BiXi Beer

BiXi Beer reads like a neighborhood bar until you notice what's actually happening in the kitchen. A Best Chef semifinalist nod from the James Beard Foundation doesn't happen at a place that's just pouring pints — it happens when someone back there is cooking with real intention, treating the food program as the point rather than an afterthought to the taps.

Michelin agreed three years running, selecting BiXi in 2019, 2020, and 2021. That's not a fluke mention. That's a kitchen that kept showing up with the same seriousness long after the first nod could have been written off as a fluke.

Logan Square has plenty of bars. It has far fewer that earn national attention for what comes out of the kitchen rather than what's on tap. BiXi Beer is the rare case where the beer is the excuse to walk in and the food is the reason to stay.