1. Ann Sather
8.6
909 W Belmont Ave (btwn N Wilton Ave & N Clark St), Chicago, IL
Scandinavian Restaurant · Lakeview · 112 tips and reviews
Diego Rufo: Swedish waffles and pancakes with homemade lingonberry sauce, but also decent omelets, sandwiches, and salads. Their their cinnamon rolls are huge and to die for! Read more.
Ven Virtusio: Awesome brunch!!! You must try their homemade cinnamon rolls!!
L K: So filling - and excellent cinnamon rolls.
3. Oiistar
8.5
1385 N Milwaukee Ave (at N Wood St), Chicago, IL
Ramen Restaurant · Wicker Park · 67 tips and reviews
Dana Tedesco: Staff Friendly & Welcoming Oso Oseyo! Contemporary Korean. Duck Bun & Poached Pear Best! Must come back for Hot French Kimchi Soup (over the luke-warm pork ramen).
Lizzie S.: Can't go wrong with Bao. Tried the Pork Shoulder and Saltimbocca. Excited to try the Bao doughnut!
Amanda Gilmore: Favorites were the roasted pork belly bun, sweet fried chicken and oiistar ramen has unbeatable flavor! This is my type of place!
4. Ramen-San
8.5
59 W Hubbard St (btwn Clark & Dearborn), Chicago, IL
Noodle Restaurant · Near North Side · 120 tips and reviews
Kelly Schumann: Chicken mantou buns and the raw tuna app are delicious. If you're up for noodles, get the pork tonkotsu). Also, the aragoshi yuzu sake was a hit.
Matthew McKee: Kimchi Fried Chicken ramen and pork mantu buns are amazing.
Aubrey Dyer: Had the special fatty ramen bowl. Awesome and the pork belly buns we're the bomb.
8. Duck Duck Goat
9.1
857 W Fulton Market (at Peoria St), Chicago, IL
Chinese Restaurant · Fulton Market · 88 tips and reviews
Heather G: Soup dumplings, Bone marrow potstickers, the noodles in the chicken chow fun are incredible, and duck fried rice -- all amazing.
C Rey: Everything was delicious! Given the array of dishes we sampled, I suggest Pekan Chicken, Short Rib noodle, soup dumplings and bone marrow potstickers. Based on portion sizes, groups of 2-4 are ideal.
Morgan McKee: 🙌🏼 Must try starters include pork buns (buns are lighter and fluffier than anything you've had). Dan dan noodles with peanuts are perfect sweet and spicy dish. Finish with chicken for your protein.
Terence Steward II: So... Everything we had, and I mean EVERYTHING was superb. Mexicana skillet, cinnamon roll pancakes, biscuits and gravy, then topped off the meal with red velvet French toast. It's worth the wait!
Leslie Richardson: Best Corned Beef Hash Ever! Amazing Cinnamon Roll Pancakes! Everything was good all three times we visited on the four days in Chicago.
Jade Wallace: The best breakfast ever I've eaten! Get the cinnamon roll pancakes & wildberry signature pancakes, butcher skillet, and eggs Benedict w/ chorizo sausage! Also the white chocolate mocha was amazing!
11. Butcher & The Burger
9.1
1021 W Armitage Ave (at Kenmore Ave.), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · North Side · 108 tips and reviews
Trevor Hanson: Pretzel bun is a must, as well as the Kennebec fries!
Nina Nirema: All of the meats, all of the buns, all of the choices. Extremely customizable with so many amazing choices. Love the burgers, but don't miss out on the fries. Oh, and did I mention it's BYOB?
Eater: Butcher & the Burger has a fully operational butcher shop on premise and is all about customization: choose your meat blend, choose your seasonings, choose your bun, choose your toppings.
12. Saucy Porka
8.3
400 S Financial Pl (Van Buren), Chicago, IL
Asian Restaurant · The Loop · 49 tips and reviews
Matt: The short rib is so tender. The Paella is amazing and surprising. Better baos and bahns than the chain down the street!
Chicago Tribune: Unique menu items include $7 umami nachos (tomato, cheese, scallion, pineapple, and choice of meat) and $3.50 sofrito marinated shrimp (with Asian slaw and served on a bao bun). Read more.
Eater: This popular daytime spot recreates the childhood memories of owner Amy Le and chef Rafael Lopez through blended dishes like bao tacos, “Asian-style” paella, pork carnitas pho and more. Read more.
Brad K: Love banh mi and ban bao's for lunch. Black pepper tofu, caramel prawns, mussels are great dinner choices!
Vithida Sueblinvong: Love Bun bo hue and baognet so good, the noodle is not too spicy and the dessert is so delicious
ISC Chicago: New fall item: Bun Cha Hanoi (Grilled pork lettuce wrap with crispy imperial rolls, vermicelli salad, herbs and nuoc cham broth) - YUM (photo from website) available for delivery or pickup
14. Sun Wah BBQ
8.8
5039 N Broadway St (at W Argyle St), Chicago, IL
Chinese Restaurant · Uptown · 159 tips and reviews
Jake Sung: Go for Peking duck dinner. (Roasted duck with buns, soup, and fried rice)
Matt Taege: Get the whole duck & steamed buns.
Alex Duner: Get the duck feast. It's amazing. A whole duck, plus bao buns, rice, soup, and noodles.
15. Sunda
8.8
110 W Illinois St (btwn N LaSalle Dr & N Clark St), Chicago, IL
Sushi Restaurant · River North · 288 tips and reviews
Laura Steiger: Don't miss the kale fritters or steam buns during happy hour. Highlights of our dinner.
Gwen Beattie: Not sure that it's possible to go wrong here. Definitely try anything with pork belly (steamed buns, pig on a stick, & braised pork belly) & the rock shrimp. Cocktails are to die for!
Ed: Great and tasty pan-Asian food! Amazing Brussel sprout salads, great duck steam buns and drunken noodles. Will definitely come back to try their sushis.