2537 N. Kedzie 773-489-9554 lulacafe.com
★★★★★★★★★★
2537 N. Kedzie Blvd. (Logan Square)
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Best of Chicago 2012: Food & Drink
El Ideas
by Mike Sula on June 20, 2012 at 12:00AM
What's the best restaurant? Most aggravating question I'm ever asked.
Alinea
1723 N. Halsted 312-867-0110 alinea-restaurant.com Runner-up
Big Star
1531 N. Damen 773-235-4039 bigstarchicago.com Runner-up
Grant Achatz (Alinea, Next, the Aviary)
alinea-restaurant.com nextrestaurant.com theaviary.com Runner-up
Mickey Neely (Scofflaw)
3201 W. Armitage scofflawchicago.com Runner-up
Eater Chicago
chicago.eater.com Runner-up
Girl & the Goat
809 W. Randolph 312-492-6262 girlandthegoat.com Runner-up
Food Trucks
Runner-up Doughnuts
The Violet Hour
1520 N. Damen 773-252-1500 theviolethour.com Runner-up
Juliet and Romeo (the Violet Hour)
1520 N. Damen 773-252-1500 theviolethour.com Runners-up
Danny Shapiro (Scofflaw)
Paul Fehribach, Big Jones
Between putting in face time at the Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium and plumbing the depths of his historic cookbook collection, the southern Indiana native's kitchen scholarship keeps Chicago relevant in the wider movement to resurrect the lost food traditions of the south. Yes, he buys, butchers, and preserves more locally than most, but his menus meander all over the south, from the Low County to Appalachia to Lake Pontchartrain.
Telegraph Wine Bar
2601 N. Milwaukee 773-292-9463 telegraphchicago.com Runner-up
Alpana Singh
alpanasingh.com Runner-up
Koval Distillery
5121 N. Ravenswood 312-878-7988 koval-distillery.com Runner-up
Half Acre Beer Company
4257 N. Lincoln 773-248-4038 halfacrebeer.com Runner-up
Revolution Brewing Company
2323 N. Milwaukee 773-227-2739 revbrew.com Runner-up
Daisy Cutter Pale Ale (Half Acre Beer Company)
Lion's Pride Organic Whiskey (Koval Distillery)
lionspridewhiskey.com Runner-up
Lush
1257 S. Halsted 312-738-1900 lushwineandspirits.com Other locations in Roscoe Village and West Town Runner-up
Binny's
213 W. Grand 312-332-0012 binnys.com Other locations throughout Chicagoland Runner-up
Ciao Amore
1134 W. 18th 312-432-9090 ciaoamore.moonfruit.com Runner-up
Nellcote
Jared Van Camp's ambitious grain-to-table program, which has the kitchen milling its own flour for bread, pasta, and pizza, achieves its highest pinnacle in the rustic shapes he's hand-rolling and machine-extruding. Camp's southern-Italian-style spaghetti, lightly dressed with tomato and bread crumbs and salted with cured tuna loin shavings, is thick and ruddy with a pronounced nutty flavor, and it sets a new standard for restaurant pasta arts.
Kuma's Corner
2900 W. Belmont 773-604-8769 kumascorner.com Runner-Up
Piccolo Sogno
464 N. Halsted 312-421-0077 piccolosognorestaurant.com Runner-Up
Pick Me Up
3408 N. Clark 773-248-6613 Runner-up
Wishbone
1001 W. Washington 312-850-2663 wishbonechicago.com Second location in Roscoe Village Runner-up
Bellezza Gelato Caffe
3637 N. Harlem 773-545-1239 bellezzagelato.com Runners-up
2537 N. Kedzie 773-489-9554 lulacafe.com RUNNERS-UP
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