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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

Guides

The Ultimate Guide to Chicago’s Steakhouses

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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Dish By Dish

How Porto Transports You to Iberia’s Atlantic Coast

As with any Bonhomme Hospitality restaurant, to enter coastal Spanish and French restaurant Porto — adorned with opulent custom fixtures,…

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Guides

The Resy Guide to Outstanding Private Dining Options in Chicago

As the holidays approach, we’re particularly grateful for the chance to share a festive meal with friends, family and colleagues…

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Guides

The Resy Guide to Outdoor Dining in Chicago, August 2022 Edition

When the warm-weather months arrive, Chicagoans long to get — and stay — outside. We don’t need much — just…

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All the gin drinks, at Scofflaw. // Photo courtesy of Scofflaw

Guides

The Resy Guide to the Best Cocktail Spots in Chicago

Could you maybe use a cocktail? Us, too. Fortunately, superb choices abound in Chicago, helmed by world-class bartenders in spaces…

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The Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, with noodles, notably different from Gaijin's Osaka-style version.. // Photo by Regan Baroni

Dish By Dish

The Japanese and Midwestern Roots of Paul Virant’s Gaijin, in Six Dishes

A sultry slip of a restaurant beneath the El tracks in the bustling West Loop, Gaijin is chef and owner…

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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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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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A visit to Italian Village almost always will involve red sauce. // Photo courtesy Italian Village

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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Pizzas at Happy Camper.

New on Resy

Now on Resy: Happy Camper, The Purple Pig, Marchesa, and More Local Favorites

From a host of fun, pizza-focused restaurants to a neighborhood treasure in Bridgeport, these are just a few of the beloved Chicago spots…

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Oysters at Dear Madison Oyster.

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 a proper oyster haven to…

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Guides

The Resy Guide to the Women-Owned Restaurants of Chicago

Today and everday, we’re celebrating the restaurants, and the women behind them, who shape the vibrant dining scene in the…

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The Hit List

Where to Eat in March: Kindling, Dear Madison Oyster, Club Lucky, and More

March is here, which means it’s almost time for us to dine outside again…almost. In the meantime, there’s plenty of…

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Dish By Dish

Bar Goa’s Twists on Indian Coastal Cuisine, In Five Dishes

Opened in 2021 by husband and wife duo Manish and Rina Mallick, Bar Goa is an Indian gastropub that brings…

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Segnatore pasta.

Guides

12 of Chicago’s Most Inspired and Innovative Pasta Dishes

Winter in Chicago calls for pasta — big bowls of the stuff, as warm and comforting as a down coat.…

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The Hit List

The February Hit List: Rooh, The Duck Inn, Kimski, and More

By February, most Chicagoans feel like we’re plodding through winter, with all the cold and gray weather the word implies.…

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Guides

The Resy Guide to Date Night in Chicago

The key to any successful relationship is making time for one another. And while you may feel some pressure because…

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Guides

Obélix, Kasama, and Mi Tocaya Antojeria Lead Chicago’s 2023 James Beard Award Nominees

This year’s James Beard Foundation Awards semifinalists have been unveiled, and more than a few Chicago favorites have received some…

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Dish By Dish

Not Just Another Gin Joint: Behind Scofflaw’s Boundary-Breaking Cocktails

When it comes to renowned Logan Square bar Scofflaw, gin is the headliner, but not the only draw. Since opening…

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