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This Low-Key Illinois Supper Club Still Grills Steaks The Old-Fashioned Way For Loyal Regulars

Some of the best meals in Illinois happen in rooms that look like they have not changed in decades, and that is exactly the point. You walk in expecting a simple steak dinner and walk out talking about the piano, the white jackets, and a slice of cake the size of a hatbox.

Chicago, IL · 9d
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Swedish Pancakes With Lingonberries Still Anchor Breakfast At This Andersonville Diner In Chicago, Illinois

A Viking breakfast in Illinois comes with falukorv sausage, eggs, potatoes, and thin Swedish pancakes topped with lingonberries. That combination alone made me sit up straight. The room matches the plate. Swedish folk art fills the walls, and whimsical tablecloths cover small tables in a cozy blue and yellow space.

Chicago, IL · 4d
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Home Run Inn unveils brand new pan pizza

Chicago’s iconic Home Run Inn pizza chain is well-known for its signature tavern-style pizza, but now they’re offering up pan pizzas in the freezers of area grocery stores. According to a press release, the pan pizza will be available at all Chicago-area Jewel stores and Tony’s Fresh Market...

Chicago, IL · 5d
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These twelve Chicago restaurants made OpenTable's 2026 list of top 100 in the US

Twelve Chicago restaurants made a new list of the top 100 spots to dine in the country. The list, created by restaurant reservation platform OpenTable, was "generated from over 11 million reviews from verified OpenTable diners and dining metrics," its introduction states. Only restaurants in "good standing" with OpenTable and...

Chicago, IL · 3d
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Seven Illinois Pizza Taverns Have Been Cutting Squares For Regulars Since The 7s

Ask anyone who grew up around Chicago how pizza should be sliced, and there is a good chance they will say squares, not triangles. Tavern-style pizza, with its cracker-thin crust and party-cut pieces, has been a neighborhood staple across Illinois for generations, and a handful of family-run spots have been serving it to the same loyal crowds for decades.

Chicago, IL · 7h

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Illinois Joint Lands On Global List Of 50 Best Burgers On Earth

One Illinois joint made a list of the 50 best burgers on Earth, rubbing elbows with Tokyo and Dublin.

Illinois · 5d

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This Family-Run, Cash-Only Illinois Bakery Still Draws Fans For Its Famous Cheese Sticks

Some of the best food in Illinois hides behind plain storefronts you could drive past a hundred times. I almost did, until the smell of warm bread and the line at the door made me pull over. Inside, there were trays of pastries, towering cakes, and a buttery, cheesy treat...

Chicago, IL · 5d

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Chicago's Real Signature Sandwich Drips With Au Jus & Local Pride

Italian beef sandwiches are what Chicagoans actually eat all the time, not the deep-dish pizza tourists think defines the city.

Chicago, IL · 9d

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In 1893, a Woman Born Into Slavery Made Pancakes at the World’s Fair and Became the Country’s First Living Brand Ambassador; She Was Buried in an Unmarked Grave

Born into slavery in Kentucky. Made pancakes at the 1893 World’s Fair for 27 million visitors. Became the country’s first ever living brand ambassador. Buried in an unmarked grave. The brand she made famous lasted 130 more years.

Chicago, IL · 4d

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9 Illinois Restaurants So Unusual They Deserve Their Own Reality TV Shows

Somewhere in Illinois, your burger can roll up to your seat behind a toy U.S. Army locomotive. It travels on a tiny track, trailed by model cars and a Lego caboose. I still can’t decide if that’s adorable or genius. The train is only one oddball on this...

Chicago, IL · 2d

CBS Chicago

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NW Side café vandalized with racial slurs month after opening

Mi Gente Café on Harlem and Farragut opened its doors to the public a month ago.

Chicago, IL · 1d

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This Illinois Restaurant Serves Holiday Meals Beneath A Giant Christmas Tree

A Christmas tree stands right in the middle of a department store dining room, rising so high it nearly brushes the ceiling. People book tables months ahead just to eat lunch under it. The room itself dates back to 1907. The walls are covered in walnut paneling, and crystal chandeliers...

Chicago, IL · 2d

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West Town's food and drink scene is booming. We sent a reporter to find out what the fuss is all about

In recent years, buzz has steadily grown that Chicago crowned a new Restaurant Row, toppling the long-dominant Randolph Street in the West Loop. Just northwest of the West Loop’s corporate glass towers and slick restaurants, West Town, the low-slung, still (somewhat) affordable, concrete and brick neighborhood houses a slew of restaurant and bar hot spots, several earning nods from the kingmaking Michelin Guide and James Beard Foundation. Price per square foot — averaging between $50 and $85 in high-visibility areas of the West Loop compared to West Town, where it more typically runs between $30 and $50 — undoubtedly played a role in the latter’s ascent, as hotly anticipated indie outfits opt to set up shop here, from Pizz’Amici, Bar Bambi and Guillotine Bakery to Feld and Gilda.

Chicago, IL · 11h

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Chicago Bakeries Knew Apple Pie Needed More Pieces

Chicago-style apple slices take everything comforting about apple pie and reshape it into soft, bakery-sized bars made for sharing. Tender apples flavored with cinnamon and nutmeg sit between pastry layers, creating fruit-filled squares with more convenient portions than a traditional round pie. Every piece offers soft apple filling, warm spice, and enough pastry to keep the dessert sturdy in one hand. The rectangular format also means more people receive those prized edge pieces where the crust becomes especially golden. It is a nostalgic Midwest bakery treat that feels familiar even to anyone who never stood before a Chicago display case. Simple ingredients and an old-fashioned presentation give these bars the character of something a neighborhood bakery might have been selling for generations.

Chicago, IL · 1d

Eater

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Every Chicago 2026 Eater Award Winner, Mapped

The best restaurants, bars, and bakeries of 2026, according to Eater editors. The 2026 Eater Awards, presented by Capital One, brought some of the most memorable restaurants to the forefront. This year in Chicago, we honor the Best New Restaurant, Chef of the Year, Best New Bakery, Dish of the Year, and Best New Restaurant and Bar Combo. Here are the award recipients that made their mark on Chicago’s culinary scene in 2026.

Chicago, IL · 7h

The Takeout

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The Tangy Dipping Sauce You'll Find At The Best Chicken Shops In Chicago

Chicago may be famous for pizza and hot dogs, but residents also love a sweet, tangy dipping sauce on their chicken. Learn about this Windy City favorite.

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Al’s #1 Italian Beef on Taylor Street Serves Its Classic Beef Sandwich in Chicago’s Little Italy

Some sandwiches need a plate, and some need a game plan. Chicago has a famous one that calls for extra napkins, a wide stance, and zero plans to eat it while walking. It is the Italian beef, and one tiny counter in Little Italy has been serving it long enough that people who came as kids now bring their own kids. The walls are covered with photos of famous faces who stopped by for the same thing.

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Long Before Brunch Was Trendy, Smoque BBQ Was Already Selling Out Of Brisket In Chicago

Chicago gets plenty of credit for deep dish, hot dogs, and Italian beef. Barbecue usually lands lower on the list, and that is exactly the problem one small Northwest Side kitchen set out to fix back in 2006. Its founders were so serious about the mission that they wrote a...

Chicago, IL · 3d

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Mr. Beef in Chicago Keeps the Italian Beef Ritual Going at Its No-Frills Orleans Street Counter

Some of the best meals in Illinois hide behind plain walls and a simple sign you could easily walk past. I almost did, until I noticed the line of hungry people stretching down the sidewalk. One bite of a juicy, pepper-topped sandwich later, I understood why folks wait so patiently....

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Free turkey giveaway begins at five Chicagoland McDonald's locations

CHICAGO - A holiday food giveaway is bringing support to families at five McDonald’s locations across the Chicago area this week. The Black McDonald’s Operators Association of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana is holding its 26th annual Food for the Body & Spirit giveaway from Tuesday through Saturday. The...

Chicago, IL · 10h