Now Serving

Go 4 Food, Dos Ricco's, Tied House | Sat, November 7 at 4:30 pm on WTTW HD

Kitsune, Niche, La Chaparrita Grocery | Sat, November 14 at 4:30 pm on WTTW HD

Bacchanalia, Half Acre Taproom, Naoki Sushi | Sat, November 21 at 4:30 pm on WTTW HD

Chicago Restaurants

 

BRGRBELLY

Gibsons Italia

Herb

Thanks to our sponsors:

Watch

The Duck Inn

The Duck Inn is a cozy, retro inspired gastro-tavern located at Loomis Street and the Chicago River. It combines locally sourced dining with creative duck dishes and other American menu items. It has a delicious menu of craft cocktails and local beers.

Ema

California style cooking meets Mediterranean flavors at this restaurant. Small plates are at the core of the menu along with dips and spreads.

The Purple Pig

Located on the Magnificent Mile, this tapas style restaurant offers an incredible selection of pork dishes and a respectable wine selection. There’s more than pork at the purple pig, you can also feast on a menu of Mediterranean inspired delights that are sure to satisfy. The atmosphere is bustling and lively.

Home

Blogs

L. Woods
This Week’s Episode: L. Woods, Bite Café, Athenian Room

The restaurants we featured this week have all been open for well over a decade, which is multiple lifetimes you’re talking about a dining establishment. This is something I love about the Chicago dining scene. Despite the never-ending stream of new restaurants, there are still so many classics that have stuck around and continue to be strongly supported by the community.

Rockit Ranch Productions
The Real Souper Bowl

The best defense for a Chicago winter is soup, soup, and more soup, which is what makes the week-long Soup Fest at Rockit Bar & Grill and Rockit Burger Bar the quintessential winter celebration. All week long from February 3 through February 7, the restaurants are offering up a slew of soups, featuring a different variety each day, plus an alphabetical blast from the past.\

CH Distillery (photo by Arnold Klein)
CH Distillery Stirs Up Guest Bartender Series

Chicago is a city saturated with destination-worthy bars, presided over by masterful mixologists shaking up killer potables. So it makes sense that bartenders would mingle and share the love with one another. CH Distillery celebrates its compatriots with a new guest bartender series kicking off next month, wherein a different mixologist makes a one-night-only cameo behind the CH bar on the second Tuesday of every month
 

Chef with a glass of wine

Sit down at the table with David Manilow, creator of Check, Please!, as he explores the Chicago food and restaurant landscape with the unique personalities who have influenced it.

A chef in her restaurant

An original web series that profiles a diverse group of Chicago area restaurateurs, chefs, baristas, gin enthusiasts, and others. Meet the people who feed you.

Dishalicious show host in apron

Experience the culinary world — live and in-person — through the eyes of top Chicago chefs! Dishalicious is a fast-paced, live demonstration cooking show and event that’s fun and informative.

Discover the ways Chicago’s celebrity chefs unwind after they clock out of the kitchen. Get to know another side of these interesting personalities who — while known for their passion and work ethic in the kitchen — are fascinating and passionate people in their personal lives as well.