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Cafe · St Giles
"Tokkia is proof that queues don’t have to be stressful. There’s almost always a long one snaking down the Covent Garden pavement, but a strict “only-orderers-inside” rule keeps the tiny cafe calm, quiet, and oddly meditative. While everyone else waits outside, inside feels like a matcha monastery. The menu sticks to matcha and hojicha drinks, all made slowly and deliberately, no rushing, no blender theatrics. The regular iced matcha latte with a touch of agave is clean and balanced, while the peanut hojicha is salty and pleasantly earthy. You can also buy bags of matcha powder to make at home, and salt bread if you get there early enough." - Rianne Shlebak
Brasserie · Canary Wharf
"Marceline is the kind of big, shiny brasserie that operates as an all-day glamour boost. It’s one of Canary Wharf’s huge, floating restaurants, and ever since we met its ritzy mirrored bar, we’ve been looking for a sufficiently juicy reason to spin around on one of the leather chairs, chic little cherry manhattan in hand, and say “I’ve been expecting you”." - Heidi Lauth Beasley
Coffee shop · Pimlico
"Third is the kind of Pimlico coffee shop where the windows are permanently fogged up with condensation and personal life updates. It’s small, quirky, and charming in a “someone definitely found these chairs individually on Facebook Marketplace” way. Serious catch-ups unfold around the room: post-holiday debriefs and romantic oversharing over breakfast tea and towering stacks of matcha pancakes. It’s cosy, lively, and exactly where you want to accidentally overhear a life update instead of scroll on your phone." - Rianne Shlebak
Peruvian restaurant · South of Market
"There isn’t anyplace else in SF like Mariposas. At thisSoMaPeruvian spot, you’ll get to eat in an AstroTurfed dining room with bird cage-shaped chairs, walls of fake vines and light-up butterfly wings, and a vintage pommel horse that doubles as bar seating.The food is less memorable, though. The ceviche clásico pulls its punches with lackluster seasoning,for example, and on two occasions our quinoa chaufa was slightly burnt. But the rotisserie chicken, rightly recommended by the staff, is the standout. Our favorite way to enjoy it is in the arroz con pollo, which comes with a mound of delicious cilantro rice. While Mariposas isn’t among thebest Peruvian restaurantsin the city, it will certainly do in a pinch, especially when you’re in the area. This place always has a free table for lunch or dinner—just be sure to set aside a bit of time, as service moves at an unhurried pace." - Patrick Wong
French restaurant · Boerum Hill
"The menu at French Louie still looks pretty much the same as it did when this American-French-ish bistro opened in 2014, right down to the doodles of trees that sit below a little gem salad called "The Frenchie." Prices, of course, have been adjusted for inflation—the 28-day dry-aged steak is now $70, not $36—but generally, what’s happening on and around your table is as reliably comforting as it’s ever been." - Tiffany Yannetta
Cafe · Orillia
"Located near Auntie Anne’s and Sunglass Hut atSouthcenter Mall, Lviv is a casual bakery devoted to croissants and croissant sandwiches in all forms. The tiny storefront has a couple of tables where you can post up with a flaky pastry and a caffeinated sidekick, like an iced latte or a matcha that’s hopped on the colorful cold foam trend." - Kayla Sager-Riley
Chinese restaurant · South Loop
"This Singaporean chain already has a handful of California locations, but Le Shrimp Noodle Bar has now landed in Chinatown with its first midwestern location. Aside from their namesake noodles with shrimp broth, their menu includes rice bowls topped with garlic honey cod, noodle soups with chicken broth, and bowls of dry noodles topped with soy chicken." - John Ringor
Restaurant · Printer's Row
"There’s a new place in the South Loop for watching people throw, hit, shoot, and do all sorts of other things with balls. Along with plenty of TVs, this sports bar has dishes like buffalo shrimp, cajun chicken alfredo, and a chilaquiles burger topped with salsa verde and tortilla chips." - John Ringor
Breakfast restaurant · South Loop
"Ahuevo, a breakfast sandwich spot, has upgraded from a ghost kitchen in Pilsen to a brick-and-mortar in South Loop. Along with their egg-filled sandwiches, they also have smashburgers and breakfast burritos." - John Ringor
Modern Indian restaurant · Central Area
"We’ve been known to follow The Roll Podfood truckaround town for kathi rolls and loaded rice bowls. But their lineup of brick-and-mortar locations keeps growing, with a sixth outpost now open in Madison Valley." - Kayla Sager-Riley
