A Few Cape Cods for Sale

Chicago Magazine 6/16 6:08A Sarah Steimer

It may be associated with coastal communities in Massachusetts, but this style can be found across the greater Chicago area.

Oriole

Chicago Magazine 6/15 1:00A Chicago Magazine

When did Oriole become Chicago’s best fine-dining restaurant? Has it been so ever since chef-owner Noah Sandoval and his then-wife, Cara, opened it 10 years ago, channeling the punk energy of Schwa, where Sandoval cut his teeth, into something...

Chicago’s 50 Best Restaurants

Chicago Magazine 6/15 1:00A Chicago Magazine

With picks that span from tasting menus to food trucks, our critic ranks his favorite places to eat.

Maxwells Trading

Chicago Magazine 6/15 1:00A Chicago Magazine

Maxwells says out loud what just about every fine-dining tasting menu in town whispers: Chicago loves Asian flavors. We love the heat, rawness, bright acidity, and savory umami so fundamental to the cooking of Thailand, Japan, and every country...

Kyoten and Kyoten Next Door

Chicago Magazine 6/15 1:00A Chicago Magazine

The sushi Otto Phan serves at Kyoten is unlike what you’ll find anywhere else. His inochi-no-ichi rice is big and plump, and he acid-etches it with sharp red vinegar. He cuts his fish into short, thick pieces, then deeply scores them to reveal...

Feld

Chicago Magazine 6/15 1:00A Chicago Magazine

Chicago has plenty of tasting menus with luxury ingredients and intricate platings. Feld, which opened in 2024, is different. Chef-owner Jake Potashnick (pictured above) calls his approach “relationship-to-table,” which sounds as earnest as a...

Cellar Door Provisions

Chicago Magazine 6/15 1:00A Chicago Magazine

What Ethan Pikas opened 12 years ago as a bakery and café has morphed into the most reliably innovative modern American bistro in town. He and his chef de cuisine, Alex Cochran, work brilliantly together: They let the season’s ingredients inspire...

Smyth

Chicago Magazine 6/15 1:00A Chicago Magazine

Getting a third Michelin star in 2023 put this elaborate tasting-menu spot in rare company and turned around its fortunes. The kind of people who fly all over the world to experience the finest dining started coming here for Smyth. The...

Virtue

Chicago Magazine 6/15 1:00A Chicago Magazine

“I can’t breathe.” — George Floyd. “I can’t jog.” — Ahmaud Arbery. “I can’t peacefully protest.” — Black people everywhere. Those messages, stenciled on Virtue’s windows, are chef-owner Erick Williams’s reminder of America’s systemic vice. But...

Las Carnitas Uruapan

Chicago Magazine 6/15 1:00A Chicago Magazine

There are now three branches of this purveyor of Michoacán-style carnitas, distinct cuts of pork slow-cooked in lard until each reveals its special texture and flavor. The Heart of Chicago original, opened by Inocencio Carbajal in 1975, is now a...

El Che Steakhouse & Bar

Chicago Magazine 6/15 1:00A Chicago Magazine

In a traditional Chicago-style steakhouse, the grills and ovens are hidden behind swinging doors to the kitchen. Not so at El Che, from chef-owner John Manion. Here, the wood-fired grill invites you into Argentine steakhouse culture, which is all...

A New Novel Brings Chicago’s 2000s Music Scene to Life

Chicago Magazine 6/11 1:00A Sarah Steimer

With The Come Apart , Susannah Felts returns to the city where her writing career began.

Five Things to Do: June 12-14

Chicago Magazine 6/10 5:01A Sarah Steimer

What to do in Chicago this weekend.

Father’s Day Gift Guide

Sequins and Stripes 6/10 3:22A liz

Coffee Maker , Coffee Mug , Terry Polo , Swimsuit , Coffee Frother , Coffee Bean Grinder , Sunscreen , Beach Sun Shade , Travel Coffee Mug , Coffee Beans , Golf Coasters , Flag Hat , Yeti Cooler ,...

The Lost Years in Chicago Bar History

Chicago Magazine 6/8 1:00A Sarah Steimer

Marge's Still is widely considered Chicago's oldest bar — and it may be even older than we thought.