Taste Chicago

More often than not, tipsters, readers, friends, and family of Eater have one question: Where should one eat right now? Restaurant obsessives want to know what’s new, what’s hot, which favorite chef just launched a sophomore effort. And while the Eater 38 is a crucial resource covering old standbys and neighborhood essentials across the city, it is not a chronicle of the “it” places of the moment. Thus, the staff offers the Eater Heatmap, which will change on a regular basis to always highlight where the crowds are flocking to at the moment.

Cool fall weather has settled into Chicago as the hottest opening season of the year continues. Thus the November Heatmap update has three new entries: an intriguing Filipino/Cuban restaurant on the North Side, a unique boozy dessert gastropub on the South Side, and a punk-tinged creative bar food spot in River North. Meanwhile, three spots are also removed: Korean-Italian stalwart Passerotto, Chicago’s first Asian brewpub Bixi Beer, and Omakase Yume in the West Loop come off as their heat dies down. Happy eating.

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Note: Restaurants on this map are listed geographically.