Chervil crepe at Browntrout
Chef Sean Sanders menu features more nuts than “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Maybe the best use however is a sweet drizzle of Almond crème over a tender chervil crepe larded with earthy chanterelles and sweet corn.
4111 North Lincoln
(773)472-4111
browntrouthchicago.com
Best of Chicago 2009
Timeless Toys
With rocking horses, stuffed animals and wooden blocks, you can play in a perfect paradise at this Lincoln Square treasure. Timeless Toys specializes in classic toys made of wood or fabric. The store carries puppets, Brio train sets and European-designed toys. Not that we care about celebrities, but Brad and Angelina shopped here for their dozen or so children, and probably liked the educational and interactive aspect as much as we did.
4749 N. Lincoln
(773)334-4445
timelesstoyschicago.com
Audience choice: (Tie)
Toys R Us
3330 N. Western
(773)525-1690
Uncle Fun
1338 W. Belmont
(773)477-8223
Best of Chicago 2008
Globe Pub
There’s good reason USSoccer.com named the Globe Pub as 2007’s Best Soccer Bar in the U.S. Showing all MLS, English Premiership League (EPL), Scottish Premiership League (SPL) games and more, it’s not uncommon to find devout fans here early on Saturday mornings to watch games broadcast overseas. And the bar is happy to cater to the crowd with a full breakfast menu, in addition to regular pub fare. As the “home bar of the Chicago Fire,” the Globe Pub also offers a shuttle bus to and from home games at Toyota Park in Burbank.
1934 W. Irving Park
(773)871-3757
theglobepub.com
Audience choice:
Small Bar
2049 W. Division
(773)772-2727
Best of Chicago 2008
