The One Who Keeps the Book

How to Get Into Armitage Alehouse, Lincoln Park’s Poshest Pub

Lincoln Park’s Armitage Alehouse has one of the headiest vibes in a town full of heady vibes, nailing the sweet…

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Zachary Engel, the chef and co-owner of Galit in Chicago

Chef to Chef

Galit’s Zachary Engel on How Food Brings Us Together

Welcome to Chef to Chef, wherein Resy empowers chefs to interview other chefs. At Chicago’s Galit, chef Zachary Engel and…

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La Licor Panamericana empanadas

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Chicago’s Newest Restaurant Openings, Now on Resy

Want to know the latest — and greatest — restaurant openings in Chicago? You’re in luck. From the second location…

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Letter of Recommendation

The Duck Inn in Bridgeport Nails the Neighborhood Restaurant

Chicago has a North Side versus South Side rivalry that stretches well beyond sports teams. More often than not, the…

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Interviews

Bar Roma’s Julia Zhu Opened Her First Restaurant at 60. And She’s Just Getting Started

Sometimes while pursuing one dream, other dreams emerge, creating a circuitous road to success that you never saw coming. That…

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One Great List

How Boeufhaus Brings the Steakhouse Wine List Into the Modern Era

One Great List is Resy’s occasional tribute to particularly noteworthy or unique wine programs around the country.    In a city…

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Second generation partners Nate Chung, Edward Kim, and Vicki Kim.

The One Who Keeps the Book

How to Get Into Second Generation — and What to Order Once You’re There

From the team behind Mott St and Ruxbin comes Second Generation, a cozy new Logan Square spot in the former…

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The One Who Keeps the Book

How to Get Into Cindy’s, Chicago’s Most Epic Rooftop

Opened in 2015 on the roof of the Chicago Athletic Club Hotel and boasting epic views of Millennium Park, Lake…

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Lula Cafe interior.

The Classics

How Lula Cafe Has Kept Its Cool in Logan Square for 24 Years

The day Jason Hammel arrived in Chicago as an aspiring writer in 1996, the first place he went was a…

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Resy Features

The First Michelin Star for a Filipino Restaurant? This Couple Made It Happen.

When chefs Genie Kwon and Tim Flores, both fine-dining veterans, began drawing up plans for their debut solo restaurant, the…

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Community Series

A Chef’s Guide to Eating on Chicago’s South Side, From Pilsen to West Roseland

Walking through neighborhoods like Beverly, Englewood, Chatham, and Hyde Park, you can’t help but see the rich history of Chicago’s…

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Gemini Grill space

The Rundown

Everything You Need to Know About Gemini Grill, River North’s New Neighborhood Haunt

Talk about movin’ on up. It’s funny to think how much Ballyhoo Hospitality has grown since it opened its first…

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Resy Features

At Chicago’s Perilla, Intention Runs Deeper Than Dinner

At every pre-shift meeting, Perilla partner and general manager Thomas Oh starts with a variation on the same question: “What…

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Photo courtesy of Verve Wine + Provisions

Guides

The Resy Guide to Chicago’s Wine-Loving Restaurants

Over the last decade, Chicago has cemented itself as a destination for high-quality meals focused on locally sourced ingredients and…

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Community Series

A Chef’s Guide to Eating on Chicago’s South Side, From Pilsen to West Roseland

Walking through neighborhoods like Beverly, Englewood, Chatham, and Hyde Park, you can’t help but see the rich history of Chicago’s…

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Women of Food

How Mi Tocaya Antojería’s Diana Dávila Sees a Different Side to Chicago Food

The world swiftly took notice of chef Diana Dávila when she opened Mi Tocaya Antojería five years ago. More From Resy…

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Dish By Dish

How Galit Defines Its Unique Midwest Take on the Middle East

At Galit, the Michelin-starred Middle Eastern restaurant in Lincoln Park, chef and partner Zach Engel taps his childhood memories of…

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Some of the greatest hits on the menu at mfk.

Interviews

In a Changed World, mfk Seeks to Redefine the Neighborhood Restaurant

Married restaurant veterans Scott and Sari Worsham have, collectively, clocked some 60 years in the restaurant business. In the seven…

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Italian Village spaghetti and meatballs

The Classics

At Chicago’s Italian Village, a Century of Meat Sauce and Solace

After my family moved to Chicago’s western suburbs in 1991 when I was seven, dinner at the subterranean Italian chophouse…

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The fish-sauce wings at Ca Phe Da have quickly entered the canon. // Photo by Jaclyn Rivas

Guides

The Resy Guide to the New Classic Dishes of Chicago

When iTunes began selling 99-cent songs, album purists decried the move as the end of the music experience as we…

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Fire + Wine pizza

New on Resy

Now on Resy: Atelier, Maple & Ash, Fire + Wine, and More Local Favorites

From an ode to the Deep South to a Palmer Square favorite going 12 years strong, these are just a few…

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La Licor Panamericana empanadas

New on Resy

Chicago’s Newest Restaurant Openings, Now on Resy

Want to know the latest — and greatest — restaurant openings in Chicago? You’re in luck. From the second location…

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Guides

Where to Dine with a Group in Chicago

The best holiday season outings are filled with great food, plenty of drink, family, friends, and many reasons to celebrate.…

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Guides

Chicago’s Essential Cozy Locales

Chicagoans don’t fear the cold — otherwise we’d live in L.A. or Austin. Instead, we just wrap ourselves in chunky…

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The Rundown

Everything You Need to Know About Mariscos San Pedro, Now Serving Seafood in Pilsen

When Thalia Hall, the 100-plus year-old social hall-turned music venue, first opened in Pilsen in 2013, it included a street-level…

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Interviews

As Lula Cafe Hits 25 Years, Jason Hammel Celebrates Hospitality and the Power of Community

When Jason Hammel and wife Amalea Tshilds opened Lula Cafe in 1999, they envisioned a space for their community to…

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Resy Spotlight

Bungalow by Middle Brow Is an Ode to the Art of Fermentation

When Pete Ternes swapped his law degree for brewing barrels some 15 years ago, he couldn’t have predicted where his…

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September 2024 Chicago Resy staff picks

Staff Picks

The Chicago Restaurants We Loved in September

If there’s one thing you must know about the people who work at Resy, it’s that we genuinely love restaurants…

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Bar Parisette open kitchen

The Rundown

Everything You Need to Know About Bar Parisette, Logan Square’s Nouveau Bistro

Chicagoans know Matt Sussman as the longtime proprietor of Table, Donkey and Stick, a cozy European Alpine restaurant with housemade…

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Mi Tocaya Antojería jitomate y durazno dish

Stephen Satterfield's Corner Table

Mi Tocaya Antojería Honors History, and the Power of Women Cooking

There’s power in naming. Chef Diana Dávila of Chicago’s acclaimed Mi Tocaya Antojería understands this intuitively, drawing strong links between…

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