Introduction

Welcome to 58 on 58! Join me on a Chicago foodie journey, as I eat my way through Michelin's 2016 Bib Gourmand list for Chicago. Michelin (the tire company) is most known for its Michelin Star ratings, typically given to high-end restaurants that require you to shell out hundreds of dollars per meal, such as Alinea and Tru. The Bib Gourmand list, on the other hand, is a compilation of restaurants that offer affordable prices in addition to high quality food. In order to qualify, restaurants must have menu items priced below a maximum of $40 (the maximum is determined by local economic standards). Find the complete list here: Chicago's 2016 Bib Gourmand List.

Not only will this be a gastronomical adventure, it will also be an exploration of Chicago's diverse neighborhoods, many of which I've never visited before.

The goals will be to tackle the list alphabetically and reach the end before 2017. I'll also attempt to spend a maximum of $58 per meal for two people ($58 for 58 restaurants).

Let's go!


Michelin's 2016 Bib Gourmand List:

• The Angry Crab
• Arami
• A10
• Au Cheval
• Avec
• Balena
• Beatrix
• BellyQ
• Belly Shack
• Bohemian House
• Carriage House
• Ceres' Table
• Chilam Balam
• County Barbeque
• Cumin
• The Dawson 
• DeCOLORES
• Dove's Luncheonette
• The Duck Inn
• Fat Rice
• Frontera Grill
• Gilt Bar
• Girl and the Goat
• Green Zebra
• GT Fish and Oyster
• Han 202
• Herb
• Hopleaf 
• Jaipur 
• Jam
• Jin Thai Cuisine
• Kai Zan
• Lao Sze Chuan
• Luella's Southern Kitchen
• Lula Cafe
• Mana Food Bar
• Maude's Liquor Bar
• mfk.
• MingHin
• Mott Street
• Nana
• The Publican 
• The Pump Room
• The Purple Pig 
• Riccardo Trattoria
• Sabri Nihari
• Slurping Turtle
• Smoque 
• Sol de Mexico 
• Spacca Napoli
• Sushi Dokku
• Table, Donkey and Stick
• TAC Quick
• Two
• Untitled 
• Via Lima
• Wood
• Yusho