John Kessler

This restaurant can’t seem to make up its mind what it offers. It serves lunch, then not, then brings it back again (it’s available on Saturdays). A happy hour, then...

This farm-to-table mainstay turns 27 this year, and the space has a well-used, well-loved energy. When the host tells you to watch your step as she escorts you from the...

Boka Restaurant Group is one of the most influential hospitality collectives in the country, including Chicago stalwarts like Swift & Sons, Alla Vita, and Girl & the Goat as well...

The shrewd menu here shows you how a proper Levantine meal comes together. The first course, hummus with your choice of toppings, is essential, as are the pitas, hot from...

Maybe it’s the Bear effect, the charisma of chefs Tim Flores and Genie Kwon (pictured above), or the way the ube Basque cake cannot not look mouthwatering on Instagram. Whatever...

Norman Fenton’s paean to Latin America can blind you with razzmatazz. So much happens during this tasting-menu meal: Clouds of beer foam go poof over michelada oysters, dry-ice smoke fills...

Jonathan Goldsmith wants to give you a piece of focaccia. He’ll hand you one to nosh on while you’re waiting in the vestibule for a seat or at a table...

Though I am fond of the thoughtful Cuban-Filipino tasting menu that Lawrence Letrero and Raquel Quadreny (pictured above) have created for their flagship Bayan Ko, I absolutely crush on the...

While the Archer Heights original remains closed indefinitely following a fire, this railroad car of a sophomore effort is still going strong. Jalisco-style birria, a.k.a. stewed goat, is what you’ve...

Say! I do like jibaritos! And I would eat them on a boat, and I would eat them with a goat. Omar Cadena, who owns this fantastic dining installation — essentially a...