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Sep 21, 2023 · 1. Manny’s Cafeteria and Delicatessen. Restaurants. Delis. West Loop. The most prominent Jewish deli in Chicago has operated for eight decades and though it received a facelift in 2016,...
Jun 2, 2023 · From those offering Ethiopian platters or pristine omakase menus to venues showcasing Indian-inspired street food or traditional Beijing duck dinners, here are the best restaurants in Chicago...
- The Berghoff
- The Walnut Room at Marshall Field’s
- Won Kow
- Pump Room
- Superdawg
- Lem’s Bar-B-Q
- Maxim's de Paris
- Everest
- Blackbird
- Cherry Circle Room
Hermann Berghoff opened his original restaurant, seen here in 1911, in order to sell beer in Chicago. Photo: DN-0008950, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum One of the oldest restaurants in America came out of an entrepreneurial immigrant’s desire to sell beer. Herman Berghoff came to America from Germany and eventually opened a b...
The Walnut Room's Christmas tree in 1959. Photo: Chicago History Museum, ICHi-017139; Clarence W. Hines, photographerThere’s another wood-paneled dining room downtown with a long history in Chicago, although not quite as long as the Berghoff. The Walnut Room on the seventh floor of what used to the Marshall Field’s on State Street—now a Macy’s—supp...
Won Kow's building has changed little since it opened in 1928, the year pictured here. Photo: DN-0085745, Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Orange Garden on Irving Park Road, which just sold off its sign, became the oldest continuously operating Chinese restaurant in Chicago after Won Kow in Chinatown closedin ...
One dish at the Pump Room was served by waiters from flaming swords. Photo: HB-07662, Chicago History Museum, Hedrich-Blessing Collection For decades, the Pump Room hosted celebrities alongside food presented with a drama worthy of the Hollywood stars enjoying it. Opened in 1938 in the Gold Coast’s Ambassador East Hotel, the Pump Room shimmered wit...
Twelve-foot tall hot dogs on the roof, carhops serving you at a drive-in: Superdawg is unlike anywhere else left in the city. Photo: Eric Allix Rogers/Flickr You might think eating in your car can’t be memorable unless you spill a sticky beverage all over your upholstery, but this far Northwest Side hot dog stand proves you wrong. The last remainin...
Lem's Bar-B-Q's towering exhaust pipe—and the tantalizing scent of smoke—announce the barbeque institution's presence on 75th Street. Photo: Wikimedia/Amy C. Evans of Southern Foodways Alliance The Chicago Reader called this South Side institution “a civic treasure,” and it continues to draw crowds to 75th Street for its hot links and rib tips made...
Maxim's contained Chicago's first discotheque, seen here in 1972, and also helped introduce haute cuisine and some important French chefs to the city. Photo: ST-13002498-0020, Chicago Sun-Times collection, Chicago History Museum Even though it was inspired by a famous Art Nouveau restaurant in Paris, Chicago’s Maxim’s de Paris was actually designed...
One of the French chefs whose career was launched at Maxim’s de Paris was Jean Joho. In 1986, he went on to open Everest with the Lettuce Entertain You restaurant group. It had one of the most stunning views of any restaurant in the city, given that it was located on the 40th floor of the Chicago Stock Exchange. Not that you would know it was there...
Blackbird's minimalist design won a James Beard Award, while its innovative food won over Chicagoans. Photo: Doug FogelsonWhen Blackbird opened in 1997, it was out of place. One of of the early innovative restaurants to open in what is now the culinary mecca of the West Loop, its minimalist, heavy-on-white aesthetic distinguished it from other ambi...
The Cherry Circle Room in the Chicago Athletic Association building is a reimagined version of a private club's restaurant. Photo: Clayton Hauck Once again, we have a downtown dining room that prominently features fine wood—but this time the restaurant is relatively new, sort of. The Cherry Circle Room is located in the Chicago Athletic Association...
- Daisies. Chef Joe Frillman's ever-evolving, locally-inspired dishes at Daisies are odes to Midwestern staples like latkes with smoked white fish and handmade pierogies.
- Hermosa Restaurant. During the day at Hermosa, you can score chef Ethan Lim's buzzy Cambodian spin on the classic fried chicken sandwich — featuring pickled papaya and long beans to cool the spice-marinated dark meat — as well as a number of other contemporary takes on Thai and Cambodian cuisine.
- Parachute. It could be easy to overlook Parachute as one of Chicago's best, but the tiny restaurant tucked inside a creaky 100-year-old house in Avondale conceals a world-class contemporary Korean menu from husband-and-wife chefs Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark.
- Alinea. What can be said about Grant Achatz's temple of haute cuisine that hasn't been said already? As Chicago's only three Michelin-starred restaurant, Alinea is also considered among the very best dining experiences on the planet, earning top spots on food nerd bucket lists the world over.
- Alinea. Experimental. Lincoln Park. $$$$Perfect For:Fine Dining Impressing Out of Towners Special Occasions Unique Dining Experience. POWERED BY. Access exclusive reservations with your sapphire reserve card.
- Kasama. Filipino. Ukrainian Village. $$$$Perfect For:Serious Take-Out Operation Special Occasions Date Night. Kasama is a chameleon. By day this Ukrainian Village Filipino spot is a low-key cafe that serves a longanisa breakfast sandwich (as spotted on season two of The Bear) that could lure any chronic snooze button-hitter out of bed.
- Xocome Antojeria. Mexican. Archer Heights. $$$$Perfect For:Casual Weeknight Dinner Serious Take-Out Operation. If Xocome Antojeria in Archer Heights were a movie, then the protagonist would be the unbelievable masa, the base for the restaurant’s incredible tacos, tlacoyos, picaditas, enchiladas, and giant quesadillas.
- Schwa. Experimental. Wicker Park. $$$$Perfect For:Birthdays BYOB Impressing Out of Towners Special Occasions Unique Dining Experience. RESERVE A TABLE. POWERED BY.
May 1, 2024 · The 30 best restaurants in Chicago you have to try in 2024. There's no shortage of fantastic food in this city, but these Chicago restaurants make our list of top eats.
Nov 26, 2019 · 1. Oriole. Restaurants. Contemporary American. West Loop. Situated off the beaten path of Restaurant Row, just east of the Kennedy Expressway, Oriole didn't fall for the traditional trappings...
