7 Recent Chicago Bar and Restaurant Openings to Know

"Chefs and co-owners Brian Jupiter, a three-time James Beard Award semifinalist, and Azazi Morsi - the team behind Frontier, Ina Mae Tavern, and Migos Fine Foods - expanded the latter to Bronzeville on Monday, April 6. Migos Fine Foods, a popular halal restaurant offering fried chicken, tacos and sandwiches, opened on the ground floor of Northwestern Medicine's Bronzeville Outpatient Center. The original location opened in Portage Park in April 2024. 4822 S. Cottage Grove Avenue"

"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 the shores of Southeast Asia to the coasts of the Americas and Europe. Menu highlights include a seafood (octopus, scallops, and squid ink sofrito) arroz negro made with a uni hot sauce; king crab agnolotti in a sweet and spicy chile sauce; and tom yum aguachile made with Thai herbs and coconut. 1 W. Washington Street"

"Fathom, a queer “dive bar” from the same couple behind popular cocktail lounge, Dorothy, opened on Thursday, April 9. Expect classic cocktails like daiquiris, mojitos, and dirty martinis, alongside $5 cans of PBR. The nautical theme throughout the interior (think portholes and ship art, but also dart boards) is a r eference to the “dive” label. Whitney LaMora and Zoe Schor are the couple behind the two bars and Chicago's first lesbian-owned hospitality grou"

Migos Fine Foods, a halal restaurant, opened in Bronzeville on April 6 in the ground floor of Northwestern Medicine’s Bronzeville Outpatient Center. The menu offers fried chicken, tacos, and sandwiches, with the original Portage Park location opening in April 2024. In the Loop, Mariela opened May 6 by chefs Rishi Kumar and Zubair Mohajir, featuring recipes from Southeast Asia and coastal regions across the Americas and Europe. The menu includes octopus, scallops, and squid ink sofrito arroz negro with uni hot sauce, king crab agnolotti with sweet and spicy chile sauce, and tom yum aguachile with Thai herbs and coconut. In Lakeview, Fathom opened April 9 as a queer dive bar from the team behind Dorothy, serving classic cocktails and $5 PBR cans with a nautical-themed interior.

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