📍 Mango Mango Dessert If you love mangos, this place is doing the most in the best way. 🥭 Everything on the menu is mango, and they definitely don't hold back on the fresh fruit! What we tried ✨ Mango mille crepe cake ✨ Special mango juice sago & pomelo with mango ice cream The

📍 Bontà Pizzeria & Restaurant Came in with high hopes and left feeling pretty underwhelmed. 😬 Nothing was bad, but nothing really stood out enough to make me want to come back! What we tried ✨ Creamy mushroom soup ✨ House salad ✨ Rigatoni vodka ✨ Pesto cheese ravioli ✨ Cheesy garli

📍 Flambé Karma Everything I ordered here is vegetarian and it all hit! Must orders 🔥 Chilli garlic eggplant 🔥 Paneer makhani 🔥 Malai kofta 🔥 Garlic cheese naan Also tried ✨ Loaded banana peppers ✨ Vegetable biryani ✨ Masala chai I didn't get the Mango Habanero Paneer Tikka o

These are the pizza spots I actually find myself going back to again and again. No rankings, just the ones I'd recommend if you're looking for great pizza around Chicago. 🍕 If I had to pick my favorites, I'd go with Candlelite, Pizz'Amici, Pat's Pizza, Pequod's, and Lou M

📍 Hacienda Real One of my favorite things about Hacienda Real is that they have so many vegetarian options, and the atmosphere is just as good as the food 🌿✨ Must orders 🔥 Hacienda Queso Dip 🔥 Trio Guacamole 🔥 Chile Poblano Relleno 🔥 Churros 🔥 Fried Ice Cream Also tried ✨ Burrito Ban

📍 Ferentino’s Pizzeria They make the focaccia fresh daily and it’s honestly 10/10 🤤 Must orders 🔥 Cheesy garlic bread (on the fresh focaccia) 🔥 Rigatoni vodka 🔥 Jalapeño pineapple on Roma crust (also made on the fresh focaccia) Also tried ✨ Veggie on pan crust I didn’t love the pa

📍 Butterfly Sushi Bar & Thai Cuisine One of my favorite spots for vegetarian sushi and Thai food because it’s always so consistent. 🍣✨ What we got: Must orders 🔥 🔥 Japanese eggplant with honey miso 🔥 Fire Dragon Maki (made vegetarian, no avocado) 🔥 Spicy Crazy Noodles with tofu 🔥 S

📍 Piccolo Buco Another Italian spot worth trying 🍝✨ What we tried ✨ ✨ Crispy stuffed squash blossoms ✨ Spicy calabrian rigatoni ✨ Mezzi rigatoni alla vodka ✨ Baked eggplant parm ✨ Classic margherita ✨ The vegan ✨ Cacio e pepe ✨ Affogato My favorite was easily the spicy calabrian ri

📍 Ciccio Mio One of my favorite Italian restaurants in Chicago 🍝✨ The food is always so consistent, and the whole place is the definition of cozy date night vibes. What we got: ✨ Burrata ✨ Rigatoni Vodka ✨ Ricotta Gnocchi ✨ Bucatini Amatriciana ✨ Toasted Almond Cookie Soft Serve The b

📍 Alpana Such a beautiful restaurant 🌿✨ But my favorite part was getting a whole vegetarian menu with so many entree options. We love when restaurants actually give vegetarians choices 👏 What we got: ✨ House-Baked Focaccia ✨ Crispy Polenta & Mushrooms ✨ Whipped Feta & Truffle Honey

📍 Indian Garden First time here and I rated everything we got 👀 Honestly, this one just wasn’t my favorite. 😭 What we tried: ✨ Papad + Chutney ✨ Dahi Bhalla ✨ Cashew Nut Rolls ✨ Baingan Bharta ✨ Kadai Paneer ✨ Chana Masala ✨ Veg Biryani ✨ Kheer The Baingan Bharta was definitely the

📍 The Henry (Wilmette) The newest spot in the Chicago suburbs… and I wanted to love it because I really enjoyed the San Diego location 👀 Unfortunately, this one just didn’t do it for me. Everything was okay, but nothing really stood out or made me want to come back. What we tried: ✨ Parme

📍 H&H Bagels NYC’s iconic bagel spot just opened in Chicago… and it definitely lives up to the hype 🥯✨ The bagels were soft, fresh, and had the perfect texture. My favorite was easily the jalapeño cheddar with scallion cream cheese 🤤 The spicy scallion cream cheese wasn’t my favorite, but

📍 Dimmi Dimmi Finally checked out one of Chicago’s hardest reservations… and it lived up to the hype 🍝✨ What we got: ✨ Mozzarella sticks ✨ Tavern-style cheese pizza ✨ Gnudi Pomodoro ✨ Spicy vodka stuffed shells ✨ Eggplant parmesan with pink sauce mac ✨ Coconut gelato with warm chocolate

A little taste of Italy right in Chicago! What we got: ✨ Schiacciata Bianca ✨ Pici Cacio e Pepe ✨ Linguine al Limone ✨ Rigatoncini all’Arrabbiata ✨ Tre Dita Gattò The bread stole the show 🤤 The Schiacciata Bianca (house-baked focaccia toscana) was warm, fluffy, and absolutely worth the