Amy Cavanaugh

Urbanspace, the latest Loop food court, brings together local favorites and global offerings. Take a long lunch and try these can’t-miss new bites.

From an all-day Filipino café to a sushi joint hidden inside a distillery, the city’s 14 top new spots anchor a dining renaissance.

The drama begins with a bright pink exterior and fern-bedecked patio and extends into the striking marble bar that’s curved around the wine-and-conservas-loaded shelves of a 112-year-old pharmacy shipped over...

Red sauce joints have been opening left and right in Chicago, and there are exactly zero questions why. After the two years we’ve had, who doesn’t need to face-plant into...

If you’ve downed tacos al pastor or traveled to Puebla for tacos árabes, you’ve tasted how delicious Middle Eastern influences on Mexican cuisine can be. Mitchell AbouJamra pushes that fusion...

When Jenner Tomaska, the former Next executive chef, ventured out to open his own restaurant with his wife, Katrina Bravo, smart diners knew it was worth booking immediately. The airy...

Italian cuisine has dominated the city’s dining scene over the past year. While Alla Vita and Elina’s home in on classic red sauce, and Segnatore and Adalina deliver clever pastas,...

If there’s one new restaurant that makes you want to cancel all your afternoon meetings and just chill, it’s Lardon. The sun-soaked space, which has 26 seats (a sidewalk patio...

When Kasama, a Filipino all-day café, opened in July 2020, diners lost their minds over Genie Kwon’s sweet-savory ham and cheese Danish topped with melted raclette, Serrano ham, and black-pepper-infused...