Autumn Choi: Love their pies and selection of fresh sauces/dips. Great selection of spices as well
David Bell: Love the Baklava!
Darrell: The folks who work here are the nicest people on the planet. Really. The food is great, with a selection of fresh foods, grains, spices, and fruits. The people are better.
7. Bird's Nest
8.5
2500 N Southport Ave (at W. Altgeld St.), Chicago, IL
Dive Bar · North Side · 41 tips and reviews
Paul Catalano: Perfect neighborhood dive. One or two good drafts, one good menu item -- wings, and a pool table with nary a wait. If you're going to critique the service or the food, you've missed the point. It's Read more.
Gardiner Allen: Order wings!
Michelle Money: Tuesdays have been poppin lately
Iro Stafilaki: Tried the hash breakfast and it was delicious. Very filling portion too
Time Out Chicago: 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.
TJ Callanta: Plenty of reasons the wife and I are 6 year regulars. Easily the best brunch spot the NorthSide has to offer. Bread Pudding Pancakes, Sweet & Savory FT, & The Hash? The whole menu won't disappoint.
10. Kingston Mines
9.0
2548 N Halsted St (at Wrightwood Ave), Chicago, IL
Jazz and Blues Venue · Lincoln Park · 111 tips and reviews
Brad Hager: LOVE this place, the dual stages with rotating artist is brilliant. GREAT artist / music here, and cold beer. Be sure to stroll to the back for lip licking ribs, fired catfish, delicious soul food 😄
Explore Chicago: Its late hours, regular acoustic blues sets, all-night kitchen, and vibrant neighborhood full of shops, restaurants, and other entertainment recommend this club as a top blues destination. Read more.
Soul Train: This spot is one of the oldest blues clubs in Chicago and was rated "Best Blues Club" 13 years in a row. If you're not having a good time, check your pulse.
11. Pizano's Pizza & Pasta
7.9
864 N State St (btwn W Delaware Pl. & W Chestnut St.), Chicago, IL
Pizzeria · Near North Side · 78 tips and reviews
Alida Salinas: Truly authentic Chicago atmosphere. The deep dish pizza was amazing!
Ted Olsen: Best thin-crust in the midwest (possibly the country.)
The Daily Meal: Rudy's Special is a monstrous concoction, topped with cheese, sausage, mushrooms, onions, and green peppers, takes up to 30 minutes to cook all the way through. Request in advance! Read more.
12. The Windsor
7.3
160 E Huron St, Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · Streeterville · 9 tips and reviews
Christopher King: Have the Manchengo Burger with a side of Brussels Sprouts or shoe string French Fries (Careful, the Sprouts do have mushrooms, bacon and cloves of garlic; but very tasty). It was scrumptious!
Alistair DeJonge: The small plates, especially the sliders
Xinnie: Go for the crispy potatoes and fried clams! Yum
Matthew Colletti: Great Burgers on Monday for a great price. If you go there enough servers remember you. Great service. Great Tots! Yes Tater Tots. Deep Fried Twinkie is a must try.
Time Out Chicago: You may find yourself with a bill for $2 burgers or free wings. Celtic Crown is worth a visit for above average bar food. The corned-beef sandwich is satisfying, as is the baked barbecue-rib plate. Read more.
Keera Price: Food was awesome! Great place ; ) highly recommend
14. Gino's East
7.6
521 S Dearborn St (at Congress Pkwy), Chicago, IL
Pizzeria · Printer's Row · 45 tips and reviews
Merrill O'Ryan: Try the Venison Gourmet Deep Dish! The ingredients sound like a weird combination, but they work. It is SO good!!!!
Allen Shewmaker: Our server, Rita, was amazing. Seriously the friendliest person I've met so far while in Chicago. Very good beer selection, and the pizza was incredible. I also suggest the spinach sticks!
Jon Vaughn: Stopped in to fill camelback with ice water, & smelled so good I'm having dinner
15. Simone's Bar
8.1
960 W 18th St (at Morgan), Chicago, IL
Cocktail Bar · Pilsen · 135 tips and reviews
Andy Sternberg: Great food, drinks and ambience in two distinct rooms and a great sidewalk terrace.
Time Out Chicago: Go there: Every third Thursday, DJs Kiko and Rico spin rockabilly. Read more.
Time Out Chicago: If you’re lucky, you can snag a couch in the back by the fireplace where you can take in the cool vintage bar, sip some seasonal glogg and check out the friendly neighborhood crowd.