Eat & drink at Sterling Food Hall: fifteen vendors and a cafe in the Chicago Loop

First counter open. Drip, cold brew, lattes and an espresso tonic, with matcha and chai if coffee isn’t the plan.

Breakfast on a warm brioche bun. Bacon, egg and cheese is the classic, the Italian beef version is for the days you skipped dinner, and the Bad BUNNi sits at the top of the menu. Hash browns on the side. The Egg & Cheese is meatless.

Kimbap rolled on purple rice and filled with beef bulgogi, spicy pork, tuna or tofu. Add a cup of fishcake soup and a Korean-style horchata and that’s lunch. The tofu kimbap includes egg unless you ask to leave it out.

Hummus bowls topped with falafel or shawarma, rice platters with za’atar chicken or baharat-spiced beef, and a sabich. Vegan, gluten-free and halal options are marked.

Indian street food in a bowl: spiced paneer with mint chutney, roasted sweet potatoes under mint-cilantro yogurt, cumin ghee rice. Finish with a mango lassi. The paneer, sweet potatoes and rice are meatless.

A truffle BLT, a buffalo chicken sandwich, a cheeseburger, turkey on a pretzel roll. Truffle fries on the side, and tomato bisque to go with the grilled cheese.

Sandwiches on baguette and batard, from burrata with pistachio to bratwurst, plus a Secret Sandwich and an Inglorious Batard. The Veg baguette is vegan, and the meat and cheese plate is there for anyone who’d rather graze.

Chilaquiles and breakfast burritos until 10:30, then Baja fish tacos, enchilada plates and a Boda bowl with Oaxacan mole. Vegan and gluten-free items are marked.

Poke bowls in house builds like the Volcano and the Crunch, or pack your own. There’s a California roll bowl for the sushi-curious, and crab rangoon dip and wonton chips on the side.

Smash burgers with names like Bacon Is My Jam and Queso Fundido. There’s a salmon burger, a turkey burger and a vegan patty melt for anyone skipping beef, and crispy wings for the table. Gluten-free buns available.

Vegan smoothies and cold-pressed juices, like the Tangerine & Turmeric.

Nashville hot chicken with Middle Eastern spices in the mix. The Hot Honey Butter Sandwich leads, with hot tenders and grilled corn elote behind it. The fries are called Cheat Day Fries, so you know what you’re signing up for.

Bowls and plates built around smoky chicken, turkey meatballs, Atlantic salmon or ginger-miso tofu, or build your own. Vegan and gluten-free options are marked throughout.

Hand-tossed 18-inch New York pies, plus slices at the counter. Pepperoni, margherita and white are on the menu, with a vodka roni, a tartufo and a sausage and giardiniera for something less standard. The tartufo contains nuts.

A Levantine bakery with sandwiches, sweets and cold drinks.

Argentine empanadas baked daily, in beef, chicken, spinach, humita, caprese and mushroom. Vegetarian options include spinach, humita, caprese and mushroom. Alfajores for dessert, and a jar of chimichurri to take home.