Try the bagel sandwich from our 100 Best list: We’ve latched on to one of the few always-present brunch items on this ever-changing menu, this bagel with lush trout cream cheese and a fried egg.
Try the fava-bean crostini from our 100 Best list: You realize why everyone wants to imitate Avec. And just how inimitable Avec is.
My favorite spot for lunch. Naha has some of the most creative and delicious dishes with seasonal food. -Malika Ameen, Top Chef Just Desserts
Since pretty much everything tastes better with melted cheese, chef Cary Taylor isn’t short of options, topping his pasta with everything from smoked bacon and blue cheese to roasted mushrooms. Read more.
An Amsterdam-style dining hall, complete with various mussel-and-fries combos, an extensive gin list, and decorative "red lights," the only things re-created from Amsterdam’s infamous district. Read more.
Located in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, pH boasts that it gives you "More funny for less money". Most shows are $5-10 and are BYOB.
To get to the profiteroles (or bread pudding, or apple tart) at the end of this Easter prix fixe, you go through two other courses (choices include salmon tartare, onion soup, quiche) first. Read more.
There’s little offered here to really love, but there’s plenty to like: accomplished cocktails, and duck fat yaki soba noodles with mustard sauce, topped with duck and tossed with crunchy cabbage. Read more.
A 3-course prix-fixe meal for less than $28. Past dinners have included locally sourced Rasmussen farm meats, Prairie Fruits Farm chèvre-larded salads or sustainably grown Mick Klug desserts. Read more.
Pancho's has a new name and a new menu from the owner of Treat, served until 2am. Read more.
While obvious selections such as clam chowder and lobster rolls are available, visitors can also nosh on fried clams, steamers (steamed clams), and lobster bisque.
This welcoming neighborhood hangout in Logan Square presents renowned local and national bands 5 nights a week. Read more.
While cute, this new space is by no means hip. Should you care? Not really—the sandwiches (serviceable), chili (robust) and shakes (heavenly) taste the same no matter where you have them. -RW Read more.
