The 38 Essential Restaurants in Chicago
Eater Chicago · updated 2025 · 38 restaurants. Read the original list.
Restaurants on this list
- 88 Marketplace — Chinatown, Chicago
- Alinea — Lincoln Park, Chicago
- Birrieria Zaragoza — Archer Heights, Chicago
- Bungalow by Middle Brow — Logan Square, Chicago
- Carnitas Uruapan Restaurant — Pilsen, Chicago
- Community Tavern — Portage Park, Chicago
- Duck Sel — Edgewater, Chicago
- Ever — West Loop, Chicago
- Frontera Grill — River North, Chicago
- HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen — Pilsen, Chicago
- Harold's Chicken Shack — West Pullman, Chicago
- Hermosa Restaurant — Hermosa, Chicago
- J.P. Graziano Grocery — West Loop, Chicago
- Jade Court — Hyde Park, Chicago
- Johnnie's Beef — Elmwood Park
- Kasama — Ukrainian Village, Chicago
- Khmai Cambodian Fine Dining — Rogers Park, Chicago
- La Chaparrita Taqueria — Little Village, Chicago
- Lem's Bar-B-Q — Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago
- Luella's Southern Kitchen — Lincoln Square, Chicago
- Lula Cafe — Logan Square, Chicago
- Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen — Near West Side, Chicago
- Mi Tocaya Antojería — Logan Square, Chicago
- Milly's Pizza In The Pan — Uptown, Chicago
- Monteverde — West Loop, Chicago
- Nine Bar — Chinatown, Chicago
- Obélix — Old Town, Chicago
- Oriole — West Loop, Chicago
- Pat's Pizza and Ristorante — Lincoln Park, Chicago
- Redhot Ranch — Logan Square, Chicago
- ROOH — West Loop, Chicago
- Rose Mary — West Loop, Chicago
- Smoque BBQ — Irving Park, Chicago
- Spinning J Bakery and Soda Fountain — Humboldt Park, Chicago
- Superdawg Drive-In — Norwood Park, Chicago
- Superkhana International — Logan Square, Chicago
- Taqueria Chingon — Bucktown, Chicago
- Virtue — Hyde Park, Chicago
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