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💎 Gold Coast, Chicago
18 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 18 Restaurants
✨ Upscale Dining, Brunch, Shopping
Chicago most affluent neighborhood with Oak Street boutiques, lakefront mansions, and upscale dining along Rush Street.
Known for: Oak Street shopping, Rush Street, Drake Hotel
Don't miss: Maple & Ash, Gibson's, Le Colonial
💡 Gibson's is the power steakhouse. Maple & Ash brunch is one of the best in the city.
Top 10 in Gold Coast
1
Maple & Ash
Steakhouse / New American
Danny Grant wood-fired Gold Coast stunner where the whole branzino and massive steaks are cooked over open flames. The brunch is legendary -- a Choose Your Own Adventure prix fixe ...
92
2
Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse
Steakhouse
The Chicago power steakhouse where deals get done over dry-aged prime cuts. The Gold Coast institution has been feeding the city elite since 1989 with massive porterhouses, stiff m...
90
3
The Alston
Steakhouse / Fine Dining
Ultra-luxe Gold Coast steakhouse from the Esmé team. The duck press is the signature theatrical dish, and chef Jenner Tomaska brings the same Michelin-starred technique to premium ...
89
4
Sparrow
Cocktail Bar
Gold Coast tropical cocktail lounge from Footman Hospitality with a painted tin ceiling, velvet seating, and a rum-and-tiki-leaning menu that still keeps martini-pedigree glassware...
89
5
Adalina
Italian Steakhouse
Gold Coast Italian steakhouse with prime cuts and Italian classics in an opulent setting.
88
6
Z Bar
Rooftop Lounge
Luxury rooftop bar on the 6th floor of The Peninsula Chicago on Michigan Avenue. World-renowned mixologists curate an inventive cocktail menu combining global cuisine and drinks wi...
87
7
Le Colonial
Vietnamese
Upscale Vietnamese staple in the Gold Coast with colonial-era decor and refined Southeast Asian cuisine. The pho is elegant, the summer rolls are pristine, and the rooftop lounge i...
87
8
Hugo's Frog Bar
Seafood / Steakhouse
Seafood spot sharing a kitchen with Gibson's that feels more formal with old-school service. Great for shellfish and prime cuts.
87
9
NICO Osteria
Italian / Seafood · One Off Hospitality — Thompson Hotel Chicago seafood-Italian
One Off Hospitality's Gold Coast Italian seafood restaurant at the Thompson Hotel — a coastal-Italian menu, a serious crudo program, and one of the defining Gold Coast fine-dining ...
87
10
Pandan
Rooftop Bar / Lounge
Lush and intimate rooftop bar and lounge with unobstructed views of Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan. Southeast Asian-inspired cocktails and bites in a tropical setting. One of th...
86
All 18 Restaurants in Gold Coast
Blue Door Kitchen & Garden
Southern / New American
85
Charnley-Persky House
Landmark / Historic House
85
Morton's The Steakhouse (Original)
Steakhouse
85
International Museum of Surgical Science
Museum
84
Washington Square Park
Park
80
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