Chicago

4539 N Lincoln Ave, btw Wilson and Sunnyside; Lincoln Square; 773.942.7585

Just getting started in the former Tallulah space with a newly opened-up kitchen and a soft brown and orange color scheme, LM's squad has serious high-end experience (The Drake, Blackbird, NoMI) and is using those collective skills to offer contemporary French grub like torchon of foie gras with fig jam and Maldon sea salt, pumpkin risotto with parmesan and truffle creme, and a ragout of Burgundy snails served alongside whitefish from Lake Superior that absolutely refuses to even make eye contact with any whitefish from Lake Ontario.

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