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Created by Ebrahim Bandookwala • Updated On: November 8, 2021
Xoco is one of Chicago.

1. Xoco

8.5
449 N Clark St (at W Illinois St), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Near North Side · 359 tips and reviews
Birrieria Zaragoza is one of Chicago.

2. Birrieria Zaragoza

8.8
4852 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Archer Heights · 20 tips and reviews

Ebrahim B.Ebrahim Bandookwala: meltingly soft, gently spiced goat meat in lipsmacking tomato consomme

Read It & Eat is one of Chicago.

3. Read It & Eat

8.2
2142 N Halsted St (Webster), Chicago, IL
Bookstore · North Side · 1 tip
Dove's Luncheonette is one of Chicago.

4. Dove's Luncheonette

9.2
1545 N Damen Ave (btwn Milwaukee Ave & Wicker Park Ave), Chicago, IL
Diner · Wicker Park · 95 tips and reviews

Ebrahim B.Ebrahim Bandookwala: Sort-of Tex-Mex meets sort-of greasy spoon at this all-day Chicago diner; also on BA Top 50

Parachute is one of Chicago.

5. Parachute

8.9
3500 N Elston Ave (Troy), Chicago, IL
Korean Restaurant · Northwest Side · 61 tips and reviews

Ebrahim B.Ebrahim Bandookwala: http://www.bonappetit.com/restaurants-travel/best-new-restaurants/article/parachute-no-5

Rich's Delicatessen and Liquor is one of Chicago.

6. Rich's Delicatessen and Liquor

7.1
857 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL
Eastern European Restaurant · Ukrainian Village · 5 tips and reviews
Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen is one of Chicago.

7. Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen

9.2
1141 S Jefferson St (at Roosevelt Rd.), Chicago, IL
Sandwich Spot · South Loop · 117 tips and reviews
Pleasant House Bakery is one of Chicago.

8. Pleasant House Bakery

964 W 31st St, Chicago, IL
Bakery · Bridgeport · 61 tips and reviews
Johnnie's Beef is one of Chicago.

9. Johnnie's Beef

8.7
7500 W North Ave (at 75th Ave), Elmwood Park, IL
Fast Food Restaurant · 119 tips and reviews
Girl & The Goat is one of Chicago.

10. Girl & The Goat

9.1
809 W Randolph St (at Halsted St), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · West Town · 553 tips and reviews
Alinea is one of Chicago.

11. Alinea

9.0
1723 N Halsted St (btwn W North Ave & W Willow St), Chicago, IL
Molecular Gastronomy Restaurant · Lincoln Park · 143 tips and reviews
Maxwell Street Market is one of Chicago.

12. Maxwell Street Market

8.2
800 S Desplaines St (btwn Polk St & Cabrini St), Chicago, IL
Flea Market · South Loop · 34 tips and reviews

Ebrahim B.Ebrahim Bandookwala: Arroyos - lamb stomach sausage and other wonderful tacos

Birrieria Reyes de Ocotlan is one of Chicago.

13. Birrieria Reyes de Ocotlan

8.2
1322 W 18th St (btwn S Ada St & S Loomis St), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Pilsen · 11 tips and reviews

Ebrahim B.Ebrahim Bandookwala: A one dish restaurant - birria ( roasted goat ) that’s it!!!!!

Little Goat Diner is one of Chicago.

14. Little Goat Diner

820 W Randolph St (at Green St), Chicago, IL
Diner · Fulton Market · 472 tips and reviews
Intelligentsia Coffee is one of Chicago.

15. Intelligentsia Coffee

9.1
53 E Randolph St (btwn Wabash Ave & Garland Ct), Chicago, IL
Coffee Shop · The Loop · 316 tips and reviews
The Signature Room at the 95th is one of Chicago.

16. The Signature Room at the 95th

875 N Michigan Ave (btwn Delaware Pl & Chestnut St), Chicago, IL
American Restaurant · Streeterville · 157 tips and reviews
Lito's Empanadas is one of Chicago.

17. Lito's Empanadas

8.3
2566 N Clark St (at Wrightwood Ave.), Chicago, IL
Snack Place · Park West · 22 tips and reviews
La Boulangerie is one of Chicago.

18. La Boulangerie

8.0
915 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL
Bakery · Lakeview · 19 tips and reviews
Bacino's of Lincoln Park is one of Chicago.

19. Bacino's of Lincoln Park

7.3
2204 N Lincoln Ave (at Webster), Chicago, IL
Pizzeria · Lincoln Park · 16 tips and reviews

20. Mindy's Hot Chocolate

1747 N Damen Ave (at W Willow St), Chicago, IL
Dessert Shop · Bucktown · 199 tips and reviews
Pleasant House Bakery is one of Chicago.

21. Pleasant House Bakery

964 W 31st St, Chicago, IL
Bakery · Bridgeport · 61 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Fish & chips Fridays start at 5:30. [Eater 38 Member]

Calumet Fisheries is one of Chicago.

22. Calumet Fisheries

8.9
3259 E 95th St (at Calumet River), Chicago, IL
Fish Market · 56 tips and reviews
Historic Site of Illinois Central Depot, The Black Ellis Island is one of Chicago.

23. Historic Site of Illinois Central Depot, The Black Ellis Island

7.2
200 E Roosevelt Rd (at S Indiana Ave), Chicago, IL
Historic and Protected Site · Grant Park · 4 tips and reviews

Explore ChicagoExplore Chicago: Two granite blocks mark the former spot of the Illinois Central Depot, or the Black Ellis Island, where 1000s of southern African Americans arrived to start new lives in Chicago - the Promised Land. Read more.

Chicago Blues District is one of Chicago.

24. Chicago Blues District

8.7
708 E 47th St, Chicago, IL
Jazz and Blues Venue · Grand Boulevard · 11 tips and reviews

Explore ChicagoExplore Chicago: This used to be the landmark 708 Club, one of the birthplaces of the Chicago blues. It was here that the instruments and style that defined the highly-charged electrified blues really came together. Read more.

Firecakes Donuts is one of Chicago.

25. Firecakes Donuts

9.2
68 W Hubbard St (at N Clark St), Chicago, IL
Donut Shop · Near North Side · 164 tips and reviews
The Doughnut Vault is one of Chicago.

26. The Doughnut Vault

8.9
401 1/2 N Franklin St (at W Kinzie St), Chicago, IL
Donut Shop · River North · 145 tips and reviews