Yusho Restaurant

Credit: Illustration: Sarah Becan

There is no other Chicago restaurant so original as Yusho, where chef Matthias Merges creates Japanese-style fare using a global pantry and unrivaled technique. Custardy lobster chawanmushi dressed in crispy kale and black sesame, twice-fried chicken dusted with matcha powder, sweetbreads in umeboshi barbecue sauce�each dish inspires awe.

Yusho
2853 North Kedzie Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
773/904-8558

SAVEUR.COM EXCLUSIVE: When we decided to include Yusho in the 2013 SAVEUR 100, we knew there was only one choice for the story's art: We had to use one of the beautiful watercolor comics that artist Sarah Becan creates for the restaurants e-mail newsletter, which capture the restaurant's spirit�not to mention paint a tantalizing portrait of the deliciousness of chef Matthias Merges's food. We asked Sarah to bring us behind the scenes on her collaboration with the restaurant�check it out in our exclusive story The Art of Yusho »