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1 / 10
If headlining The Hot List and The Liquid Hot List is a form of double-dipping, so be it. 832 W. Randolph St., 312-492-7775 Website
Related: Browse photos of the West Loop bar on Seen on the Scene.
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2 / 10
Division Street hasn’t been this busy since the filming of About Last Night . . . 49 W. Division St., 312-877-5575 Website
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3 / 10
A cheffy version of Logan Square’s revived greasy spoon. Read: No longer dirt-cheap.
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4 / 10
Marc Malnati (Lou Malnati’s) and Giulia Sindler (Kamehachi) spawn a love child. 1529 N. Wells St., 312-664-2899 Website
Related: Check out their blackened mahi mahi tacos on What Penny Eats.
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5 / 10
Between his BYO policy and two-day mole process, Anselmo Ramirez has gained mayoral status in Albany Park. 3402 W. Montrose Ave., 773-539-5887 Website
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6 / 10
Myron & Phil fans: The phoenix rose from the ashes, moved to Niles, and got a new ID. 6480 W. Touhy Ave., Niles, 847-677-6663
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7 / 10
Gold Coasters ignore really silly names—Not Mushroom for Improvement—and score really bold pizza. 110 E. Pearson St., 312-266-3110 Website
Related: Browse photos of their cannoli, baccalà carpaccio salad, a mozzarella tasting, and other goodies on What Penny Eats.
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8 / 10
Au Cheval’s sib boasts a seriously small menu: hamburgers, cheeseburgers, fries. 1732 N. Milwaukee Ave. Website
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9 / 10
The perfect place to chill after the scene at Cindy’s, a rooftop bar in the same building. CAA Hotel, 12 S. Michigan Ave., 312-792-3515 Website
Related: Read more about the Michigan Avenue restaurant in our review.
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10 / 10
Why a deli name for a Mediterranean-inspired resto? 660 N. Orleans St., 312-624-9892 Website
Photo: Brian Nguyen/Chicago Tribune