Chicago(land)
Alternatively, you can read through all Evanston posts HERE, and all Chicago posts HERE.
Downtown Chicago, round two:
Michelin restaurants:
Beautiful plating at Rooh
West Loop:
- Rooh
- Fulton Galley
- Little Goat
- Formento’s
- Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream
- Sepia
Fried chicken at Prime&Provision
River North:
- Prime&Provisions
- Somerset
- Rosebud on Rush
- Rock Bottom Brewery
- LA Burdick Handmade Chocolates
- Imperial Lamian
- Lao Sze Chuan
- Cafe Spiaggia
- Eataly
- Alliance Patisserie
- Hampton Social
Chinatown:
- Happy Little Lamb Hot Pot
- Fat Little Lamb Hot Pot
- Tous Les Jours
- Shan Shaan Taste
- Slurp Slurp noodles
- MCCB Chicago
- Saint Anna Bakery & Cafe
South Loop:
- Mercat a la Planxa
- Nepal House
- Grant Park Bistro
Brunch:
And the rest of Chicagoland – older posts:
Breakfast and Brunch:
- Fraiche (Evanston)
- Walker Brothers (Evanston); Highland Park location
- Le Peep (Evanston)
- Noyes Street Cafe (Evanston)
- Dixie Kitchen (Evanston)
- Egg Harbor Cafe (Lake Forest)
Delis:
- Cafecito (Chicago)
- Al’s Deli (Evanston)
- Caputo Cheese Market (Lake Forest)
Lunch:
- El Charro (Horseshoe Casino)
- Lou Malnati’s (Evanston)
- Wisma (Lake Bluff)
Mediterranean:
- Pomegranate (Evanston) (now closed)
- Olive Mediterranean Grill (Evanston)
Korean BBQ:
- San Soo Gab San (Chicago)
- Woori Village (Chicagoland: Skokie)
- Arirang (Niles)
- Blue House Korean BBQ (Mundelein)
Indian:
- Mount Everest (Evanston)
- India House (Chicago)
Asian:
- Zoba Noodle Bar (Evanston)
- 527 (Evanston)
- Cozy Noodles (Evanston)
- Sun Wah (Chicago: Argyle)
- Mandarin House (Evanston)
- Phoenix Inn (Evanston)
- Zhao Lao Er (Westmont)
- My Thai (Chicago)
- Pho U (Buffalo Grove)
- Joy Yee’s (Chicago)
- Xiao Fei Yang/Little Fat Lamb/Mandarin Kitchen (Chicago Chinatown)
- Cocoro (River North)
Sushi
- Wildfish (Chicagoland: Arlington Heights)
- Sushi Kushi Toyo (Lake Forest)
Burgers
- Grange Hall Burger Bar (Chicago West Loop)
- Edzo’s (Evanston)
Contemporary American:
- The Stained Glass (Evanston)
- The Cellar (Evanston)
- RM Champagne Salon (West Loop)
Dinner:
- Flat Top (Evanston)
- Francesco’s Hole in the Wall (Chicagoland: Northbrook)
- Oceanique (Evanston)
- Fogo de Chao (Rosemont)
- Little Goat (Chicago)
- BellyQ (West Loop)
- The Silo (Lake Bluff)
- Francesca’s Intimo (Lake Forest)
- Bohemian House (Chicago River North)
BellyQ
Bars:
- Roscoe’s (Chicago)
- Rumba (Chicago)
- Howl to the Moon (Chicago)
- The Cubby Bear (Chicago: Wrigleyville)
- Haymarket (West Loop)
Snacks:
- Soupbox (Chicago)
- More Cupcakes (Chicago)
- Tiny Dog Cupcakes (Evanston)
- La Colombe (West Loop)
- Saint Anna Bakery (Chicago Chinatown)
- Peeled Juice Bar (Evanston)
Lattes at La Colombe
Clover Eats! 