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Must-visit Food in Chicago
Theory is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

1. Theory

7.0
9 W Hubbard St (at N State St), Chicago, IL
Lounge · Near North Side · 71 tips and reviews

Beth W.Beth Wanless: Their daily specials are super tasty and inexpensive, plus the owner of the bar comes around to thank us for our business every time we are in there (which is a lot).

Nookies Tree Restaurant is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

2. Nookies Tree Restaurant

3334 N Halsted St (at Buckingham Pl), Chicago, IL
Diner · Lakeview · 59 tips and reviews

Beth W.Beth Wanless: Best brunch place with my hunny. We "fell in love" here...great memories, great service, and great food all around! Definitely check it out on a weekend afternoon.

Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

3. Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse

8.4
33 W Kinzie St (at Dearborn St), Chicago, IL
Steakhouse · Near North Side · 106 tips and reviews

Beth W.Beth Wanless: Pretty good old fashioned steakhouse.

Merkle's Bar & Grill is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

4. Merkle's Bar & Grill

6.5
3516 N Clark St (btwn Eddy St & Cornelia Ave), Chicago, IL
Sports Bar · Wrigleyville · 38 tips and reviews
D4 Irish Pub and Cafe is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

5. D4 Irish Pub and Cafe

8.0
345 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL
Gastropub · Streeterville · 103 tips and reviews

Beth W.Beth Wanless: Good bevvies

Rosebud Trattoria is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

6. Rosebud Trattoria

445 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL
Italian Restaurant · Near North Side · 21 tips and reviews

Beth W.Beth Wanless: $5 burgers, what what!

Jimmy John's is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

7. Jimmy John's

55 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL
Sandwich Spot · Near North Side · 3 tips and reviews

Beth W.Beth Wanless: Turkey Tom with Avocado spread...mmm

Twist A Tapas Cafe is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

8. Twist A Tapas Cafe

3412 N Sheffield Ave (at Clark and Newport), Chicago, IL
Tapas Restaurant · Lakeview · 27 tips and reviews

Beth W.Beth Wanless: Just because it's in Wrigley doesn't mean it sucks.

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

9. Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

8.7
958 W Wrightwood Ave (at Sheffield), Chicago, IL
Pizzeria · North Side · 47 tips and reviews
Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

10. Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse

9.0
1028 N Rush St (at E Bellevue Pl), Chicago, IL
Steakhouse · Gold Coast · 282 tips and reviews

Beth W.Beth Wanless: They actually have delicious fish dishes here, give one a try!

Starbucks is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

11. Starbucks

7.9
1000-1002 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago, IL
Coffee Shop · Lakeview · 35 tips and reviews
Sushi Taiyo is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

12. Sushi Taiyo

58 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL
Sushi Restaurant · Near North Side · 46 tips and reviews
Bakin' & Eggs is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

13. Bakin' & Eggs

3120 N Lincoln Ave (btwn W Barry Ave & W Belmont Ave), Chicago, IL
Breakfast Spot · Lakeview · 97 tips and reviews

Beth W.Beth Wanless: Great brunch place with a "make your own" Intelligentsia coffee station!

Starbucks is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

14. Starbucks

7.6
444 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL
Coffee Shop · Streeterville · 51 tips and reviews
Jamba Juice is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

15. Jamba Juice

875 N Michigan Ave (at John Hancock Center), Chicago, IL
Juice Bar · Streeterville · 14 tips and reviews
Sakura Teppanyaki & Sushi is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

16. Sakura Teppanyaki & Sushi

7.1
730 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago, IL
Japanese Restaurant · Lake View East · 34 tips and reviews
Intelligentsia Coffee is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

17. Intelligentsia Coffee

9.2
3123 N Broadway St (at W Barry Ave), Chicago, IL
Coffee Shop · Lake View East · 112 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: Thought you’d want to know: Intelligentsia has been nominated for Best Local Coffee Roaster in Time Out Chicago’s 2011 Eat Out Awards. Vote now! Read more.

Kinzie Chophouse is one of Must-visit Food in Chicago.

18. Kinzie Chophouse

7.9
400 N Wells St (at Kinzie St), Chicago, IL
Steakhouse · River North · 55 tips and reviews