Division St.), at an intersection dubbed the “ Polish Triangle.” Oh, and let’s not forget University Village‘s Jim’s Original (1250 S. Elston Ave.) in Jefferson Park and Podhalanka (1549 W. Milwaukee Ave.) in Logan Square Smak-Tak (5961 N. To get a feel for it, head up to the Northwest Side and dig into the kielbasa, blintzes, and Old-World ambiance at Staropolska (3030 N. Immigrants from Poland have been a defining ethnic group in Chicago for generations, and even today the community is said to be the world’s largest outside Warsaw. Cermak Rd.), and Taquería Los Comales (3141 West 26th St.). Another very vibrant Latino neighbourhood with mucho mexicano is located a few blocks west, in Little Village (aka La Villita), where standouts include El Milagro Tortillería (3050 W. 18th St.), and Birriería Reyes de Ocotlán (1322 W. Blue Island Ave.), Taquería Los Comales 3 (1544 W. Halsted St.), Don Pedro Carnitas (1113 W. MexicanĪy, Chihuahua! The epicenter of Chicago’s Chicano and Mexican immigrant community is Pilsen on the Lower West Side, with top eateries including DeCOLORES galería y sabores (1626 S. Halsted St.), and Athena Greek Restaurant (212 S. Halsted St.), Pegasus Restaurant & Taverna (130 S. And go full opaat stalwarts Santorini (800 W. Halsted St.) or Artopolis Bakery, Café & Agora (306 S. Grab dessert from Pan Hellenic Pastry Shop (322 S. Halsted St.), named for the Greek word for “honey”, which has a special place on the menu. Go for breakfast at Meli’s Café & Juice Bar (301 S. Also in Near West, in Greektown (world’s third largest Greek population, setting for My Big Fat Greek Wedding) flaming saganaki (fried cheese, above) is lit up in restaurants all along Halsted Street between Van Buren and Madison Streets (though this was invented right here, not in the old country). Taylor St.) and laid-back trattoria Tuscany on Taylor (1014 W. They’ve been joined by newer spots like romantic Davanti Enoteca (1359 W. Taylor St.), founded way back in 1909, and Tufano’s Vernon Park Tap (1073 W. It’s Little Italy, amore! This Near West Side neighbourhood is still home to old-timey ristoranti like Pompeii (1531 W. Lassi, come home! Way up on the city’s North Side, the prosperous West Ridge neighbourhood is home to Devon Avenue’s Little India, where more than a few shop windows are filled with saris and you can explore the various regional cuisines of India as well as Pakistan at spots like Hema’s Kitchen (2439 West Devon Avenue), Khan BBQ (2401 W. Broadway St.) in Rogers Park Uptown’s Demera (4801 N. Photo | Ethiopian Diamond Restaurant EthiopianĬome back, little Sheba! If you’re curious to try African cuisine (and especially Ethiopian, which is a pretty unique dining experience in various senses), head to the Far North Side, with long-standing stalwarts like Ethiopian Diamond (6120 N. Archer Ave.), these days supplemented with newer/hipper entries such as MingHin Cuisine (2168 S. Welcome to the Midwest‘s Middle Kingdom! On Chi-Town’s South Side, one of the USA’s oldest and largest Chinatowns (top), centred on Cermak and Wentworth Avenues, is a must, with a mix of old-school spots like Won Kow Restaurant (2237 South Wentworth Avenue), Xi’an Cuisine (225 West Cermak Road), Evergreen Restaurant (2411 S. Here’s just a sampling of what’s on the multicultural menu! Chinese Whenever I’m in Chicago, I always concentrate on seeking out the coolest and most exotic. And one of the tastiest legacies of all those generations of immigration is a spectacular array of ethnic eats that are truly globe spanning. The USA’s second largest city, like most of the country’s most vibrant cities, derives much of that vibrancy from its immigrants.
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