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 ...

“In 2022 and half of 2023, we would do like $40,000 to $60,000 [in sales] a month out of one little stall,” says Jamra, whose restaurant, Evette’s, was named one of the New York Times’ 50 Best ...

WICKER PARK — Vajra is pivoting once again, this time adding a coffee shop inside its former dining room as the Indian restaurant shifts to takeout-only service. The new cafe partners with Sparrow ...

A queer-owned cocktail spot from the Dorothy team, coastal dining, a Jazz Age bar, and a new halal option in Bronzeville — the new spots you need to know in May.

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 ...

Jeffy Mai was the Associate Editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and has been covering Chicago’s dining scene for over a decade. The Shutter, a regular roundup of Chicago’s restaurant closures, is your ...

Naomi Waxman is the former reporter for Eater Chicago and an award-winning journalist who covers restaurants, bars, pop-ups. Quick-serve Mediterranean restaurant chain Cava, a budding force in ...

Summertime — Chicago’s busiest hospitality season — has arrived, and the city’s diners flocking to patios, bars, and dining rooms to celebrate the occasion. But even warm and sunny days aren’t always ...

The founders of Anticonquista Cafe have reclaimed the means of production.

The final Chicago location for Aurelio’s Pizza gets a closing date, Alinea’s supper club, and Bar Louie in South Loop is no more ...

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 ...

LAKEVIEW — After a fire forced its closure in early October, Dear Margaret will not be reopening in its current space. The French Canadian restaurant suffered extensive water and smoke damage and had ...