The Three Decibel Rule is the bar’s take on a clarified martini, with lychee, yellow bell pepper, Cocchi Americano, and crème ...

Head to The Hi-Lo for a nightcap after your meal. It’s a cute, versatile cocktail bar located just a block away. There’s a ...

Chicago restaurants and chefs had a more muted showing as the James Beard Awards Foundation announced its 2026 crop of ...

To experience real Korean barbecue, skip the gas burners and head to Woo Chon. It’s one of the few remaining restaurants in ...

A popular vegan restaurant, a formidable brewery, and more ...

No one could have predicted the surprise the Chicago White Sox provided baseball fans in 2024. Children will tell their future children about how they endured 121 losses while sipping on milkshakes to ...

It would take several lifetimes to eat through all of Chicago’s restaurants so it’s easy to have tunnel vision. Take a trip beyond city limits, though, and discover a new world of culinary delights.

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

On a balmy Saturday afternoon in March, a crowd gathers in the parking lot as Dirk Fucik, owner of Dirk’s Fish & Gourmet Shop, presides over his customary seafood sampling event. Amidst the alluring ...

Nylah Iqbal Muhammad is a James Beard Award-nominated food and travel journalist with work focusing on hunting, food sovereignty, and Black and North American Indigenous foodways. Between anxiety ...

Jeffy Mai was the Associate Editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and has been covering Chicago’s dining scene for over a decade. The Eater Awards shine a spotlight on the restaurants and chefs who are ...