"Pompette is an all-day cafe in Bucktown, and it’s one of those cute little restaurants that’ll make you say, “What a cute little restaurant” when you sit down. The narrow space is sparsely decorated with a couple of plants and hanging globe lights. The menu is mainly small plates from a team of chefs who worked at tasting menu spots like , , and . They have tasty things like crab croquettes sitting on saffron aioli, grilled shrimp with butternut squash, and spaghetti in a mushroom cream sauce. Plus, it’s open for breakfast and brunch. It’s the kind of useful place you go to catch up with friends and remark to each other afterward, “What a cute little restaurant, let's do this again.”" - Adrian Kane