There are a few things you should know before visiting Cake Thai Kitchen. First and foremost: Prepare to give up any notion of personal space upon entering. The cozy, always-packed, Mediterranean-skewing West Loop restaurant offers communal seating and shared plates (fear not, you don’t have to share with your neighbors).

Whether it’s your first visit or your 15th, you must order menu mainstays chorizo-stuffed medjool dates and the “deluxe” focaccia with taleggio cheese, airy ricotta, truffle oil and fresh herbs. And Pizza!

This ethos and Abela’s keen eye for hospitality, style, and wine has resulted in the creation of the award-winning, unique and luxurious collection of restaurants in London’s Mayfair and the USA.

Based in London, MARC is already an internationally recognized name in the restaurant industry: from New York’s A Voce restaurants, Morello Bistro in Greenwich, CT, and Bistro du Midi in Boston, to the Michelin-starred London restaurants Umu and The Greenhouse, plus its exclusive private dinner members on Berkeley Square in Mayfair.

Quality

Our baristas are dedicated to their trade. With global experience and best-in-class tools, their practice is exacting. Drinks are expertly crafted to the highest standard, honoring the product.

Customer Experience

Designed in homage to the European espresso bar and café, Black Fox is built around conversation, engagement and community. Our space was created to be a neighborhood meeting place.

Chicago, a city so full of culture and style, deserves a good Cuban coffee house and cafe. Welcome to Cafecito. Don’t expect to find pumpkin-spice anything at this tiny but specialized Café in Congress Pkwy. Branching off from its roastery in Back of the Yards (and another in Istanbul), Four Letter Word Coffee offers drip, pour-over, espresso, Turkish-style, cold coffee and tea.

Here, you can reintroduce yourself to the essence of coffee without taking away its integrity. As you sit back in our comfortable dining room, take in the sounds and aromas of Latin America.

Akhtar Nawab (Choza Taqueria, Indie Fresh), is behind Alta Calidad, a newly opened Latin-inspired restaurant, and Nawab’s first full-service, sit-down restaurant in almost a decade. Out of the 40-seat space, the team is serving dishes like queso fundido with chorizo; octopus and pork belly with avocado aioli; and a selection of tacos, vegetables, and family-style dinner plates. The bright, all-white space is taking over what was previously Chuko Ramen.

This homey, neighborhood spot serves up some serious cuisine thanks to executive chefs John Gallo and Rene Reyes, who’s resumes read like a who’s who of the Miami restaurant world. The dinner menu features twists on American classics like pork secreto, roast chicken with local veggies and rum cake topped with thyme gelato. Combine that with a stellar beer list, unpretentious vibe and reasonable prices make for a winning combo.

Proving that not every Café must take its inspiration from Miami in the ’90s, Macondo has the look of a European coffee bar and the coffee expertise to match.

Our specialty coffee grows in special and ideal altitude. We have partner local coffee farmers in Colombia. Macondo roast all the beans in house.

Chicago isn’t a hotbed of Ethiopian food, but this Uptown gem stands out with any you’ll find across the country. Eat with your hands and sop up spicy Ethiopian sauces and tender doro wat and vegetables in a low-key table-service atmosphere where you’ll find ownership roaming the dining room most nights. And they roast their own coffee, too.