John Ringor

Cafe Tola in Avondale is a fantastic, counter-service Mexican restaurant with a fun retro-themed space and excellent empanadas.

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This bright Albany Park bakery has an Apple store minimalism with a tad more burnt orange. But instead of selling laptops that pester you about updating your iOS, the shelves are stocked with incredible Filipino baked goods. Ensaymadas are light and buttery (the almond one is our favorite), and their lightly sweet pandesal is notably fluffy. We usually go for some non-bread stuff too, like flaky chicken empanadas, or refrigerated, heat-at-home dishes like rich and vinegary dinuguan. Since seating is limited, treat Umaga like a grab-and-go operation, but don’t be surprised if you’ve already finished a handful of mini pineapple rolls in between paying and getting to your car.

Baseball helmets full of nachos, cheeseburgers, and everything else you should eat at Wrigley Field.

Roscoe Village originally became a Chicago “it” spot because of Riverview Park, a nearby amusement park that opened in 1904. Now, there are fewer roller coasters (zero to be exact, since the park closed), more two-flats and family homes, and the food offerings no longer start at hot dogs and end at funnel cake. Whether you want to slurp oysters at a wine bar on Roscoe St.’s mini restaurant row, or get to know a bowl of jambalaya in a tavern full of locals, here are the best places to eat when you’re in the neighborhood.

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