Chicago
10 places to eat.
10 places to drink.
Chicago argues about its own food more than any city we cover, and the ten leans into it: the deep dish with the burnt rim, the Italian beef dipped standing up, and the West Loop rooms that made the city a destination rather than a stopover.
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Photo: Au ChevalA diner with a fine-dining kitchen behind it, and a wait that became a landmark.
OrderThe cheeseburger, single rather than double, with an egg.
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Photo: Girl & The GoatStephanie Izard's open kitchen, fifteen years on and still hard to book.
OrderSmall plates, four between two, including the goat.
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Photo: Sheridan HermanA sandwich counter that was famous locally for forty years before television found it.
OrderThe Italian beef, hot, dipped. Eat it standing.
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Drink
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Photo: SidetrackA vast Lakeview gay bar built out of several storefronts, with showtunes as an institution.
OrderA slushy, on a showtune night.
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Photo: Bar SottoA below-street room in the Loop that fills with people who work upstairs.
OrderHappy hour, early, before the offices empty.
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Photo: Matt ZurekA Scottish pub in Lakeview with a whisky list far longer than the room deserves.
OrderThe fish and chips, and something peaty.
7 of these 10 are hidden
Including number one. Every pick comes with a line on why it is here and what to order. A free account opens all of them, in every city.
Free, and it keeps your saved places across devices. Already have one? .
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