The Best Restaurants in Chicago

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he food is serious enough to impress, playful enough to be fun.

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Though some folks might be unnerved by sashimi that stares back, the whole aji (horse mackerel)—sliced off the bone into silvery wisps and artfully reassembled and arranged with flowers—is a spectacular beginnin...

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haven for vegetarian dining

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it may be the best neighborhood restaurant in Chicago

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Fresh touch shapes an instant classic

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The menu at the mother ship is a bit intimidating in its depth and pricing, especially considering that these are small plates, but most were pretty darn good

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Homaro Cantu still hasn’t lost his sense of childlike wonder when it comes to the kitchen.

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And, of course, you eat steak. Mastro’s wet-ages theirs for 28 days, cooks them in a 1,500-degree broiler, and serves them nude on sizzling 400-degree plates with nothing but clarified butter and parsley.

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Expect the wow-factor to be high. We’ll never look at “watermelon” the same way again

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Even if you don’t know the couple personally, it’s natural to feel a bond with their restaurant and its trajectory, which mirrors Chicago’s growth—and growing pains—as a major restaurant scene

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I will say this: If you can't stomach (ha!) the Tripe Florentine here, you are officially excused from having to try it again, ever. You probably won't find a better version anywhere.

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Nobody does Restaurant Week better than Naha

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A warm blueberry-almond financier with a ginger-almond ice cream sandwich still haunts my dreams.

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We found the service at this small, warm restaurant endearing

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The wine list is more than double the size of the menu, with a broad variety of American, Austrian, French, and Australian bottles along with more than a dozen half bottles and by-the-glass options. The servers are ...