As 2025 comes to close, Eater Chicago looks back on the year’s 10 most-read stories. From Michelin Guide announcements to big ...

Jeffy Mai was the Associate Editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and has been covering Chicago’s dining scene for over a decade ...

After closing its Chicago location in 2022, La Mom Kitchen has returned in Edgewater. The Sichuan and Shanghainese restaurant serves a variety of dishes like boiled ...

Cedars Mediterranean Kitchen is a Palestinian restaurant nestled in a strip mall that is always buzzing. Sudki Abdullah opened the restaurant in 1992, and Amer Abdullah, his son, took over the ...

“Anything this good is worth the wait,” said co-owner José Correa, as a line of people at this casual Roscoe Village restaurant grows. The family-run restaurant moved to its current location from a ...

After opening and running two fast-food businesses in Lviv, Ukraine, Roman and Maria Semeniv were excited to debut a more ambitious restaurant. Three weeks after the restaurant opened, Russia invaded ...

LOGAN SQUARE — Beloved vegan institution the Chicago Diner will close its Logan Square outpost on Friday, December 12. “We are sad to be leaving a great community and have loved being part of such a ...

As 2025 draws to a close, capped off by the Eater Awards for the year’s best restaurants, there are still a handful of newcomers to welcome. From an Italian steakhouse to the revival of Gale Street ...

Jeffy Mai was the Associate Editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and has been covering Chicago’s dining scene for over a decade. The Eater Awards shine a spotlight on the restaurants and chefs who are ...

Brenda Storch is based in Chicago, and has spent more than 20 years focusing on elevating underrepresented narratives, deepening the understanding of food as an element of cultural identity, and ...

Emidio Oceguera has managed some of Chicago’s best-known restaurants, including De Cero and Chicago Cut. When he began entertaining the idea of opening his own place, his parents kept him grounded.