Maxwells Trading was one of many worthy newcomers in Chicago. | Sandy Noto/Eater Chicago
The Best New Restaurant, Best New Bar, and Best Taco
The Eater Awards provide Eater Cities an annual mechanism to toast the restaurants that mattered, the ones that blaze paths of innovation and add color and texture to the fabric of the local dining scene. The Eater Awards recognize hospitality professionals who understand that a great restaurant requires more than vibes alone. These venues have enriched Chicago with delicious food, thoughtful service, and the city’s famous self-determination.
This year features several tasty contenders, but one item to acknowledge was the return of the bar....
Lawrence Fish Market is known for its fish platters. | Jack X. Li/Eater Chicago
Lawrence Fish Market evolves at a second location that takes credit cards and serves ramen, gyoza, and more For 44 years, Lawrence Fish Market has pro…..
Chicago rarely enforces environmental regulations for city contractors, according to a new report released last month. On October 1, Neighbors for Environmental Justice (N4EJ) released their second report in two years, “Paid to Pollute,” w…..
Barbara Crane (1928–2019), the legendary Chicago artist behind this week’s cover, said, “Once I developed my first roll of film in 1948, nothing else mattered.” What followed was decades of daring formal experimentation, defined by a conne…..