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Molly Tea, a floral milk tea chain founded in Shenzhen, China, operates a shop at 2227 S Wentworth Ave in Chinatown. The brand takes its name from “mòlì,” the Chinese word for jasmine, and built its menu around jasmine and other flower-infused teas. The Chinatown location was the brand’s first …

Mi Gente Café has opened at 5237 N Harlem Ave in Norwood Park, serving Puerto Rican and Latin American dishes made fresh daily. The cafe pairs an all-day menu with brunch service and a room available for private events such as birthday parties, pop-up shops and showers. The menu includes …

Tricoci Salon & Spa runs a full-service hair, nail and skin care location inside the 900 North Michigan Shops on the Magnificent Mile. The downtown spot offers precision haircuts and color, HydraFacial and other facials, full-body massage, nail services, and waxing and brow/lash treatments. The salon is open Tuesday through …

Holy Peño, a halal Mexican fast-casual concept, operates a location at 5961 N. Lincoln Ave., Suite 101, in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood, alongside its original restaurant in southwest suburban Bridgeview. The menu builds bowls, burritos, tacos, quesadillas and taco salads around halal chicken, steak and shrimp with rice, beans and …

Dewey’s Cafe is open at 2036 W Roscoe St in Roscoe Village, serving coffee and lunch Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cafe is built around seasonal produce and made-to-order food alongside coffee and wine service. The menu includes dishes like pakora and cucumber sandwiches and …

14 Forty Bar & Grill has opened at 1440 S. Kedzie Ave. in North Lawndale, a neighborhood sports bar built around a backlit bar, booths for groups and a screen for every game. The space held its soft opening on September 12. The kitchen serves starters, salads, handhelds, entrées and …

ZIMIS, a family-run Balkan restaurant established in 2022, has settled into a new home at 5077 N Lincoln Ave in Lincoln Square after several years operating in Rogers Park. The restaurant held a ribbon-cutting and grand opening week at the Lincoln Avenue location in early September, relaunching its full menu …

Wing Wah Restaurant serves Chinese food at 6452 W 63rd St in Chicago’s Clearing neighborhood. The restaurant offers dine-in, carryout and delivery. The menu includes dishes such as orange chicken, chicken fried rice, egg rolls, crab rangoon, beef with broccoli, shrimp with snow peas and beef stir-fry with string beans, …

Phoenix Restaurant has operated at 2131 S. Archer Ave. in Chicago’s Chinatown since 1995, serving Cantonese cuisine including dim sum from rolling carts, Chinese barbecue, noodles, and seafood, poultry, pork, and beef dishes. The restaurant is currently open for dine-in, with hours posted as 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. …

Vamos Martial Arts operates a karate and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu studio at 5707 N Ashland Ave, in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood, with a second location in Skokie. The studio’s programs cover karate and jiu-jitsu for children, teens and adults, along with youth athletic development and an adult fitness class called Vamos Boost. …

Ally B Aesthetics is a skincare studio on the second floor of the Kimball Arts Center at 1757 N. Kimball Ave., Suite 209, in Humboldt Park, in a shared spa space known on site as Spa Collective. The studio offers facials, chemical peels, microdermabrasion and hydrodermabrasion treatments, along with facial …

La Mom Kitchen operates a Shanghainese and Sichuan restaurant at 5357 N Broadway, Unit A, in Edgewater. The location is one of three the brand runs in the Chicago area, alongside restaurants in La Grange and Naperville. The lunch menu includes mapo tofu, twice-cooked pork, Mongolian chicken, sweet and sour …

Fork & Coin has opened at 3938 N Central Ave in Portage Park, calling itself an American izakaya — “the spirit of a Japanese izakaya,” brought to “the American neighborhood bar.” The restaurant grew out of a run of pop-up dinners led by founder and executive chef Drake, who spent …

Ela Thai Kitchen has opened at 1824 W. Addison St. in North Center, a short walk from the Addison Brown Line stop. The restaurant specializes in Northern and Isan Thai street food alongside classic Thai dishes. According to the restaurant, the name “Ela” is an affectionate Northern and Northeastern Thai …

Zen Dogs Chicago, a dog daycare, training and boarding company based on Fulton Street in West Town, also operates a location at 2409 N. Western Ave., at the corner of Western and Fullerton in Logan Square. The Western Avenue location offers enrichment daycare and a weekday delivery service for members; …