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Baha Restaurant, at 4842 W Diversey Ave in Belmont Cragin, specializes in Mexican coastal seafood — mariscos. The menu centers on ceviches, seafood towers and whole fish, built around fresh shellfish and fin fish rather than the tacos-and-burritos format of a typical taqueria. Dishes include Ceviche de Atún and Aguachile, …

Kyōten is a reservation-only omakase sushi counter at 2507 W. Armitage Ave. in Logan Square, led by chef Otto Phan. Guests are seated directly at the sushi bar, where Phan prepares and explains each course as he serves it. The restaurant builds its nigiri on Edomae principles of purity, harmony …

Gingie has opened at 707 N. Wells St. in River North, a contemporary American restaurant led by chef-partner Brian Lockwood in collaboration with the James Beard Award-winning Boka Restaurant Group. The restaurant describes its approach as dishes that feel “both recognizable and entirely new,” built on live-fire cooking and classical …

Boar’s Head Cafe operates a Loop location at 125 S. Wacker Dr., on the ground floor of the office tower at Wacker and Adams, alongside its original café at 210 W. Lake St. The sandwich shop is run by BEBO Hospitality and builds its menu around Boar’s Head brand meats, …

FFC Union Station operates a 75,000-square-foot health club at 444 W. Jackson Blvd. in the West Loop, inside the former Chicago Mercantile Exchange building near Union Station. The club is part of Fitness Formula Clubs (FFC), a Chicago-based, privately owned network founded in 1984 that operates 10 clubs across the …

Naty’s Pizza 26th serves the Little Village corner of 26th Street and Troy from its storefront at 3849 W. 26th St., with a lit corner sign showing its mustachioed mascot holding a slice. The shop offers dine-in, carryout and delivery. The menu centers on build-your-own and specialty pizzas, including Naty’s …

Margie’s Candies, the Chicago confectionery that has been hand-dipping chocolates and scooping sundaes since 1921, operates a second location at 1813 W. Montrose Ave. in Ravenswood, alongside its original Western Avenue shop. The business has remained family-owned across four generations. The Montrose Avenue shop carries the full Margie’s menu, including …

Eco Tec Foam & Coatings operates out of 7100 N Lehigh Ave, in the Sauganash/Forest Glen area, working on roofs and buildings around Chicago. It is the roofing and protective-coatings side of Eco Tec Insulation, Inc., a Chicago-area contractor that has been doing insulation and building-envelope work since 2006. The …

Sapori Napoletani has opened at 8235 W. Irving Park Rd. in Dunning, bringing Neapolitan-style pizza and a full Italian menu to the corner storefront. The restaurant spans two floors with two bars and a rooftop patio. The kitchen runs on two wood-fired ovens for its Neapolitan pizzas, alongside a longer …

La Plaza Paleteria, a Mexican ice cream and paleta shop at 3046 N Cicero Ave in Belmont Cragin, is open daily from noon to 10 p.m., according to the business’s website. The shop describes its products as “100% Natural Ice Cream / 100% Nieve Natural.” The paleta menu spans water-based …

Gain Changers, a protein and juice bar, operates inside the LA Fitness at 3435 S. King Drive in the Douglas neighborhood. The counter serves protein smoothies, fresh juices and smoothie bowls, and a gym membership is not required to order. The menu includes protein smoothies such as the Chocolate Peanut …

Emerald Loop Bar & Grill operates at 216 N. Wabash Ave. in the Loop, inside the 35 E. Wacker Drive building near the Chicago Theatre and the Riverwalk. The Irish-American bar and grill is part of Chicago’s Vaughan Hospitality Group, which also runs Vaughan’s Pub. The menu lists Irish-leaning mains …

Edelweiss Tavern, a neighborhood bar at 3808 W Belmont Ave, has been pouring drinks in Avondale since 2009. The small storefront sits between Hamlin and Avers Avenues, on the edge of Logan Square, and keeps things simple: pool, darts, a jukebox and cheap drinks. The bar runs in-house pool leagues …

Dell’ Rooster, a Latin American restaurant and bar on Chicago Avenue in West Town, serves pan-Latin breakfast, brunch and dinner from co-owner and chef Miguel Tenesaca. The menu includes a Valencia-style seafood paella with shrimp, mussels, clams, saffron and Bomba rice, and Cuban-style braised oxtail with sweet plantains, queso fresco …

Chef Art Smith’s Reunion serves Southern comfort food at Navy Pier’s west entrance, 600 E Grand Ave in Streeterville. The restaurant is led by chef Art Smith, a James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year honoree who spent a decade as Oprah Winfrey’s personal chef. Reunion’s menu covers brunch, lunch, …