Café Marie-Jeanne
At Café Marie-Jeanne, caviar toast is as at home on the menu as foie gras is on your breakfast sandwich. Odes could be written about the tomato jam slathered onto their burgers, and butter is key: drenching biscuits, smeared on radishes, you name it. The food is unfussy, which is not always the way to describe a place where you can order calves brains a la carte. The most welcoming element of the Humboldt Park staple is how recognizably Chicago it is: the molded ceilings and simple wooden furnishings make for an ideal cozy retreat come winter, and the flower-lined patio is perfect for cool summer nights. Truly delicious food and an unpretentious setting—the perfect recipe for a neighborhood spot that is bound to make you a regular. (Jenny Dally)
1001 N. Humboldt, cafe-marie-jeanne.com
Best of Chicago 2019
