Archives: Dining

Coffee. Toast. Whiskey. Beer. Those are the four things that the people at Little Toasted do very well. And those are the things you’re about to experience a great deal more of now that the new all-day bar is open in Riverside Plaza. Check it out. We will now address those things in that exact order. First, the coffee. It’s from Groundswell and you can

You know Latinicity, right? That place you go to grab some tacos if you're near Block 37 if it's lunchtime. That's a lot of "ifs." Well, Pueblo is the latest addition to chef Richard Sandoval's food hall and offers a few new reasons to visit whenever the hell you want. Take a look around. Let's start with the bar of this "abuela-style" restaurant. In

You’re on a metaphorical boat. A boat that’s less shiver me timbers and more vintage yacht with navy banquettes, brass light fixtures and blue tiles slapped onto the bar like scales. You’re at Portsmith, the latest restaurant and bar duo (more on that bar part later) from the Fifty/50 Group that’s taking reservations now for an August 10 opening at the

Your next night out should involve three things. Seeing. Being seen. Eating sashimi. And it should all happen at Katana, which is now open in River North, looks like this and definitely requires further explanation... This Los Angeles import is bringing a little bit of the West Hollywood scene to River North. Sorry for saying "scene" right there.

It's called Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar, and when it opens this Friday in Humboldt Park, it will hold the title of Chicago's first caviar bar. Take a look around. Then, think about the impact it will have on any and all future dates you may consider going on. Then... well, we wrote some more words about it so maybe just read those and take it

You may notice a newly formed line creeping towards Randolph. No, Stephanie Izard didn't open another restaurant. It's for pizza. Not just any pizza, but the best damn pizza Rome has to offer. It's Bonci, the namesake pie house of Gabriele Bonci that's now open in the West Loop and looks like this. Once you make it through said line, you'll find yourself

Up until now, North Avenue Beach had a surprising lack of lakeside cabanas, charcuterie and copper pineapples filled with vodka. Let's unpack that "up until now" part, shall we... It pertains directly to Shore Club, your new three-venues-in-one oasis for enjoying all of those things with likeminded local people and your soon-to-be-impressed date. It's now

"It should be a lot easier to find a great bagel in this city," you said. "Let's fix that immediately," Aaron Steingold said, probably.  And lo, he concluded that it was about damn time this city had a quality Jewish delicatessen, so Steingold's of Chicago was born. After a short-lived stint this week, it reopens Tuesday in North Center and looks like