As 2025 comes to close, Eater Chicago looks back on the year’s 10 most-read stories. From Michelin Guide announcements to big ...

Jeffy Mai was the Associate Editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and has been covering Chicago’s dining scene for over a decade ...

Cariño stands out as one of Chicago’s most exciting fine dining destinations. Chef Norman Fenton’s cooking reflects a deep respect for Latin American tradition alongside a drive to innovate. Whether ...

After closing its Chicago location in 2022, La Mom Kitchen has returned in Edgewater. The Sichuan and Shanghainese restaurant serves a variety of dishes like boiled ...

Cedars Mediterranean Kitchen is a Palestinian restaurant nestled in a strip mall that is always buzzing. Sudki Abdullah opened the restaurant in 1992, and Amer Abdullah, his son, took over the ...

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 ...

This year features several tasty contenders, but one item to acknowledge was the return of the bar. The tavern business has been in a challenging spot; the first year or two of the pandemic placed ...

Do they have any black eyed peas, beef neck bones, corn bread, and Kool-Aid?” an older Bronzeville gentleman ponders to a younger female in line for Honey 1 on Chicago’s South Side. “No, then why’s ...

WEST LOOP — After three years, Gino & Marty’s has closed. Led by chef-owner Gino Bartucci, the West Loop spot was known for its upscale Italian fare and drew celebrity diners. Management plans to ...

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 ...

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 ...