Lula Cafe is a new american restaurant in Logan Square, Chicago.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Honey Butter Fried Chicken in Chicago is the Avondale counter from Christine Cikowski and Joshua Kulp, with the honey-butter biscuit that named the place.
OrderTwo-piece dark plate with the honey butter biscuit and the corn salad.
TipOrder online from your phone before you walk in. The counter line is twice as long as the screen-pickup one most evenings.
Big Jones in Chicago is Paul Fehribach's Andersonville Southern kitchen on Clark Street, with shrimp-and-grits and buttermilk biscuits that anchor the brunch.
OrderButtermilk biscuit with sorghum butter, plus the shrimp and grits.
TipSunday brunch tables go on the books two weeks out. The bar takes walk-ups if you arrive at 11:00.
Monteverde in Chicago is Sarah Grueneberg's Italian dining room on Madison Street in the West Loop, a pasta-led menu with all the dough rolled in the open.
OrderThe cacio whey pepe; the kitchen ferments its own pecorino whey for the sauce.
TipSit at the pasta-counter seats if they're on offer. The kitchen rolls dough at eye level.
Boka in Chicago is Lee Wolen's Michelin-starred dining room beside Alinea on Halsted, with a quiet garden courtyard and a roast-chicken-for-two worth.
OrderThe roasted chicken for two, brined two days; it leaves the kitchen carved.
TipBook the garden room in summer. It is one of the prettiest outdoor dining rooms in the city.
Girl & the Goat in Chicago is Stephanie Izard's Randolph Street wood-fire kitchen since 2010, with the pig face plate that came back when Bravo's Top Chef.
OrderThe wood-fire pig face; the green beans with cashews and fish sauce vinaigrette.
TipIf the dining room is fully booked, walk up to the bar at 17:00 for the same menu and no wait most weeknights.
Bavette's Bar & Boeuf in Chicago is the dimly-lit River North steakhouse on Kinzie, French bistro paintings overhead, with a bone-in ribeye that anchors.
OrderThe bone-in ribeye with hash browns; the lobster gnocchi for non-beef eaters.
TipBook at 21:00 on a weeknight if you want the back booths. The earlier seating is mostly business dinners.
