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Best New Restaurant: Next

Best New Restaurant: Next

JBF Editors

Mon, May 16, 2016

Our Best New Restaurant award, presented by …

Our Best New Restaurant award, presented by Mercedes-Benz, goes to: Next Chicago Next is the latest venture for JBF Award Winner Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas, and only the second time this award goes to a Chicago restaurant.