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Doña Naty’s Tacos serves Mexican street food at 1815 W Chicago Ave in West Town, with dine-in, pickup, delivery and BYOB seating, according to the restaurant’s website. The taco menu covers asada, al pastor, pollo, lengua, chorizo, tripas, lomo, pescado, camarón and a vegetarian option. Tortas range from cubana and …

NoodleBird serves Asian-inspired street food from a storefront at 2957 W Diversey Ave in Logan Square, where diners order at the counter and can watch the kitchen at work. The fast-casual restaurant has operated at the Diversey Avenue address since 2021, when it replaced the former Fat Rice, drawing on …

Meddle Coffee Bar, the West Loop cafe from Chicago-based Dark Matter Coffee, serves specialty coffee and espresso drinks at 601 W. Jackson Blvd., a few blocks from Union Station. The shop was Dark Matter’s first downtown location, built around what the company calls a “Psychedelegance” design — purple swirling floors, …

Galleria Marchetti, the special-events venue at 825 W. Erie St. in West Town, continues to host weddings and private celebrations in its garden-set spaces. The Marchetti family’s hospitality history in Chicago dates to 1924, when Giuseppe Marchetti opened the Como Inn restaurant. In the mid-1990s, Joe Marchetti converted the Erie …

Lucia’s Gourmet Italian Cuisine has been serving Wicker Park from the corner of North Avenue and Honore Street for more than two decades, combining a walk-up deli counter with a sit-down dining room in the same storefront under the green “Lucia’s” awnings. The deli side serves made-to-order hot and cold …

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 …

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 …

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 …