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20 favorite restaurants
Quartino is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

1. Quartino

8.7
626 N State St (at W Ontario St), Chicago, IL
Italian Restaurant · Near North Side · 345 tips and reviews

Chris F.Chris Ferguson: Great place for groups. Cheap wine, small plates (try the veal meatball sliders), tasty pizzas, and great atmosphere (opt for eating in the bar over the dining room, unless you've got a big group).

Native Foods is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

2. Native Foods

1023 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, IL
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Lakeview · 99 tips and reviews

Chris F.Chris Ferguson: Love taking non-vegetarian's here b/c the food is just awesome. Super Italian Meatball Sub and Oklahoma Bacon Cheeseburger are both ridiculously tasty.

Bleeding Heart Bakery is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

3. Bleeding Heart Bakery

1916 W Chicago Ave (btwn Winchester & Wolcott), Chicago, IL
Bakery · East Ukrainian Village · 39 tips and reviews

Chris F.Chris Ferguson: Chilaquileas are pretty awesome. Great bloody mary, but a bit pricey. Can't ever leave without some cake balls. Boom.

Piece Brewery and Pizzeria is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

4. Piece Brewery and Pizzeria

9.2
1927 W North Ave (btwn Elk Grove Ave & Damen Ave), Chicago, IL
Pizzeria · Wicker Park · 350 tips and reviews

Chris F.Chris Ferguson: Awesome pies and beer, but be prepared to wait an hour or two (not in a bad way - just plan ahead and plan to drink some tasty beers while waiting).

Mana Food Bar is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

5. Mana Food Bar

1742 W Division St (btwn N Wood St & N Paulina St), Chicago, IL
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Wicker Park · 76 tips and reviews
Karyn's Raw Conscious Comfort Food is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

6. Karyn's Raw Conscious Comfort Food

1901 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL
Restaurant · Lincoln Park · 6 tips and reviews
Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

7. Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab

9.4
60 E Grand Ave (at N Rush St), Chicago, IL
Seafood Restaurant · Near North Side · 226 tips and reviews

Chris F.Chris Ferguson: Great place for lunch (awesome hamburger) or dinner, but I'm a huge fan of stopping in for dessert and a drink in the bar area (if you can get a seat). Kick ass pies.

Girl & The Goat is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

8. Girl & The Goat

9.1
809 W Randolph St (at Halsted St), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · West Town · 552 tips and reviews
Table Fifty-Two is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

9. Table Fifty-Two

52 W Elm St, Chicago, IL
Southern Food Restaurant · Near North Side · 73 tips and reviews
India House Restaurant is one of 20 favorite restaurants.

10. India House Restaurant

8.0
59 W Grand Ave (btwn N Clark St & N Dearborn St), Chicago, IL
Indian Restaurant · Near North Side · 92 tips and reviews