😎 Best Casual Dining in Chicago
580 casual dining spots in Chicago, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Casual Dining Spots
1
Art Institute of Chicago
One of the oldest and largest art museums in the world, 300,000+ works across 5,000 years. Seurat Sunday Afternoon, Hopper Nighthawks, and Grant Wood American Gothic all live here. The Renzo Piano Mod...
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2
Chicago Architecture River Cruise
The single best thing a tourist can do in Chicago -- a 90-minute boat tour down the Chicago River with expert guides explaining 130+ years of architectural history. See Marina City, the Wrigley Buildi...
96
3
Monteverde
Sarah Grueneberg handmade pasta temple in the West Loop that serves some of the best noodles in America. The cacio e pepe is transcendent, the tortelloni in brodo is comfort in a bowl, and every singl...
94
4
Cloud Gate (The Bean)
The most photographed object in Chicago -- Anish Kapoor 33-foot polished steel sculpture in Millennium Park that reflects the skyline like liquid mercury. Free, open daily, and somehow never gets old....
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5
Museum Campus
Fifty-seven lakefront acres holding the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium in one walkable triangle, with Soldier Field tucked just to the south. No other American park stacks this mu...
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6
Girl & the Goat
Stephanie Izard's Top Chef winner that put the West Loop on the map and never stopped being one of the hardest reservations in Chicago. The goat empanadas are the move, the wood-roasted vegetables hol...
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7
Au Cheval
The best burger in Chicago and one of the best in America -- a double cheeseburger with a fried egg on a perfectly squishy bun that has inspired a thousand imitations. The wait can stretch past two ho...
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8
Millennium Park
Twenty-four and a half acres of public art, architecture, and gardens in the heart of downtown. Beyond The Bean, there is the Frank Gehry Jay Pritzker Pavilion, the Crown Fountain video towers, and th...
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9
Avec
The communal-table wine bar that helped launch Randolph Street as a dining destination. Paul Kahan's wood-oven Mediterranean is built for sharing -- the chorizo-stuffed medjool dates are one of the mo...
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10
Pequod's Pizza
The deep dish that actual pizza nerds argue is the best in Chicago — and they might be right. Pequod's secret weapon is the caramelized cheese crust that forms a dark, crunchy, almost-burnt ring aroun...
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All 580 Casual Dining Spots in Chicago
Bavette's Bar & Boeuf
92
Wrigley Field
92
Maple & Ash
92
Birrieria Zaragoza
92
Parachute
92
Bisous
92
Publican
91
Frontera Grill
91
Willis Tower Skydeck
91
RPM Italian
91
Mi Tocaya Antojeria
91
Johnnie's Beef
91
Second City
91
Momotaro
91
J.P. Graziano
91
Roister
91
Galit
91
Pizz'Amici
91
Obelix
91
Virtue Restaurant
91
Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
90
Lula Cafe
90
Chicago Riverwalk
90
MingHin Cuisine
90
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
90
Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse
90
S.K.Y.
90
Qing Xiang Yuan Dumplings
90
The Drifter
90
RPM Steak
90
Smoque BBQ
90
Field Museum
90
Maxwells Trading
90
Mariscos San Pedro
90
Anelya
90
Green Mill Jazz Club
90
HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen
90
Avec River North
90
Al's #1 Italian Beef
89
Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab
89
Pacific Standard Time
89
Dove's Luncheonette
89
Longman & Eagle
89
Hoosier Mama Pie Company
89
Thalia Hall
89
Dusek's
89
The Loyalist
89
Carnitas Don Pedro
89
Billy Sunday
89
Gene & Jude's
89
The Purple Pig
89
Apolonia
89
Proxi
89
Lao Peng You
89
Coalfire Pizza
89
Giant
89
Arami
89
Andros Taverna
89
Kumiko
89
Shedd Aquarium
89
Museum of Science and Industry
89
Xocome Antojeria
89
The Momo World
89
JM Seafood
89
Beity
89
Sifr
89
Vito and Nick's Pizzeria
89
Spacca Napoli Pizzeria
89
Sparrow
89
The 606 (Bloomingdale Trail)
89
Soldier Field
89
The Violet Hour
89
Portillo's
88
Big Star
88
Lincoln Park Zoo
88
Lao Sze Chuan
88
Cindy's Rooftop
88
Three Dots and a Dash
88
Black Dog Gelato
88
Ema
88
La Chaparrita Taqueria
88
Best Intentions
88
Xoco
88
Crisp
88
Robert's Pizza & Dough Company
88
Untitled Supper Club
88
Reno
88
Bordel
88
Cellar Door Provisions
88
Le Bouchon
88
Calumet Fisheries
88
Honey Butter Fried Chicken
88
Boeufhaus
88
Table, Donkey and Stick
88
Daisies
88
Aba
88
Alla Vita
88
Cabra
88
Akahoshi Ramen
88
Dimmi Dimmi
88
YooYee
88
Elia
88
Sanders BBQ Supply Co.
88
Monster Ramen
88
Cafe Yaya
88
Chilam Balam
88
Ghin Khao Eat Rice
88
John's Food and Wine
88
Fiya
88
Anteprima
88
Petite Edith
88
Bungalow by Middle Brow
88
Il Carciofo
88
Sun Wah BBQ
88
Publican Quality Meats
88
Superdawg Drive-In
87
Piece Brewery & Pizzeria
87
Ricobene's
87
London House Rooftop
87
Kingston Mines
87
Sultan's Market
87
Batter & Berries
87
Sawada Coffee
87
Irazu
87
Geja's Cafe
87
Cafecito
87
Nha Hang Viet Nam
87
The Bassment
87
Where Roots Reside
87
Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits
87
Devon Avenue Indian Row
87
Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!
87
Owen & Engine
87
Small Cheval
87
5 Rabanitos
87
Gilt Bar
87
Superkhana International
87
Nadu
87
Mirra
87
Perilla
87
Mindy's Bakery
87
Pat's Pizza
87
The Whistler
87
Gingie
87
Green Street Smoked Meats
87
Lem's Bar-B-Q
87
San Soo Gab San
87
Cho Sun Ok
87
Smart Bar
87
Celeste
87
Revolution Brewing
87
Mon Ami Gabi
87
Kuma's Corner
87
Winter's Jazz Club
87
The Duck Inn
87
Bar Tutto
87
Lost Larson
87
Floriole Cafe & Bakery
87
Tango Sur
87
Lettuce Entertain You RPM Events
87
Divan
87
Osaka Nikkei
87
Adler Planetarium
87
Casa Yari
87
void
87
Gus' Sip & Dip
87
Xi'an Cuisine
87
Bar Roma
87
Hopleaf
87
Ithaki Estiatorio
87
Milly's Pizza in the Pan
87
m.henry
87
Little Bad Wolf
87
Tuk Tuk
87
Topo Gigio Ristorante
87
A Tavola
87
Roux
87
Brown Sugar Bakery
87
Z Bar
87
The Bad Apple
87
Artango Bar & Steakhouse
87
The Gage
87
Mercat a la Planxa
87
Gibsons Tavern
87
Kouklas Greek Eatery
87
Indgō Mrktō
87
Qing Xiang Yuan Wicker Park
87
Pizza Friendly Pizza
87
Hugo's Frog Bar
87
Swift & Sons Tavern
87
La Josie
87
Chengdu Impression
87
The Radicle
87
Tank Noodle
87
Avli River North
87
Bayan Ko
87
Taxim
87
Art of Pizza
87
Bartoli's Pizzeria
87
Ann Sather
87
Minyoli
87
Osteria Langhe
87
Santa Masa Tamaleria
87
Bar Avec
87
Intelligentsia Coffee
86
Jim's Original
86
Metric Coffee Co.
86
Lawrence Fish Market
86
Do-Rite Donuts & Chicken
86
The Warehouse
86
The Signature Lounge
86
Spinning J
86
Pizza Lobo
86
Half Acre Beer Company
86
Revival Food Hall
86
Bar Siena
86
Pleasant House Pub
86
Taqueria Chingón
86
Sochi
86
Sol de Mexico
86
Ciccio Mio
86
Kie-Gol-Lanee
86
Lardon
86
Scofflaw
86
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka
86
Little Goat Diner
86
Lillie's Q
86
Honey 1 BBQ
86
Oyster Bah
86
Marz Community Brewing
86
Immm Rice & Beyond
86
Bongo Room
86
Jam
86
Coda di Volpe
86
Demera Ethiopian Restaurant
86
The J. Parker
86
iO Theater
86
Andy's Jazz Club
86
Pretty Cool Ice Cream
86
Duck Duck Goat
86
Boonie's
86
Munno Pizzeria & Bistro
86
Chef's Special Cocktail Bar
86
Nettare
86
Schneider Deli
86
Club Lucky
86
Jin Ju
86
Daeji Dough Company
86
Tryzub
86
All Together Now
86
Pearl's Place
86
Triple Crown Restaurant
86
LH Rooftop
86
Pandan
86
White Palace Grill
86
Maxwell Street Depot
86
Ghareeb Nawaz
86
Connie's Pizza
86
Spoke & Bird
86
Sarima
86
Pink Mu
86
Chubby Skewers
86
Oooh Wee! It Is!
86
Milly's Pizza Lakeview
86
Bixi Beer
86
Mordecai
86
Farm Bar
86
Ella Elli
86
Half Shell
86
Cowabunga Pizza Pies
86
Kanin
86
Asian Cuisine Express
86
La Pasadita
86
Gene's Sausage Shop
86
Sabri Nihari
86
Usmania
86
Sabatino's
86
The Whale
86
Lou Mitchell's
86
Cebu Filipino
86
JJ Thai Street Food
86
Brasero
86
Bohemian House
86
Roll Up by Oui
86
La Lunita
86
Luella's Southern Kitchen
86
The Dawson
86
Nando Milano Trattoria
86
Lupo Pizzeria
86
Split-Rail
86
Arbella
86
Porto
86
Traspasada
86
Herb
86
RL Restaurant
86
Carnitas Uruapan
86
Han 202
86
Franconello's
86
Danang Kitchen
86
Itoko
86
Sushi-San
86
Kanela Breakfast Club
86
The Hand & The Eye
86
Aragon Ballroom
86
Doughnut Vault
86
High Five Ramen
86
Creepies
86
Giordano's
85
Pilsen Rooftop
85
Magnificent Mile
85
House of Blues Chicago
85
Summer House Santa Monica
85
Forbidden Root
85
Pizano's Pizza & Pasta
85
Handlebar
85
Margie's Candies
85
Stan's Donuts & Coffee
85
Daebak Korean BBQ
85
Spy Bar
85
Goose Island Brewhouse
85
Pilot Project Brewing
85
Aroy Thai
85
Beatrix
85
The Laugh Factory Chicago
85
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
85
Sound-Bar
85
Parlor Pizza Bar
85
Kasia's
85
Chiu Quon Bakery
85
Chicago Diner
85
Estelle's
85
Fried Egg Cafe
85
Fatback
85
Thai Me Up Cafe
85
Crosby's Kitchen
85
Red Light Chicken
85
Lakeview Kitchen & Bar
85
Cafe Tola
85
Furious Spoon
85
The Green Post
85
The Tamale Guy
85
El Milagro Tortilleria
85
Gavin's on Damen
85
Range
85
Armitage Alehouse
85
Little Lark
85
The Alley Cat
85
Pho Viet
85
Hai Yen
85
Lonesome Rose
85
Taste of Lebanon
85
Noodlebird
85
Doña Naty
85
Ocean's Pizza
85
Brown Bag Seafood
85
Mr. Beef on Orleans
85
Pompette
85
Big Jones
85
Raisu Chicago
85
Tuscany on Taylor
85
Rosebud on Taylor
85
La Catedral Cafe
85
Cleo's Southern Cuisine
85
Beatnik West Town
85
Frontier Noble Square
85
Menya Goku Ramen
85
Hema's Kitchen
85
North Center Prime
85
Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen
85
Hermosa Restaurant
85
Elina's
85
Gino's East
85
Blue Door Kitchen & Garden
85
Charnley-Persky House
85
Ping Tom Memorial Park
85
Uptown Theatre
85
Cantina Loca
85
Bar Goa
85
Mfk.
85
Trivoli Tavern
85
Union
85
Smoke Daddy
84
Taqueria Los Comales
84
PRYSM
84
Chi Cafe
84
Fat Chris's Pizza & Such
84
Greek Islands Restaurant
84
Tacotlan
84
Phil's Pizza
84
Lao Der
84
Chez Joel
84
Taqueria El Milagro
84
Bronzeville Soul
84
Twin Anchors Restaurant & Tavern
84
Dovetail Brewery
84
Half Acre Balmoral Taproom
84
Ba Le Sandwiches
84
Lexington Betty Smokehouse
84
Peanut Park Trattoria
84
Via Lima
84
Del Sur Bakery
84
International Museum of Surgical Science
84
Polish Museum of America
84
Chinatown Gate
84
Le Sud
84
Harold's Chicken Shack
84
Le Colonial (Chicago)
84
La Licor Panamericana
84
Map Room
84
Navy Pier
83
Bundoo Khan
83
Cedars Mediterranean Kitchen
83
Mis Moles
83
Taqueria El Asadero
83
Tufano's Vernon Park Tap
83
La Chaparrita
83
Carnitas Don Ruben
83
Chicago Home of Chicken & Waffles
83
Soul Vegetarian South
83
Eleven City Diner
83
Happy Camper Old Town
83
Cafe Central Puerto Rican
83
Amano Bistro
83
Soul Veg City
83
Uncle John's BBQ
83
Begyle Brewing Company
83
Nuevo Leon Restaurant
83
Common Decency
83
Bar Sótano
83
Sunda New Asian
83
Mott Street
83
Schubas Tavern
83
Imperial Restaurant
83
Annapurna Indian
82
Ethiopian Diamond
82
Athena Restaurant
82
Medici on 57th
82
Wurst Behavior
82
Mi Tierra
82
Cork & Kerry
82
The Sit Down Cafe & Sushi Bar
82
Tapas Valencia
82
Siam Rice Thai Cuisine
82
Laschet's Inn
82
Jerk It Iz
82
Lalo's on Maxwell
82
Flat Iron Arts Building
82
Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago
82
The Hampton Social
82
La Storia
82
Ramen-San
82
Milli by Metric
82
3 Arts Club Cafe
82
Drumbar
82
The Hi-Lo
82
TRUCE
82
Rosa's Lounge
82
Hop Butcher for the World
82
Meadowlark
82
Phoenix Restaurant
82
Ponce Restaurant
81
Scafuri Bakery
81
Top Notch Beefburgers
81
Tel Aviv Kosher Bakery
81
Reggio's Pizza Chatham
81
Will's Northwoods Inn
81
Federales
81
Old Crow Smokehouse
81
The Hideout
81
Phase Three Brewing
81
Nobody's Darling
81
Valois Restaurant
80
Barney Callaghan's Pub
80
Old Town Ale House
80
Zalman's Kosher Fast Food
80
Nuevo Chicago
80
Washington Square Park
80
Churchill Field Park
80
Sweetgreen
80
Weber Grill Chicago
80
Redhot Ranch
80
Spilt Milk
80
Emporium Arcade Bar Logan Square
80
Logan Arcade
80
Headquarters Beercade River North
80
Replay Lincoln Park
80
Punch Bowl Social Chicago
80
Pinstripes Chicago
80
WhirlyBall Chicago
80
AceBounce
80
Sluggers World Class Sports Bar
80
The Cubby Bear
80
Park & Field
80
Lottie's Pub
80
EZ Inn
80
The Hangge-Uppe
80
Sleeping Village
80
Maplewood Brewery & Distillery
80
Queen Mary Tavern
80
Lazy Bird
80
Parachute HiFi
80
Metro Chicago
80
Artopolis Bakery
79
Beverly Restaurant
79
Lil' Ba-Ba-Reeba!
79
Utopian Tailgate
79
Punch House
79
Delilah's
79
Chateau Carbide
79
Empty Bottle
79
Output Wrigleyville
78
The Moonlighter
78
California Clipper
78
Ramova Theatre
78
Iwan Ries & Co.
78
Charis Listening Bar
78
Zebra Lounge
78
Rainbo Club
77
Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar
77
Zanies Comedy Club
77
Nine Bar
77
CAVA
76
Cody's Public House
76
Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill
76
The Owl
76
Riviera Theatre
76
Simon's Tavern
76
Blind Barber
76
Lincoln Lodge
76
Pops for Champagne
76
The Up Room at The Robey
76
Biggs Mansion
76
Dorian's
76
Redhead Piano Bar
76
Jet's Pizza
76
Shake Shack
75
Axum Cafe
75
Monochrome Brewing
75
Carol's Pub
75
Cantina Rosa
75
Subterranean
75
Webster's Wine Bar
75
Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar
75
Upstairs at The Gwen
75
Estereo
75
Sheffield's Beer & Wine Garden
75
Skylark
74
Big Chicks
74
Tetto
74
Le Mistral
74
Encanto Agave Bar
74
Resi's Bierstube
74
The Northman Beer & Cider Garden
74
Alulu Brewpub
73
Esmeralda's Lounge
73
Woodlawn Tap
73
The Press Room
73
Brando's Speakeasy
73
Howl at the Moon Chicago
73
Electric Funeral
72
Rose's Lounge
72
The Barrel
71
Fat Cat
71
Trader Todd's
71
Lincoln Karaoke
71
House of Hookah
71
The Cove Lounge
70
Sakura Karaoke Bar
70
My Hookah Cafe
70
Bernice's Tavern
68
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