Try the fried chicken and waffles from our 100 Best list: The chance to eat Art Smith's incomparable fried chicken from the dinner menu, for breakfast—smothered with Burton’s maple syrup.
Neighborhood joint with incredible desserts. Don't pass up the savory dishes though! -Rick Bayless, Top Chef
The menu varies quite a bit, ranging from hot pots with double-smoked bacon and kimchi to lamb ribs with hoisin-rosemary barbecue sauce and steamed Chinese buns. Time to whip out that bib. Read more.
Focusing on preparing shared plates of American cuisine and “meat and three” Southern dishes surrounded by a trio of sides. Even your grandma doesn’t pickle things as well as this. Read more.
Opened earlier this week, Roots Handmade Pizza tosses its hat (and some dough) into a crowded field, hoping to lure crowds that hanker for its Quad City-style pizzas Read more.
Located inside a former Turkish bathhouse, Trenchermen offers vintage cocktails and a menu of dishes that can probably be described as “substantial.” Read more.
Superb cakes, cream puffs, rustic sandwiches and insane brownies make this bakery crucial in Chicago’s culinary scene. Evening hours bring opportunity to enjoy Holl’s creations with wine and beer.
The brunch here is so good—and so affordable—that we're beginning to consider the shaded back patio more as our personal backyard. Read more.
The breakfast menu will please fans of cream cheese; the gooey stuff makes an appearance in the stuffed French toast, topped with maple-pecan syrup. Try it with the rosemary-roasted ham. Read more.
