Baker Sisters
Family bakery on the 95th Street corridor whose caramel Bundt cake was named one of Chicago’s best by a WGN food critic
Josephine’s Southern Cooking
Chatham soul food institution for 30-plus years serving gumbo, fried chicken and catfish; a spot Aretha Franklin favored
Morrison’s Soul Food
Family-run Auburn Gresham soul food staple since 2002 known for lines out the door
Tio Luis Tacos
Long-running Brighton Park standby for Mexican breakfast and specialty tacos
MacArthur’s Restaurant
Cafeteria-style West Side soul food institution since 1997, famed for fried chicken, short ribs and peach cobbler