A New Flavor Lands on Clark Street: De Colores Brings Latin Fusion — and a Neighborhood Dream — to Andersonville
By Socialhood News · Andersonville ·
Andersonville has a new dining destination, and the story behind it is as colorful as the restaurant's name. De Colores, a sit-down Latin fusion restaurant from Patricia Guerrero — the owner of the beloved Edgewater Tacos — opened this fall at 5403 N. Clark St., stepping into a storefront that had been quiet since Cescas Margarita Bar & Grill closed in late 2025 after a decade in business. For a corridor that prides itself on independent, locally owned restaurants, the arrival of a fresh concept from an already-trusted neighborhood operator is exactly the kind of news Clark Street regulars have been waiting for.
Guerrero's expansion from her casual Edgewater Tacos concept into a full sit-down restaurant represents a significant step up in ambition. Where Edgewater Tacos keeps things quick and approachable, De Colores is built for a longer evening — a space designed for lingering, with flower-covered booths and vibrant tiles surrounding a fireplace anchoring the room. The menu stretches well beyond Mexican staples, drawing on a broader range of Latin American culinary traditions from Ecuador, Colombia, and Cuba, making it one of the more expansive Latin dining offerings the neighborhood has seen in recent memory.
For Guerrero, landing on Andersonville's Clark Street corridor carries a particular weight. Opening a business on Andersonville's bustling Clark Street corridor known for locally owned shops and restaurants feels "surreal," she told Block Club Chicago. That sentiment is easy to understand: Andersonville's commercial strip has been one of Chicago's most reliably independent retail and dining corridors for decades, and earning a foothold there — especially in a prominent mid-block storefront — is a milestone for any small business owner. The 5403 N. Clark St. address has seen steady turnover in recent years, and De Colores arrives with the advantage of an owner who already knows this stretch of the Far North Side intimately.
The timing of De Colores' opening puts it squarely in the middle of one of Andersonville's busiest dining stretches of the year. Andersonville Autumn Restaurant Weeks, the Chamber of Commerce's prix-fixe dining event, runs through November 15 — bringing heightened foot traffic and food-focused energy to the entire corridor just as De Colores finds its footing with the neighborhood. It's a fortuitous debut window: a new restaurant opening during a neighborhood-wide dining event gets the kind of organic introductory exposure that money can't easily buy.
The new restaurant isn't the only sign that Andersonville's dining scene is in an active moment of renewal. Earlier this year, Noble Thai — an acclaimed West Town Thai restaurant with a location at 1371 W. Chicago Ave. — announced it was expanding to 5721 N. Clark St., taking over the former Parson's Chicken & Fish space on the north end of the corridor. "We can't wait to expand to Chicago's North Side," the restaurant wrote on social media. That addition, combined with De Colores settling in at the south end of the strip, suggests the Clark Street dining corridor is drawing serious operators who see real opportunity in the neighborhood's sustained residential demand and loyal customer base.
For residents curious to try De Colores, the restaurant is at 5403 N. Clark St. — the former Cescas address, just a short walk from the Berwyn Red Line stop. With Andersonville Autumn Restaurant Weeks running through November 15, now is a natural moment to pull up a chair, work through the menu, and decide which dish from Ecuador, Colombia, Cuba, or Mexico becomes your new regular order. If you go, consider sharing your experience with neighbors on the Andersonville Chamber's community channels at andersonville.org — word of mouth from locals remains the lifeblood of every independent restaurant on this block.
Sources:
1. https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/28/de-colores-new-restaurant-from-edgewater-tacos-owner-coming-to-andersonville-this-fall/
2. https://www.theinfatuation.com/chicago/guides/chicago-fall-restaurant-openings-2026
3. https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/12/noble-thai-opening-in-andersonville-taking-over-former-parsons-building/