Soule is a BYOB restaurant in West Town serving delicious soul food.

The Delta is a Southern restaurant in Wicker Park specializing in hot tamales.

Table Fifty-Two delivers country club style Southern cuisine. We'll pay all the money to be members, just let us in the door.

Parson’s Fried Chicken & Fish serves good fried chicken on the best patio in town. This is an excellent hangout spot when it’s nice outside.

Luella’s Gospel Bird is a Southern restaurant in Wicker Park that makes great fried and jerk chicken.

Excellent Southern food in a casual BYOB setting.

Quick, easy, and delicious Southern style fried chicken. Roost Carolina Kitchen is a great spot.

Big Jones serves excellent Southern food in Andersonville.

Blue Door Kitchen is a nice but not too fancy Gold Coast restaurant in an old mansion. The courtyard patio is beautiful for when it's nice outside.

Analogue serves great Cajun food in a casual yet cool cocktail bar setting. Cocktails and Cajun food may seem unlikely, but it's a great combination.

Gus’s has great fried chicken in a cool Fulton Market loft space. Expect a bit of heat from their trademark cayenne heavy seasoning.

Honey Butter is a casual spot in Avondale serving deboned fried chicken that’s really good.

Buck’s is a bar atmosphere serving Southern food, fried chicken and biscuits in particular.

Dove’s serves Southern-inspired Mexican food in an old luncheonette. Jam out to some Chicago soul music too.

DIxie is a charming Southern spot in Wicker Park, but the food doesn’t live up to the setting.

Ina Mae Tavern & Packaged Goods is a restaurant in Wicker Park serving New Orleans-inspired food.