Mano a Mano, a new pasta project by award-winning chefs Hsing Chen and Doug Psaltis, will open soon in the Logan Square neighborhood. “It’s a little pasta and wine joint,” Psaltis said. The new Italian restaurant is located next door to Andros Taverna, their critically acclaimed Greek restaurant on Milwaukee Avenue, which was named Best Restaurant in the Tribune’s 2022 Reader’s Choice Food Awards. “We really love the community in Logan Square,” Chen said. They’re surrounded by small independent restaurants, she added, all supportive of one another. “It feels almost like a small town within a big city.” Tap on our bio link to read more. —— Photo 1: Chef-owners Doug Psaltis and Hsing Chen are shown in their restaurant Mano a Mano, 2534 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago, on June 20, 2024. Photo 2: Mano a Mano’s pasta carbonara. Photo 3: A Negroni cocktail at Mano a Mano. Photo 4: Terrazzo cheesecake. ? Louisa Kung Liu Chu / Chicago Tribune ? Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune

Mano a Mano, a new pasta project by award-winning chefs Hsing Chen and Doug Psaltis, will open soon in the Logan Square neighborhood.

“It’s a little pasta and wine joint,” Psaltis said.

The new Italian restaurant is located next door to Andros Taverna, their critically acclaimed Greek restaurant on Milwaukee Avenue, which was named Best Restaurant in the Tribune’s 2022 Reader’s Choice Food Awards.

“We really love the community in Logan Square,” Chen said. They’re surrounded by small independent restaurants, she added, all supportive of one another. “It feels almost like a small town within a big city.”

Tap on our bio link to read more.

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Photo 1: Chef-owners Doug Psaltis and Hsing Chen are shown in their restaurant Mano a Mano, 2534 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago, on June 20, 2024.

Photo 2: Mano a Mano’s pasta carbonara.

Photo 3: A Negroni cocktail at Mano a Mano.

Photo 4: Terrazzo cheesecake.

? Louisa Kung Liu Chu / Chicago Tribune
? Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune