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You know the Theater on the Lake. It's that grand-looking building that you pass on Lake Shore Drive and wonder if anything ever happens in there. Wonder no more and step inside the newly renovated historic theater that now houses a snazzy restaurant called the Lakefront. It's now open and here's the slideshow. Set beneath green steel arches, you'll find
You knew this day would come. The day you found yourself chasing a breakfast burger with a heaping scoop of bacon-covered cookie dough. In hindsight, it was inevitable, what with LA's Nighthawk Breakfast Bar expanding to Chicago via a counter-service offshoot called Nighthawk: AM. It's open now, so take a look. Back to that counter. It's certainly not the
The art of weeknight dining. It takes some practice. Or at least that's what you'll tell yourself after your third trip to Andersonville's newest all-day cantina, Octavio. It opens tomorrow, but take a look around in the meantime. You're probably thinking, "But I already have a Mexican restaurant." And you'd be right. But does your Mexican restaurant have
From the people who brought you fried chicken on a patio and tiki cocktails in a palm frond-covered paradise... Comes an early morning and late-night taco, coffee and cocktail spot. And the winning streak rolls on. At Lonesome Rose, the latest addition to Land & Sea Dept.'s smartly designed endeavors. It's open now in Logan Square looking precisely
Meet Jimmy Papadopoulos. No relation. This Papadopoulos is about to be the name on everyone's lips for doing things like covering oyster pie with caviar and throwing a gorgonzola-filled cannoli in your salad. Welcome to Bellemore, now open in the West Loop. Take a look around. The latest beauty from Boka Group welcomes with a tasteful nude feeding an owl
You know Ramen-San—Lettuce Entertain You's hip-hop and Asahi-fueled noodle shop in River North. But have you ever wondered what would happen if you removed the noodles from that equation, then added a lot of delicious fatty tuna and the occasional cocktail served out of a La Croix can? If not, you probably should. And you should know that its name is
Nachos and pasta. On their own: forces to be reckoned with. Together: unstoppable. The team behind Gather gets this, and that's exactly how it shall be at their new anything-goes restaurant called the Warbler. It's now open in Lincoln Square, and here's the visual evidence of that fact. Upon arrival, you'll have some choices. Maybe you'll sit at the
If you're going to go to the suburbs for dinner, then there had better be a damn good reason. Yes, visiting your mom is one of them. But so is eating fancy éclairs and drinking beer cocktails in a historic bank-turned-restaurant-slash-café. Enter Evanston's latest delicious duo, Kinship (that's the restaurant side) and Next of Kin (that's the market and
A Greek DJ and a former cook for the king of Saudi Arabia walk into a bar. But instead of a punchline, you're left with Six06 Cafe and Bar, a new West Town spot housing those very people who would like nothing more than to ply your senses with music and deliciousness. It's open now and here's the slideshow. It's a modest affair. Aside from the DJ booth,
Welcome to Spain's other coast. The one in Chicago with the great gin and tonics and tapas. Aka Bar Biscay, the newest West Town restaurant and perhaps the only one with a pronounced thing for jamón and Tempranillo, opening tonight. From the seafood-lovers who brought you mfk, comes this airy lounge filled with natural wood and backlit booths
