![]() As the region has changed and shifted, with so many spotlights and transplants thrust upon it, so too has how the city eats: Charleston has become, once again, a city of neighborhood dining, even as real estate prices are driving creativity and culinary greatness to the outskirts of the peninsula and beyond. ![]() Although the first flush of Lowcountry love has softened into a comfortable arrangement in the national conversation, it’s left in its receding tide a solid and sincerely delicious cosmopolitan food city. Whether you're wandering around the Loop, River North, Fulton Market, Streeterville, or Oakbrook, pair a Beatrix breakfast, lunch, or dinner with a tall glass of Power Greens or a Blue Boost.A lot has changed since the best restaurants in Charleston burst onto the national food scene, celebrating the city's seafood tradition, unique ingredients, and culinary heritage forged by many hands-perhaps most notably those of the Gullah Geechee. Discover freshly made items, like Apple Vegan Spoon Muffins and Vegan Chocolate Chunk Cookies. The coffeehouse-meets-restaurant concept is a sure thing for its healthy menu, fresh-squeezed juices, and inviting coffee and pastry counter. BeatrixĬount all the kinds of plant goodness in Beatrix' mushroom teriyaki bowl - Photo courtesy of Lettuce Entertain You RestaurantsĨ34 West Fulton Market 60607 | (312) 733-0370 (multiple locations) Opt for the wine pairing and feast like a maharaja. Don't forget sides, such as fragrant garlic nan and saffron rice. You'll be amazed at the culinary alchemy of vegetables like parsnips, peas, and sweet potatoes made into delicious works of art. For an elegant, sensual Indian cuisine dining experience, make a reservation at Indienne, where Chef Sujan Sarkar has devised progressive, multicourse tasting menus, as well as à la carte options for meat eaters, vegetarians, and vegans. Indian restaurants are an easy go-to for vegetarians with so many starters, snacks, and main dishes that star vegetables. Specials include Maki Mondays, half-price bottles of wine on Wednesdays, and endless mimosas during weekend brunch. And what the kitchen does with sushi might be magic. Truffle Fried Rice, Dan Dan Noodles, Mapo Mushroom, Bang Bang Broccoli and Cauliflower Tots are certifiable flavor bombs. Focusing on Asian-inspired cuisine from sushi to dumplings and noodles, the River North restaurant also wows in decor, ambience, and expert service. You don't have to settle for a sad salad or the ubiquitous pasta primavera at Planta Queen, which offers an artfully creative plant-based menu that is so tempting even meat eaters put this restaurant on their usual rotation. ![]() Kitchen wizards at Planta Queen prepare beautiful, flavorful vegan food - Photo courtesy of Harold Rail If not, there are cocktails, ciders, kombuchas, and wine that'll do the trick. Dessert interpretations like matcha cheesecake and tiramisu are transformative. He wrangles cashews into a cultured "cheese" board with papadum crackers and house pickles transforms daikon into zesty bulgogi and performs some chef sorcery on banana blossoms, turning them into "crab" cakes. ![]() 60622 | (312) 363-3110Īs the name indicates, the entire menu at Bloom Plant Based Kitchen in Wicker Park is plant-based - and gluten-free! Chef Rodolfo Cuadros infuses the sunny flavors of Latin America into Bloom’s menu. The space at Bloom is as sunny as the food - Photo courtesy of Kinshipġ559 N. Hot mezze is a carnival of voluptuous vegetarian options: crispy potatoes, spiked with Greek cheese and rosemary green falafel with beet tzatziki smoky carrots roasted with garlic and dukkah pan-roasted Romanesque cauliflower and asparagus farro warmed with brown butter and showered with Parmesan and chives. There's plenty for meat and seafood eaters, but you can enjoy a feast of flavor via healthy veggie options, like heirloom tomato orzo with roasted eggplant grilled cauliflower kebabs, festooned with medjool dates, red onion, turmeric, and tzatziki and Brussels sprouts, elevated by almond and cashew dukkah and harissa honey.įind impressive vegetarian choices at sister restaurant Ēma in River North, another Mediterranean spot that’ll have the meat eaters at the table eyeing plant-based plates with envy. ![]()
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