Besides boasting a rooftop that features tables made from reclaimed barn doors, the spot also has a menu with some pretty good eats. An all-Midwestern beer selection helps wash it all down. Read more.
Diners looking for good beer and rib-sticking, farm-to-table bites served inside rustic confines can get their fill at The Monkey's Paw. Read more.
Button-tufted bar seats and leather booths look comfy enough to nap in, and the cocktail list can also be enjoyed on the outdoor patio during warmer months Read more.
Uncommonly fresh ingredients culled from 45 local farms are prepped to perfection but served with minimal fuss amid a welcoming interior adorned with reclaimed barn pieces. Read more.
The kitchen can customize almost any dish for those with food allergies & a variety of ultra-fresh salads are topped with handcrafted dressings. Stop in for a Panini stuffed with prosciutto & fig. Read more.
Try the Autumn Scene at Next: Childhood from our 100 Best list: This stunning, intriguing, arresting, intricate, beguiling array of shoots and leaves is like a salad we want to live in.
Try the Ice-cream sundae from our 100 Best list: Grant Achatz + whipped cream + Oreos + gummy bears + peanuts + unreal ice cream + maraschino cherries + a carafe of chocolate sauce = believe it.
Try the pineapple upside-down cake from our 100 Best list:Sandra Holl turns a dessert most associated with the Midwest, the ’70s and canned pineapple rings into something lovely and sophisticated
Try the chocolate bouchon from our 100 Best list: Stephanie Izard successfully incorporates foie gras as a decadent marshmallow “fluff” alongside a moist chocolate cake.
Try the frozen cucumber mousse from our 100 Best list: Executive pastry chef Bryce Caron turns a humble cucumber into this creamsicle-like dessert, which is unexpectedly rich & surprisingly refreshing
Try the almond soup from our 100 Best list: When is a soup the most satisfying part of a midsummer meal? When it is as cool, smooth & balanced (sweet, acidic grapes; rich, savory almonds) as this one.
Try the Chestnut doughnut from our 100 Best list: It doesn’t get any better, any fresher, any more flavorful, any airier than this.
Try the alfajores from our 100 Best list: When it comes to alfajores, no one makes them better than Lucila Giagrande, which is why we follow her to anywhere there’s word of her specialty being sold.
When we dream of dinners under a starry sky, they are inevitably at Blackberry Farm: sitting under a tree, lit by dancing candles that hang from the branches above. More: http://tandl.me/XUy56Q
Remedy makes up for its lack of snake oil and prescription cocaine vials w/ a swank open-air bar that rocks a carefully curated wine list, local taps, and aromatic cocktails. Read more.
The Quarter Bar's augmenting its booze pops with a new lineup of Summer drinks that're inspired by New Orleans, so they'll probably be a big hit and go down easy Read more.
This ciauscolo is a lean mix of pork belly, shoulder, and shank that's spreadable, making it a potential replacement for... basically every condiment you own. Read more.
If a Chipotle franchise knocked boots with a Southern BBQ joint, things would probably get really messy, but the resulting offspring might well look something like Blackwood BBQ. Read more.
The patio is an extension of both the restaurant (50 seats) and the lounge (15 seats). In recognition of that fact, the restaurant's serving boozy snow cones in flavors like gin with ginger and lime. Read more.
If your in the mood for Chicken & Waffles check out Buttermilk Channel in Brooklyn. Even Jay Z recommends it, and he knows Brooklyn! Read more.
SliderBar just rolled out a brunch filled with delicious little baby breakfast sandwiches and another special surprise you'll have to see to believe. Read more.
Yoshi over at East Side King has got you covered with their first-ever selection of cold ramen dishes. Oh, and also: BACON BALLS. Read more.
Order hamburgers and fries from a drive-through with a 1955 Chevrolet on the roof; its headlights and taillights work at night. More places to eat like a local: tandl.me/12ufz7c
"There’s a dessert you’ll wish Häagen-Dazs would put in a tub: a blueberry-and-wintergreen sorbet, swirled with corn ice cream, rife with chunks of blueberry cookie dough." Read more.
Because the steampunk SOMA bars you've been visiting didn't have nearly enough of a "Southern French mansion" feel to them, it's time to hit up Bergerac. Read more.
If it's caffeine calling your name rather than alcohol, try getting some Cuban coffee poured over a hefty scoop of toasted almond ice cream. Read more.
The Mac Attack Burger uses fried mac & cheese as burger buns, is very healthy. Read more.
Smashburger is also a Colorado-born burger joint that's been smashing its way into California, and now, finally, San Francisco (!) with one of the most In-N-Out rival-ing burgers on the market. Read more.
Seattle's first-ever coffee cocktails made with nitrous… and you didn’t even have to go the dentist, just Ballard. Read more.
Yes, you can personalize your pie all you want, but when their signature "Meat Eater" turns out like this, there’s really no need to mess around with a classic. Read more.
Carrie Nahabedian's second restaurant is finally here. The concept has all the grace and taste of her first, Naha, but with a slightly more approachable vibe and a Parisian-centric theme.
The "contemporary Japanese" cuisine is delicately plated inside the former Merlo space that's made over with Japanese pop art.
Although the chicken is the star, the side dishes are also making waves.
Since opening in mid-August, Gaston Acurio's first foray into the Midwest has drawn rave reviews and buzz from diners and media. It's no wonder he's one of the most renowned chefs in the world.
The menu includes things like crunchy coconut rice with sausage, bamboo grilled quail, duck laap, spare ribs, grilled chicken, and pork belly with quail egg. A really fun restaurant for date night.
Try the Mac and Chicharrón, a double dose of pork with a silky mix of American and cheddar cheeses, spiked with spicy sambal. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
Mushroom Tofu Ramen: silky tofu, diced Japanese eggplant, shiitake & trumpet royal mushrooms, bamboo shoots, minced scallion, and sliced bok choy round out the toppings of this hearty, rustic ramen.
This place is all about the shakes—specifically, the off-menu shake-of-the-month, which rotates among addictive flavors like double espresso and hot fudge (and less exciting ones like caramel-pumpkin) Read more.
