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Kameya Ramen & Sushi serves Korean-Japanese fusion fare at 604 W Belmont Ave in Lakeview, pairing Japanese-style ramen and a full sushi roll list with Korean comfort food and rice bowls. The ramen lineup spans chicken katsu, pork belly, shrimp tempura, veggie miso, curry, kimchi, seafood and a creamy cheese …

Cafecito’s South Loop café sits at 26 E Congress Pkwy, near State Street, serving Cuban sandwiches, coffee and Latin American fare. It’s one of several Cafecito locations around Chicago, each built around pressed sandwiches and espresso drinks. The menu centers on the Cubano pressed sandwich — roasted pork, ham, Swiss …

Chicago Health Foods is a health food market and cafe at 22 W. Maple St. in the Gold Coast, carrying vitamins and supplements alongside a made-to-order deli counter. The cafe menu includes black bean burgers, wraps, fresh-squeezed juices and smoothies such as the Bun in the Sun, Knockout and Ultimate …

Craft & Carvery has opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant at 2101 W North Ave in Wicker Park, after a stint inside the now-closed Time Out Market Chicago. The restaurant serves brick-oven pizza, handcrafted sandwiches and a carving station offering meats by the half-pound. The sandwich menu includes a Brisket Melt, a …

Fry N’ Wings has opened a West Loop location at 36 S. Ashland Ave, bringing its Asian-fusion chicken wings to the neighborhood. The restaurant got its start in St. Charles in 2018 and has since added locations in Bolingbrook and Bloomingdale before coming to Chicago. The menu centers on bone-in …

Heritage Outpost serves coffee from the ground-floor lobby of Lawrence House, the renovated 1928 Art Deco building at 1020 W. Lawrence Ave. in Uptown. The counter pours espresso drinks made with Onyx coffee, which Heritage serves exclusively in its cafes, alongside a case of daily pastries. The shop shares the …

Coo Thai Cuisine serves Southern Thai food at 2932 N Broadway in Chicago’s Lake View neighborhood, in a small dining room decorated with woven basket art and Thai pottery. The kitchen makes its curry pastes in house using traditional Southern Thai methods with coconut milk, galangal and kaffir lime leaf. …

Lateral Fitness is a boutique personal training gym on the lower level of 314 W. Superior St. in River North. The 11,000-square-foot studio has operated in the space since 2013. The gym pairs clients one-on-one with trainers rather than running group classes, offering personal training, Pilates instruction, physical therapy, massage …

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 …

Half Sour, an all-day café and cocktail bar, occupies 755 S. Clark St. in Printers Row. On its Instagram account, the business describes itself as a neighborhood bar with cocktails, fine food and brunch. The menu runs from house-baked bagels and matzo ball soup to pastrami and corned beef sandwiches, …

Valedor is a cocktail lounge at 1620 N Milwaukee Ave in Wicker Park, run by Spearhead Hospitality. The concept is built around the Mexican-Japanese community that grew in Mexico City after World War II, and the bar’s name is Spanish for someone who champions or defends a cause. The drink …

Weston’s Coffee & Tap Co. is a neighborhood café at 4872 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Jefferson Park, directly across from the Jefferson Park Transit Center, focused on espresso, coffee, tea and sandwiches. The café pours Metropolis Coffee through espresso drinks, lattes and cold brew, alongside fresh pastries and breakfast items. …

Le Petit Marcel is a French bistro at 2914 N Broadway St in Chicago’s Lakeview East neighborhood, from the team behind Maison Marcel. The space, designed by architect Chris Kofitsas, is split between a cocktail lounge with a piano bar and a separate dining room, both styled after 1920s Paris. …

Kindling Downtown Cookout & Cocktails occupies the second floor of Willis Tower at 202 S. Franklin St. in the Loop, built around a 13-foot live-fire hearth that the kitchen cooks every dish from. Chef partner Jonathon Sawyer, a James Beard Award winner, leads the menu, which the restaurant describes as …

Kumiko, a Japanese dining bar in the West Loop at 630 W. Lake St., pairs a seasonal food menu with a cocktail program built around Japanese whisky, shochu and sake. The bar offers both an à la carte menu and a multi-course tasting menu, with pairing tracks for stirred and …

Kimchi Pop by Chef Son serves Korean comfort food at 939 N. Ashland Ave. in West Town, under the banner “Chicago’s Homestyle Korean Kitchen.” It’s one of four Kimchi Pop locations in the city, with additional spots in Uptown, Rogers Park and Lincoln Square. The menu runs through home-style Korean …

Hollywood Grill has served the corner of North and Ashland avenues in Wicker Park since 1995, according to the family-owned diner’s Instagram account. The restaurant operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from its longtime location at 1601 W North Ave. The menu covers breakfast, lunch, dinner and …

Goose Island Shrimp House has been frying seafood at 1011 W Division St for more than 40 years, according to its official site, which calls it “Chicago’s OLDEST shrimp house.” The carryout counter sits near the Goose Island stretch of the North Branch of the Chicago River. The menu covers …

Empty Bottle, the independent music venue and bar on the corner of North Western Avenue and West Cortez Street, has booked live shows in Ukrainian Village since moving into its current space on Halloween night in 1993, a year after opening at a smaller spot nearby. The club presents touring …

Miller’s Pub has been serving the Loop since 1935, operating today from its longtime home at 134 S. Wabash Ave. The restaurant and bar is known for dark wood booths, stained glass, antique oil paintings and a 50-foot bar, with walls lined with photos of regulars and public figures who …

Powell Pilates Chicago has opened a second studio in Edgewater, at 1307 W Hollywood Ave, joining the boutique reformer studio’s original location in Lincoln Square. The Edgewater studio keeps classes small, with space for up to six reformers per session. The studio offers two class formats: Reformer From Zero, an …

Jerk Taco Man serves Jamaican-style jerk chicken tacos at 7723 S. State St. in Park Manor, one of two Chicago locations alongside a West Side restaurant on West Jackson Boulevard. The restaurant describes its food as “authentic jerk recipes brought to Chicago from Kingston, Jamaica.” The Park Manor location is …

Flying Saucer has served breakfast and lunch in Humboldt Park at 1123 N. California Ave. since 2000, mixing a DIY, 1950s-diner-inspired look with a menu built for vegans, vegetarians and carnivores alike. The daytime menu runs from omelets, breakfast burritos, pancakes and French toast to salads, smash burgers, sandwiches and …

Flaco’s Tacos has been serving the Printers Row neighborhood from its storefront at 725 S Dearborn St since 2008, making it one of the longer-running taquerias in the South Loop. The family-owned business, started by the Hebson family (also behind Hackney’s), now operates three Chicago locations: Printers Row, the Gold …

Electric Mud Coffee Bar sits at 1856 N. Western Ave. in Logan Square, inside a storefront marked by a glowing “MUD” neon sign and the shop’s name lettered across the window. It’s one of several Chicago coffee bars run by Dark Matter Coffee, the Chicago-based roaster founded in 2007, and …

Dollop Coffee Co. runs a cafe on the ground floor of One Prudential Plaza at 130 E Randolph St in the Loop, listed on the company’s site as the “Pru” location. Chicago-owned and operated since 2005, Dollop roasts its own coffee and bakes its own pastries, serving espresso drinks, drip …