Food

Eating and drinking in Chicago

Here are some places for food and drinks that I like.

Coffee and tea shops

• Julius Meinl, Addison and Southport.
• Metropolis Coffee, Granville and Kennmore.
• Dollop, Clarendon and W Gordon Terrace.
• Cafe Neo, Lincoln and Leland, one block east of Brown Line Western stop.
• Coronas Coffee (review), on Irving Park between Sheridan and Broadway.
• Intelligentsia, three stores: #1 Broadway and Barry, #2 Jackson and Dearborn, #3 Randolf and Wabash.
• Argo Tea, many stores throughout Chicagoland.
• Spa Cafe, on Monroe between Clark and LaSalle.
• Caffe Rom, #1 Prudential Plaza, #2 Franklin and Monroe.

North American Food

• Heartland Cafe, Lunt and Glenwood.
• Uncommon Ground, Clark and Grace.
• Pick Me Up Cafe (review), Clark and Roscoe.
• The Bagel, Broadway and Barry.
• Angel Food Bakery, Montrose and Ashland.
• Costello Sandwich and Sides, Lincoln and Leland near the Brown Line Western stop.

Latin American Food

• Mi Tierra (review), Mexican food, Belmont and Kenmore.
• Nuevo Leon, Mexican food. On 18th between Ashland and Laflin, near the Pink line 18th stop.
• Habana Libre (review), Cuban food. Good Pork. On Chicago near Ashland.

Asian Food

• Rosded (review), Thai food. Leland between Western and Clark.
• Furama / 富麗華, Chinese food, with dimsum all day, Broadway and Argyle.
• La Patisserie P (review), bun shop. Argyle and Kennmore.
• KS Seafood / 海霸王 (review), Taiwanese food, China Plaza in Chinatown. Went out of business. :(
• Phoenix (reiview), Chinese food, with dimsum until 3pm. On Archer between Wentworth and Princeton.
• Saint’s Alp Teahouse / 仙跡岩, teashop with light meals, underneath Phoenix.
• Lau Sze Chuan / 老四川, Chinese Sichuanese food. In Chinatown square on the western end of the mall.
• Le Colonial, Vietnamese food. Rush and Walton.

European Food

• Chicago Brauhaus, German food. On Lincoln between Leland and Lawrence.
• La Creperie, French food (crepes!). On Clark between Diversey and Surf.
• Cafe Baba Reeba, Spanish food (tapas), on Halsted just north of Armatage.
• Resi’s Bierstube (review), German beer pub with Biergarten. On Irving Park just west of Damen and Lincoln.
• Laschett's Inn, German food. Good sauerkraut. On Irving Park between Hoyne and Leavitt.

Mediterranean Food

• Andies. Very good hommus and baba ghanoush. On Clark between Foster and Berwyn. Second store on Montrose between Clark and Ashland.
• Roditys, Greek food. Good spanakotiropita. On Halsted between Adams and Jackson.