Old Fashioned Donuts
Roseland institution since 1972 famous for enormous hand-made apple fritters, with Mr. Bulloch still frying nearly every day
Bacon & Jam
Neighborhood breakfast-and-lunch spot run by brothers who grew up in Mount Greenwood, across from St. Christina Church
Birrieria Ocotlan
Family-run East Side birrieria serving goat and beef birria from a Jalisco family recipe since the 1970s
Cocula Restaurant
Longtime South Chicago Mexican spot on the Commercial Avenue strip known for seafood cocktails, tortas and hearty platillos
Salaam Restaurant
Longtime halal restaurant and bakery on 79th Street rooted in the local Muslim community
Morrison’s Soul Food
Family-run Auburn Gresham soul food staple since 2002 known for lines out the door
Brown Sugar Bakery
Award-winning South Side bakery famed for its Southern-style caramel cake
Solazo
Chef-driven Mexican spot with 100-plus agave spirits, featured by Chicago Magazine
Xocome Antojeria
Mexico City-style antojeria making masa, tlacoyos and tamales by hand from scratch
Weber’s Bakery
Beloved neighborhood bakery on Archer since the 1930s, famous for atomic cake and paczki