"Deluxe" foccacia
$$$, Outdoor Seating, Wine Bar, Full Bar, New American, West Loop Gate
"Taleggio cheese and truffle oil are all you need to know. Foccacia from avec is the real deal."
ChefBradford Phillips
Chicago
My Venues
Accolades
- "Affordable luxury"Bon Appétit
- 100 Best Things (Apple Tarte Tatin)Time Out Chicago
Where I Go Out
Hot pastrami sandwich
$$, Sandwiches, Deli / Bodega, Restaurant, Near West Side
"Most people go here for the corned beef, but when it comes to pastrami with hot mustard, I can’t get enough. Manny’s is a Chicago staple."
Tenderloin steak tartare
$$$, Outdoor Seating, French, Full Bar, Cocktail, West Loop
"This is the best tartare I have had outside of Paris. Add a little Sriracha and it’s heaven."
Baked chilaquiles
$$, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Full Bar, Breakfast, Modern, Café, Art Gallery, Bridgeport
"Guy Meikle layers his chilaquiles like lasagna, bakes them, and tops it all with amazing salsa verde. It’s a perfect hangover cure."
Burton's maple-braised bacon
$$$, Outdoor Seating, Modern, Breakfast, New American, Gastropub, Fulton Market
"This bacon is the best of the best: sweet, smoky, and incredibly tender. What a way to start your Sunday. It's only available on their brunch menu."
Flying breakfast bowl
$$, Café, Breakfast, Humboldt Park
"This is my idea of a great breakfast: rice and beans, vegan chorizo and eggs. It’s filling but not overbearing."