Get the Smoked Pork & Toffee Crunch milkshake. You won't regret it! It's very drinkable, no need to save for dessert (even though it's on the dessert menu.)
Rick Bayless' counter spot specializes in tortas (think Mexican sandwiches), churros, and after 3:00 p.m., incomparable caldos—soups filled with short ribs, pork carnitas, or wood-roasted chicken. Read more.
$5.99 lunch special 11a-3p. Rice, soup, lumpia shanghai, dessert and your choice of entree. So good!
You've never had fried perch like this: light and crispy, served with fried lemon slices, fried green beans and aioli flecked with kalamata olives and capers Read more.
This 24.5-acre park features the work of world-renowned architects, planners, artists and designers. Read more.
Composed of thousands of inlaid chips in over 250 colors, Marc Chagall’s mosaic artwork The Four Seasons portrays six scenes of Chicago. Read more.
The Chicago Cultural Center was the backdrop for several scenes from The Untouchables, including Frank Nitti’s (Billy Drago) dramatic demise at the hand of federal agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Kostner).
Skip the booze, and focus on eating. I have to agree on the apps, the pot stickers and green beans are awesome. The shrimp in lemon sauce was delicious.
Small bites like crab fritters and duck liver offer a great snack, while lion's-paw scallops, game-bird sausage and double-cut lamb chops hit it out of the park. Read more.
The sushi is hit-or-miss. Try the fried chicken skin yakitori, soft Japanese sweet potato coated in crunchy panko and a genius fried spring roll that pairs luscious Berkshire belly with tart kimchi. Read more.
The fried chicken and waffle and cheese grits on the brunch menu is what dreams are made of. Just get it, damn that chicken is good.
Ginger sweet tea. Fish n grits. Eggs New Orleans. Complimentary beignets. This place is a gem among gems on Clark.
I swear that this coffee has crack in it. So strong and good! Also great baked goods. Just has a strawberry lime scone. Good stuff.
Best bets: thin ham with manchego and tomato bread or the char-grilled octopus–french fry duo. Pintxos lounge upstairs on weekends. Read more.
Visit this new haven for "cheese, swine & wine," delivering said goods in a wine bar-meets-butcher shop space with marble countertops and wine barrels jutting out from the wall. Read more.
Red miso broth ramen was good. So was the macaroons (albeit still a bit frozen in the middle). Very seen and be seen spot. A bit overpriced for quality, rather go to Urbanbelly or Chizakaya.
Wishbone’s mascot Dolly is the owner’s actual childhood dog. Stop by for fast-service brunch, but also don’t forget to try their signature shrimp & grits, blackened catfish, or smoked beef brisket.
The pastry case is full of all manner of European-style cakes, tarts and breakfast pastries. An almond Danish and cappuccino is a distinguished beginning to any day; a pan bagnat is an elegant middle. Read more.
Hit this Belgian-style fry shack for hand-cut fries w/ 20 different dipping sauces. Or nab Completely Nuts' cinnamon-roasted cashews -- just wary of ravenous strangers trying to grab your nut sack. Read more.
