Time Out Foodies Fancy Local Desserts, Entrees

The end of the year beckons "Best of" reports when it comes to anything from photographs to customer service.

We'll be the first to admit that not all lists are worth a look. But this one is. Time Out Chicago recently released—a tad early, this year—its 100 Favorite Things we Ate or Drank in 2012 rundown. , but so did other North Side neighborhoods.

Be sure to visit Time Out for a printable wish list that includes every nugget that made the cut.

Until then, we've plucked out the Lincoln Park—and in one case, Old Town—foods and drinks that ranked, along with comments from Time Out reviewers, Julia Kramer, Heather Shouse and David Tamarkin. Bon appétit!

Chez Moi, 2100 N. Halsted St.

• Gâteau Breton
  • Comment: "Dominique Tougne adds a double dose of salt to this thick-crumbed butter cake: one sprinkle in the batter and one in the caramel that goes on top."

Whole Foods Market, 1550 N. Kingsbury St. 

• Tres leches gelato
  • Comment: The Kingsbury Street store makes killer gelato, including this smooth, milky flavor mixed with chunks of spongy cake.

Lincoln Park

Ada St., 1664 N. Ada St.

• Steak
  • Comment: "Chef Zoe Schor can’t be bothered to put out fussy food, and this bloody sirloin, dressed only in brown butter and balsamic, proves she doesn’t have to."

Balena, 1633 N. Halsted St.

• Rhubarb pizza
  • Comments: "In the beginning of spring, chef Chris Pandel did an event with a farm—a farm that had only rhubarb available. He’d never heard of rhubarb pizza (who has?), but he tried it anyway, pairing thin rhubarb slices with shaved pancetta, whipped ricotta and mint. What he ended up creating is one of the most craveable—and, wouldn’t you know it, most fleeting—pizzas in town."

Related news: 5 Local Restaurants Among 2013 Bib Gourmands and Balena Owner 'Shoots for the Stars'

Old Town

La Fournette, 1547 N. Wells St.

• Tuna sandwich
  • Comments: "With this sandwich, you get a masterful multigrain baguette and a sophisticated, simple take on tuna salad, the mayo-kissed tuna topped with slices of hard-boiled egg."