It was the Sunday after Thanksgiving 2025, and Prime & Provisions was experiencing its best year yet. The sophisticated Loop steakhouse, which DineAmic Hospitality co-founders Luke Stoioff and…
Read more A Decade-Old Loop Steakhouse Rises From the AshesChicago’s restaurant openings roundup is your resource to find out what’s on its way in. The list is by no means comprehensive. Have information on another closing? Send…
Read more 15 Chicago Restaurant and Bar Openings to Know in JulyAs hundreds of thousands of visitors pour onto the Obama Presidential Center this summer, new businesses are already cropping up near the campus, hoping to catch the wave…
Read more High Tea and Cocktails Highlight Art on the South SideA new restaurant and a bar from the duo behind Lilac Tiger, Coach House, and more is scheduled to arrive in July in Lincoln Park. Muhājir, which aims…
Read more Lincoln Park’s New Restaurant Explores Migration Through Historic Spice RoutesThe Chicago River is a block away, but you’d never know it’s there. To be fair, you can’t see anything of the outside world inside Caché 310, an…
Read more An Intimate, New Cocktail Hideaway Emerges in West LoopHaving a tough time keeping up with all the new dining options? Welcome to the Opening Report, a curated roundup of recent restaurant and bar openings big and…
Read more 5 Recent Chicago Restaurant and Bar Openings to KnowFor the record, Nick Kokonas had no intention of opening a bar. Kokonas (not to be confused with a certain Alinea and Tock founder) had spent the last…
Read more A Veteran Bartender Has Found His Muse in an Old Polish Dive BarCristian Orozco has come a long way from his start in the hospitality industry as a dishwasher at a Vietnamese restaurant. Since arriving in the U.S. from Guatemala…
Read more A Suburban Chef Brings His Blend of Mexican and Guatemalan Cuisine to ChicagoHaving a tough time keeping up with all the new dining options? Welcome to the Opening Report, a curated roundup of recent restaurant openings big and small across…
Read more 4 Recent Chicago Restaurant and Bar Openings to Know in DecemberJenner Tomaska has had a busy year, launching the Alston this past spring while still overseeing the kitchen at Michelin-starred Esmé. But he isn’t slowing down: On Thursday,…
Read more A Michelin-Starred Chef Goes Casual With a French BistroHaving a tough time keeping up with all the new dining options? Welcome to the Opening Report, a curated roundup of recent restaurant openings big and small across…
Read more 4 Recent Chicago Restaurant and Bar Openings to KnowAfter more than two decades of friendship and shared kitchens, chef John Asbaty and restaurateur Alain Uy are finally teaming up for a project that brings their journeys…
Read more Live-Fire Shapes Midwestern Flavors at This New Lincoln Park RestaurantRestaurant news out of the South Loop typically goes one of two ways. It’s either hope that South Loop will someday be a culinary destination in its own…
Read more A Bold New All-Day Brunch Spot Arrives in the South LoopHaving a tough time keeping up with all the new dining options? Welcome to the Opening Report, a curated roundup of recent restaurant openings big and small across…
Read more 7 Chicago Restaurant and Bar Openings to Know in NovemberFollowing years of selling bagels at farmers markets and the From Here On food hall, Zeitlin’s Delicatessen is ready to open the doors to its first standalone restaurant.…
Read more A Jewish Deli Rolls Into Lincoln Park With Reuben Bagel SandwichesHaving a tough time keeping up with all the new dining options? Welcome to the Opening Report, a curated roundup of recent restaurant openings big and small across…
Read more 5 Chicago Restaurant and Bar Openings to Know in OctoberChef Thai Dang, who gained national attention for his upscale Vietnamese cooking at HaiSous, is turning his attention to the broader flavors of Southeast Asia with a new…
Read more A Highly Anticipated Restaurant Unleashes Southeast Asian Flavors in River NorthAfter two years in one of Chicago’s smallest fine dining rooms, Atelier is entering a new era just a few blocks from its original Lincoln Square home. The…
Read more Michelin-Starred Atelier Returns With a Bar Menu in a New SpaceAfter years of selling out at Chicago farmers markets, Dorothy’s Bakery has found a permanent home in Lincoln Park. The shop, which opened in mid-September, marks a new…
Read more A Farmers Market Favorite Brings Crème Brûlée Croissants to Lincoln ParkChicago’s dessert scene is about to get even sweeter. Kith Treats, the cereal-infused ice cream parlor from lifestyle brand Kith, is opening its first Midwest location on Saturday,…
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