calabaza en tacha tostada, featuring slow-cooked and caramelized pumpkin with piloncillo, an unrefined cane ...

Del Sur Bakery’s creative, Filipino-influenced pastries have quickly cemented the shop’s status as a must-visit destination.

Dezutter and Ravert cite the Revel Room, Queen Mary, Spilt Milk and the California Clipper among their inspirations for Alley Cat. The bar will be open from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily, kicking things off ...

Jeffy Mai is the Associate Editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and has been covering Chicago’s dining scene for over a decade. It’s been a whirlwind 16 months for Jake Potashnick, chef and owner of ...

The restaurant changed ownership in 2025, adding hibachi entrees to the menu while toning down the colorful space. 2520 S.

WICKER PARK — Vajra is pivoting once again, this time adding a coffee shop inside its former dining room as the Indian restaurant shifts to takeout-only service. The new cafe partners with Sparrow ...

Jeffy Mai is the Associate Editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and has been covering Chicago’s dining scene for over a decade. Chicago’s fine dining beacon Alinea has lost a Michelin star — and the ...