LOOP — Chefs Rishi Kumar and Zubair Mohajir, semifinalists for a 2026 James Beard Award in the Best Chef category for Mirra, opened Mariela on Wednesday, May 6. The restaurant highlights recipes from ...

For award-winning Chicago chefs Rishi Kumar and Zubair Mohajir borders between countries are merely lines on a map meant to ...

Chef Dudley Nieto’s Mexican Radio is serving up complex molcajetes, trio of guacamoles, and delicate handmade tortillas ...

THE LOOP — Rivers, located in the lobby of the CME Center, closed on Sunday, April 12, ending a 30-year run serving Loop workers. It was one of the few options that remained open during the pandemic.

NORWOOD PARK — Illuminated Brew Works will close after five years in business (founders Brian Buckman and Matt Shirley began brewing in 2013 and opened their first taproom in 2021). It is the latest ...

Last year’s restaurant openings in Chicago — and, sadly, its closings, too — can reveal a lot of what to expect in the coming months. Steakhouses continue to reign supreme, while all-day cafes prove a ...

“In 2022 and half of 2023, we would do like $40,000 to $60,000 [in sales] a month out of one little stall,” says Jamra, whose restaurant, Evette’s, was named one of the New York Times’ 50 Best ...

Jeffy Mai was the Associate Editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and has been covering Chicago’s dining scene for over a decade. 2026 is right around the corner and with it, a new crop of restaurant ...

After opening and running two fast-food businesses in Lviv, Ukraine, Roman and Maria Semeniv were excited to debut a more ambitious restaurant. Three weeks after the restaurant opened, Russia invaded ...

Jeffy Mai was the Associate Editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and has been covering Chicago’s dining scene for over a decade. The Eater Awards shine a spotlight on the restaurants and chefs who are ...

Brenda Storch is based in Chicago, and has spent more than 20 years focusing on elevating underrepresented narratives, deepening the understanding of food as an element of cultural identity, and ...

Jeffy Mai was the Associate Editor for Eater’s Midwest region, and has been covering Chicago’s dining scene for over a decade. It’s been a whirlwind 16 months for Jake Potashnick, chef and owner of ...