Chicago Restaurant Openings

N.Y.’s Famed Roberta’s Pizza Arrives in Chicago as Part of Urbanspace Food Hall

By Ashok Selvam September 21

A Deep-Dish Pizza Sports Pub off Motor Row and Two More Openings

By Aimee Levitt, Naomi Waxman, and 1 more September 17

A Rogers Park Arcade Bar Features Pierogis and Power Ups

By Aimee Levitt September 16

Inside Boka’s New West Loop Italian-American Restaurant, Now Open

By Naomi Waxman September 13

Chicago’s Lost Lake Reopens Sans Its Famed Tiki Drinks — and, It Hopes, the Genre’s Colonialist Baggage

By Ashok Selvam and Aimee Levitt September 10

A Catering Company Serves Spam Banh Mi Bao and Cevapaci From Their Front Yard

By Aimee Levitt September 9

A Big City Chef Brings a French Bistro to North Suburban Winnetka

By Aimee Levitt September 8

Tamale Guy Moves Operations to Wicker Park

By Ashok Selvam August 18

Pizza Potstickers Land in Logan Square at Bar With an Alien Vibe

By Naomi Waxman August 13

Fat Rice Reopens Under New Name a Year After Controversial Closure

By Ashok Selvam August 6

Lincoln Park Zoo’s Revamped Retractable Rooftop Restaurant Revives Rainforest Cafe Memories

By Aimee Levitt August 6

At a New Lincoln Park Cafe, Coffee-Drinkers Sit, Stay, and Support Dog Adoptions

By Aimee Levitt August 5

Daring Wicker Park Vegan Restaurant Debuts With Coconut Flan and a Convincing Cheese Plate

By Ashok Selvam July 30

Party Animals Can Feast on Tall Stacks of Burgers at a Twinkly New River North Bar

By Naomi Waxman July 27

Tamale Guy Visits 20 Bars and Makes 1,500 Tamales on First Day Back

By Ashok Selvam July 23

Tamale Guy Gears Up For Thursday Debut on Randolph Street

By Ashok Selvam July 20

Logan Square’s New Corner Cafe Aims to be Chicago’s Best Cured Meat Emporium

By Naomi Waxman July 16

New Wrigleyville Mexican Restaurant Uses Tulum Beach Vibes to Soothe Cubs Fans

By Naomi Waxman July 16

Ambition and a Tea-Smoked Cornish Hen Fuel New North Center Restaurant

By Ashok Selvam July 15

Jaleo, José Andrés’s Flagship Tapas Restaurant, Opens in Chicago

By Ashok Selvam July 15

After a Decade Working on the North Side, a Bronzeville Couple Opens a Cafe Near Home

By Naomi Waxman July 14

Oriole, Chicago’s Michelin-Starred Oasis, Shows Off a New Look

By Ashok Selvam July 6

A Prominent Wicker Park Restaurant Space Now Belongs to a Slashie Chain

By Naomi Waxman June 30

After Nearly a Century, the Carbide & Carbon Building Opens a Rooftop Bar

By Ashok Selvam June 25

José Andrés Adds Speakeasy-Style Basement Bar to First Chicago Restaurant

By Ashok Selvam June 23

Star Sommelier and Friends Revamp West Loop Slashie

By Ashok Selvam June 22

Soul Vegetarian, the 40-Year-Old South Side Vegan Icon, Leaps Into the Future

By Naomi Waxman and Ashok Selvam June 21

Inside Logan Square’s Taproom With Wisconsin Northwoods Vibes

By Ashok Selvam June 17

A Mighty Chicago Craft Beer Shop Debuts a Restaurant

By Ashok Selvam June 15

Lure Fishbar Finally Arrives in Chicago After Pandemic Delay

By Ashok Selvam June 14

A New Fulton Market Mexican Restaurant Boasts Cauliflower Chorizo Tlayudas

By Naomi Waxman June 10

With South Loop Barbecue Restaurant Delayed, Celeb Chef Slings Fried Chicken

By Ashok Selvam June 8