Sweet Heat & Steaming Bowls: The Bougie Foodie and Hokkaido Ramen Santouka Are Bringing Bold New Flavors to Near West Side This April
By Socialhood News · Il/Chicago/Near West Side ·
Near West Side's culinary calendar just got even more delicious. Two highly anticipated first-time Chicago openings are landing right in the neighborhood this month — and food lovers should get ready to line up.
First, the Texas-born cult dessert phenomenon The Bougie Foodie is making its Chicago debut at 210 N. Carpenter St. in Fulton Market. Founded by pastry chef and entrepreneur Brianna Cryar, the shop has earned a devoted following for its oversized cookies, scratch-made dessert bars, and family-recipe bread pudding. Chicagoans can look forward to signatures like the Choco Chip Cookie Mountain — loaded with premium Guittard semisweet chocolate chips — and the boozy Mimi's Bread Pudding, alongside rotating weekend specials like tiramisu and brioche cinnamon rolls. It's a sweet milestone for a neighborhood that already punches well above its weight in the dessert department.
Meanwhile, internationally acclaimed ramen brand Hokkaido Ramen Santouka is opening its first-ever Chicago location in the West Loop this April — a cozy 43-seat outpost bringing the Japanese chain's celebrated Hokkaido-style bowls to Near West Side for the very first time. Together, these two openings are proof that Near West Side continues to attract world-class culinary talent from every corner of the globe. Follow The Bougie Foodie and Hokkaido Ramen Santouka on social media for opening day announcements — and start planning your April food crawl now!
Sources:
1. https://www.modernluxury.com/most-anticipated-chicago-restaurant-openings/