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Photograph: Chris StrongAlpana Singh's latest restaurant, Seven Lions, is one of our most anticipated openings of 2015.
Photograph: Chris Strong

Best of 2015: Restaurants and bars we're looking forward to in 2015

2015 brings lots of exciting restaurants and bars, including new spots from Grant Achatz, Dirk Flanigan, Sarah Grueneberg and others

Amy Cavanaugh
Written by Amy Cavanaugh
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2015 is going to be a big year in the restaurant world, and every opening on this list is a second (or third, or fourth) restaurant or bar from a well-established Chicago chef, bartender or restaurateur. From a new brewpub from the DryHop team to a new restaurant from the Alinea crew, these are our early predictions for the best openings of 2015.

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2015 restaurant and bar openings

Corridor Brewery & Provisions

Corridor Brewery & Provisions
Corridor Brewery & Provisions
Photograph: Martha Williams
The DryHop Brewers team is opening a second brewpub, Corridor, on Southport (3446 N Southport) in summer 2015. Expect sandwiches and flatbreads, with Belgian-inspired beer.

El Che Bar

El Che Bar
El Che Bar
Photograph: Jason Little
John Manion (La Sirena Clandestina) will be opening another South American-themed restaurant next year in the West Loop (845 W Washington Blvd).
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Furious Spoon

Furious Spoon
Furious Spoon
Photograph: Martha Williams
Shin Thompson (Kabocha, Bonsoiree) will be opening a ramen bar in Wicker Park (1571 N Milwaukee Ave) early next year. The menu includes four types of ramen, gyoza and Japanese beers.

GT Prime

GT Prime
GT Prime
Giuseppe Tentori (GT Fish & Oyster) is at work on the meat-centric GT Prime, another restaurant from the Boka Group. 
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Il Coniglio

Il Coniglio
Il Coniglio
Photograph: Courtesy of Henri Restaur
Dirk Flanigan (The Gage) has been working on his forthcoming French-Italian restaurant for quite some time. Expect a late summer opening in the West Loop.

Intro

Intro
Intro
Photograph: Courtesy Girasol
L2O closed to reconcept as Intro, a restaurant with rotating chefs, who will each offer their own concept. First up: C.J. Jacobson, an L.A. chef best known for several seasons on Top Chef. The ticketed restaurant is slated to open in February.
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Monteverde

Monteverde
Monteverde
Sarah Grueneberg (Spiaggia) plans to open her new Italian restaurant at 1020 W Madison in spring 2015.

Presidio

Presidio
Presidio
Credit: Paul Leddy
A new cocktail bar is coming to the old Bluebird space in Bucktown. Presidio, with drinks from Alex Renshaw (Drumbar) and Brian Sturgulewski (Fulton Market Kitchen), will open sometime in 2015.
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Roister Restaurant

Roister Restaurant
Roister Restaurant
Photograph: Chris Strong
Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas will be opening a new spot in 2015 in the old iNG space. The permit lists the name as "Roister Restaurant," and it will be much more casual than their other concepts, with an a la carte menu.

A new tiki bar

A new tiki bar
A new tiki bar
Photograph: Martha Williams
The group behind Scofflaw and Slippery Slope are planning to open a new tiki bar sometime next year.
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Seven Lions

Seven Lions
Seven Lions
Photograph: Chris Strong
Alpana Singh's (Boarding House) latest restaurant wll feature food from Chris Curren (now-closed Blue 13), along with American wines.
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