🕯️ Best Date Night in Chicago
258 date night spots in Chicago, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Date Night Spots
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Alinea
Grant Achatz three-Michelin-star temple of molecular gastronomy that redefined what American fine dining could be. The multi-course tasting menu is a theatrical journey -- edible balloons, tablecloth ...
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2
Smyth
Two Michelin stars for John and Karen Shields farm-driven tasting menu that is as much about the land as the plate. Ingredients come from their own farm in Door County, Wisconsin, and every course tel...
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3
Oriole
Two Michelin stars hidden down a West Loop alley -- you literally walk through a parking lot to find it, which makes the dramatic room inside land even harder. Noah Sandoval's tasting menu weaves Japa...
97
4
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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5
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...
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6
Kasama
The first Filipino restaurant to earn a Michelin star in America, and it operates as a bakery-cafe by day and a tasting menu by night. The longanisa breakfast sandwich in the morning is one of the bes...
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7
The Aviary
Grant Achatz's cocktail bar where drinks arrive in custom vessels, some requiring tools to consume. The ice program alone is worth a PhD. This is the Alinea of cocktails — theatrical, technically obse...
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8
Ever
Curtis Duffy's two-Michelin-star fine dining destination. Artfully plated, precisely choreographed New American tasting menus served on sleek black tables under museum-quality lighting. Adjacent cockt...
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9
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...
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10
Indienne
The only Michelin-starred Indian restaurant in Chicago, and the only one in town pairing French technique with regional Indian spice work on a tasting menu. River North address, Tock booking weeks ahe...
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All 258 Date Night Spots in Chicago
Schwa
94
Girl & the Goat
93
Elske
93
Feld
93
Topolobampo
93
Next
93
Avec
92
Bavette's Bar & Boeuf
92
Wrigley Field
92
Maple & Ash
92
Parachute
92
Mako
92
Esmé
92
Atsumeru
92
Kyōten
92
Bisous
92
Frontera Grill
91
Willis Tower Skydeck
91
RPM Italian
91
Mi Tocaya Antojeria
91
Second City
91
Boka Restaurant
91
Momotaro
91
Roister
91
Kai Zan
91
Galit
91
Tzuco
91
North Pond
91
Sepia
91
Pizz'Amici
91
Obelix
91
Bonyeon
91
Midōsuji
91
Temporis
91
Hawksmoor Chicago
91
Virtue Restaurant
91
Lula Cafe
90
Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse
90
S.K.Y.
90
The Drifter
90
RPM Steak
90
Moody Tongue
90
Cariño
90
EL Ideas
90
Atelier
90
Adalina Prime
90
Field Museum
90
Maxwells Trading
90
Mariscos San Pedro
90
Anelya
90
Chicago Cut Steakhouse
90
HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen
90
Avec River North
90
Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab
89
Pacific Standard Time
89
Thalia Hall
89
Dusek's
89
Billy Sunday
89
Apolonia
89
Proxi
89
Giant
89
Arami
89
Swift & Sons
89
Andros Taverna
89
Kumiko
89
The Alston
89
Shaw's Crab House
89
Shedd Aquarium
89
Museum of Science and Industry
89
Jeong
89
JM Seafood
89
Beity
89
Sifr
89
Gene & Georgetti
89
BLVD Steakhouse
89
Mastro's Steakhouse
89
Spacca Napoli Pizzeria
89
Sparrow
89
The Violet Hour
89
Lao Sze Chuan
88
Cindy's Rooftop
88
Untitled Supper Club
88
Bordel
88
Le Bouchon
88
Boeufhaus
88
Table, Donkey and Stick
88
Daisies
88
RPM Seafood
88
Aba
88
Vajra
88
Alla Vita
88
Cabra
88
Dimmi Dimmi
88
Elia
88
Cafe Yaya
88
Chilam Balam
88
John's Food and Wine
88
Fiya
88
Anteprima
88
Acanto
88
Petite Edith
88
SuSu
88
Bungalow by Middle Brow
88
Il Carciofo
88
Adalina
88
Sun Wah BBQ
88
Rose Mary
88
London House Rooftop
87
Geja's Cafe
87
The Bassment
87
Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!
87
Gilt Bar
87
Superkhana International
87
Nadu
87
Mirra
87
Perilla
87
Gingie
87
Cho Sun Ok
87
Celeste
87
Mon Ami Gabi
87
Kuma's Corner
87
Winter's Jazz Club
87
The Duck Inn
87
Tango Sur
87
Lettuce Entertain You RPM Events
87
Divan
87
Osaka Nikkei
87
Adler Planetarium
87
void
87
Bar Roma
87
Ithaki Estiatorio
87
Topo Gigio Ristorante
87
A Tavola
87
Z Bar
87
Artango Bar & Steakhouse
87
The Gage
87
Mercat a la Planxa
87
Gibsons Tavern
87
Kouklas Greek Eatery
87
Hugo's Frog Bar
87
Swift & Sons Tavern
87
La Josie
87
Michael Jordan's Steak House
87
The Radicle
87
Avli River North
87
Taxim
87
Asador Bastian
87
Art of Pizza
87
Bartoli's Pizzeria
87
Minyoli
87
TAO Chicago
87
Brindille
87
Osteria Langhe
87
Bar Avec
87
The Ives
87
The Signature Lounge
86
Sochi
86
Sol de Mexico
86
Ciccio Mio
86
Coda di Volpe
86
The J. Parker
86
Andy's Jazz Club
86
Duck Duck Goat
86
Munno Pizzeria & Bistro
86
Chef's Special Cocktail Bar
86
Jin Ju
86
LH Rooftop
86
Pandan
86
Pink Mu
86
Mordecai
86
Ella Elli
86
Sabatino's
86
The Whale
86
Brasero
86
Bohemian House
86
Roll Up by Oui
86
The Dawson
86
Nando Milano Trattoria
86
Arbella
86
Porto
86
RL Restaurant
86
Han 202
86
Franconello's
86
Itoko
86
El Che Steakhouse & Bar
86
Sushi-San
86
Tre Dita
86
The Hand & The Eye
86
Gibsons Italia
86
Creepies
86
Pilsen Rooftop
85
Signature Room at the 95th
85
Pompette
85
Tuscany on Taylor
85
Rosebud on Taylor
85
Beatnik West Town
85
Frontier Noble Square
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
STK Steakhouse
85
Stetson's Modern Steak + Sushi
85
Cantina Loca
85
NoMI Kitchen
85
Bar Goa
85
Mfk.
85
Morton's The Steakhouse (Original)
85
Trivoli Tavern
85
Smoke Daddy
84
Greek Islands Restaurant
84
Chez Joel
84
Twin Anchors Restaurant & Tavern
84
Peanut Park Trattoria
84
The Oakville Grill & Cellar
84
Le Sud
84
Le Colonial (Chicago)
84
La Licor Panamericana
84
Tortoise Supper Club
84
Bundoo Khan
83
Amano Bistro
83
Bar Sótano
83
Sunda New Asian
83
Ethiopian Diamond
82
Athena Restaurant
82
Tapas Valencia
82
Dēliz
82
The Hampton Social
82
La Storia
82
Erie Cafe
82
Ramen-San
82
3 Arts Club Cafe
82
Drumbar
82
TRUCE
82
Sweetgreen
80
Weber Grill Chicago
80
Pinstripes Chicago
80
Metro Chicago
80
Lil' Ba-Ba-Reeba!
79
Ramova Theatre
78
Zanies Comedy Club
77
Riviera Theatre
76
Biggs Mansion
76
Jet's Pizza
76
Subterranean
75
Alulu Brewpub
73
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