Fodor's Expert Review A10

Hyde Park has been experiencing a culinary renaissance thanks to a few new faces, including chef-owner Matthias Merges, whose restaurant features contemporary American interpretations of cuisines from France, Italy, and Germany. The comfortable, artfully decorated restaurant draws University of Chicago staff and parents taking students to dinner; tipples are just as innovative here as they are at sister Logan Square cocktail bar, Billy Sunday, so it’s worth stopping by the bar before dinner.