After a long day on your feet, settle in for a leisurely dinner at one of Evanston’s hottest new restaurants, Found Kitchen & Social House. Executive chef Nicole Pederson uses local farmers for a majority of her dishes, hence the resto’s tagline “local love, local food.” The menu focuses on comfort food like root vegetable stew, roasted chops and fish, knife and fork sandwiches, and flatbreads for, um, lighter appetites. The space is super cozy, so grab one of the comfy couches or chairs and stick around for an after-dinner drink.

Found Kitchen & Social House, 1631 Chicago Avenue (between Davis and Church streets); 847-868- 8945.

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