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\"APhotograph: Kristen Mendiola<\/p>\n

1 Wolf & Company<\/p>\n

What:A behemoth along the 606 from the team behind Little Bad Wolf and Gretel.
Why:You can stop in for a burger, a drink on the patio, or shopping at the market.
Where:1752 N. Western Ave., Logan Square Website<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"APhotograph: Hiro Bar & Izakaya<\/p>\n

2 Hiro Bar & Izakaya<\/p>\n

What:A Japanese newbie from Celeste Group.
Why:It\u2019s a spot to see and be seen.
Where:1600 W. Chicago Ave., East Ukrainian Village Website<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"FoodPhotograph: Anthony Tahlier<\/p>\n

3 LIA<\/p>\n

What:Life imitates art at this New American joint from a Detroit restaurateur.
Why:Both the tasting and \u00e0 la carte menus cleverly take a page from the artwork on the walls.
Where:11 W. Illinois St., River North Website<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Photo courtesy of Abrah<\/p>\n

4 Abrah Bakery & Daily Bistro<\/p>\n

What:American and Ukrainian food meet at this eatery from the Soloway Coffee team.
Why:The all-day spot is there for you from morning coffee to dinner.
Where:2269 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincoln Park Website<\/a><\/p>\n

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5 Capriccio<\/p>\n

What:The Artango Bar & Steakhouse\u2019s chef launched this Roman pizza spot.
Why:Grab a slice of potato, fennel sausage, and Burrata pizza, or opt for a mortadella sammie.
Where:4771 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincoln Square Website<\/a><\/p>\n

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6 Lao Der<\/p>\n

What:A place to school yourself in Lao food with classics like nam khao, a tasty rice salad.
Why:The cuisine is rare in Chicago, and this spot brings it to the Northwest Side.
Where:3922 N. Elston Ave., Irving Park Website<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"FoodPhotograph: Kateryna Kaushan<\/p>\n

7 La Lunita<\/p>\n

What:Pilsen\u2019s La Luna adds a vibrant sibling.
Why:Perch at a breezy table by the garage door windows with a cocktail and watch the neighborhood go by.
Where:2539 N. Milwaukee Ave., Logan Square Website<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"APhotograph: Marisa Klug Mortaya<\/p>\n

8 Machine Cocktail Bar<\/p>\n

What:A new location for the over-the-top drink spot.
Why:Start with a drink-snack Shrimp Cocktail Cocktail and end with dessert (a carrot cake espresso \u2019tini).
Where:213 W. Institute Pl., Near North Side Website<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"APhotograph: StarChefs<\/p>\n

9 Tilly Bagel Shop<\/p>\n

What:The South Loop favorite adds a second outpost.
Why:More Tilly is never a bad thing.
Where:204 N. Aberdeen St., West Loop Website<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"APhotograph: Sieanna Rowe<\/p>\n

10 WG Pizzas<\/p>\n

What:A brick-and-mortar location for the former pizza delivery joint.
Why:Our go-to: pizza \u00e0 la vodka created by Lettuce Entertain You chef Max Robbins.
Where:2819 N. Southport Ave., Lake View Website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photograph: Kristen Mendiola 1 Wolf & Company What:A behemoth along the 606 from the team behind Little Bad…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":164633,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[94896,94897,960,94905,15767,94894,94893,94904,5386,1818,59700,94899,24367,94898,94895,29411,63659,74080,94900,65347,8463,988,29230,94901,94902,94903,94906,94892],"class_list":{"0":"post-164632","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-abrah-bakery-daily-bistro","9":"tag-capriccio","10":"tag-chicago","11":"tag-chicago-restaurant","12":"tag-chicago-restaurants","13":"tag-east-ukrainian-village","14":"tag-hiro-bar-izakaya","15":"tag-hot-list","16":"tag-il","17":"tag-illinois","18":"tag-irving-park","19":"tag-la-lunita","20":"tag-lake-view","21":"tag-lao-der","22":"tag-lia","23":"tag-lincoln-park","24":"tag-lincoln-square","25":"tag-logan-square","26":"tag-machine-cocktail-bar","27":"tag-near-north-side","28":"tag-restaurant","29":"tag-restaurants","30":"tag-river-north","31":"tag-tilly-bagel-shop","32":"tag-west-loop","33":"tag-wg-pizzas","34":"tag-where-to-eat-in-chicago","35":"tag-wolf-company"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115068552240253519","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}