This is one grocery store where it’s OK to eat the food. This cute spot has a cafe in addition to a store, which allows customers to relax and eat before shopping (Mom always said not to grocery shop on an empty stomach!). The brown and blue cafe is trendy but comfortable with a menu of light, healthy eats.

Starters include ginger carrot bisque and baby spinach with pears, parmesan and cider vinaigrette. For lunch or dinner, we like the roasted thyme chicken with marscapone mashed potatoes. There’s also a great grilled brie on ciabatta with garlic-braised tomatoes, spinach and mushrooms. Desserts don’t disappoint, especially the banana ravioli with vanilla custard sauce.

Restaurant
Southport Grocery

Type of Cuisine
Modern Comfort

Food Address
3552 N. Southport, Chicago

Phone
(773) 665-0100

Hours
Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday through Friday and for breakfast and lunch only on Saturday and Sunday.

Average Dinner Tab
$12 per person without drinks

Reservations
Reservations are not accepted.

Credit Cards
All major credit cards are accepted.

What our reviewers said:

• Nick recommends it for mimosas all day long, and says the décor is so cute.
• Robert liked the concept and thought it was a great bang for the buck.
• Jill said she’s looking forward to going back to try the cupcakes.

Recipes
Vanilla Vinaigrette

Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 11th. But at Southport Grocery & Cafe,everyday could be Mother’s Day.

To begin with, we serve brunch seven days a week. And as we all know, brunch has been the foundation of Mother’s Day celebrations for more than a century.  It was invented because you can’t serve champagne with breakfast.

Southport Grocery & Cafe also specializes in gifts for mom. We can create custom gift basket from any of the goodies from our shelves. Let us know if mom has a Sweet Tooth.

If you’re not going to be in Chicago on Mother’s Day consider getting mom a gift certificate for another day. Bring her in on Tuesday or next month or in the fall because hey…everyday could be Mother’s Day.