Latino Royale

Hold your breath. Geno Bahena and Dudley Nieto have opened (and closed) plenty of Mexican restaurants in Chicago—but none as good as their new ones

Best New Restaurants 2007

Meet this year’s crop of promising rookies. They run the gamut from high-voltage openings to hidden treasures. Whether glitzy or unassuming, all 21 spots have one thing in common—night in and night out, they’re the stars of the future.