Chicago: Restaurants

Don't forget to pack your appetite. With incredible four-and five-star restaurants, innovative fusion hot spots, the best deep-dish pizzerias in the world (the pie was invented here!), and a McDonald's furnished with chairs by Le Corbusier, Chicago offers an array of dining options, from ultra-high-end to super budget.

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Avec
Top chefs and eager locals crowd together at communal tables to nosh on to-die-for Mediterranean small plate dishes like...
open late | small plates

Tank Sushi
Gastro-centric Lincoln Square has its finest culinary expression at this much ballyhooed fresh-from-the-sea sushi and Japanese...
trendy | sushi

Foodlife
Tired shoppers seek refueling at this basement collection of fancy food stands where guests can choose from over a dozen...
family | comfort food

The Wiener's Circle
This iconic hot dog stand is where drunken North Siders come to trade barbs with the acerbic staff and dine on greasy food....
open late | comfort food

Moto
Chef Homaro Cantu’s marriage of food and science has rocked the culinary world. Think servers in lab coats, edible menus,...
smart splurge | trendy | notable chef

Sepia
This West Loop newbie has already been dubbed an instant classic. Think roasted rabbit with ricotta dumplings or slow baked...
notable chef | american

Sixteen
“The Donald” is determined to put his indelible stamp on Chicago’s dining scene and he’s set to do so...
smart splurge | new american

The Signature Room and Lounge
At the bar and restaurant on the 95th and 96th floors of the John Hancock building you can have cocktails and a sumptuous...
smart splurge