🫓 Best Indian in Chicago
13 indian spots in Chicago, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Indian Spots
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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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2
Vajra
Modern Indian fine dining in the West Loop with a tasting menu that showcases regional Indian techniques elevated with French precision. The tandoori preparations, biryani, and cocktails infused with ...
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3
Devon Avenue Indian Row
A full mile of Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi restaurants along Devon Avenue from Western to California. Sabri Nihari for goat nihari, Shan for biryani, Ghareeb Nawaz for $5 plates. The most authe...
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4
Superkhana International
Logan Square's boundary-pushing Indian restaurant from the Lula Cafe alumni. The menu riffs on Indian street food with creative American touches — think samosa chaat with seasonal vegetables, tandoori...
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5
Nadu
South Indian fine casual in Lincoln Park that earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand in its first year. Dosas, uttapam, and thali plates with technique that honors Tamil Nadu traditions. The rice and curry co...
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6
Indgō Mrktō
Pilsen food hall where a single chef runs multiple stalls, each one folding their Mexican and Indian backgrounds into the same kitchen. Walk-in only, price-tier one — the kind of place you stumble int...
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7
Ghareeb Nawaz
Devon Avenue Indian-Pakistani spot open until 2am with chicken biryani, curries, and thali plates at incredibly affordable prices -- decent meals for under $10. One of the best late-night cheap eats i...
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8
Sarima
Sarima is a Filipino-Indian bakery in Wicker Park, which is exactly as unusual and good as it sounds. The case mixes donuts and cookies with savory breakfast items, pulling from two traditions that do...
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9
Sabri Nihari
Sabri Nihari anchors Devon Avenue's Pakistani dining strip, and its namesake nihari — a slow-cooked beef stew rich with spice and marrow — is the dish to order. Devon is the place for this food in Chi...
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10
Usmania
Usmania is a Devon Avenue Pakistani-Indian kitchen turning out biryani and karahi in portions that don't hold back. It sits right in the heart of Chicago's South Asian dining corridor, where the compe...
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All 13 Indian Spots in Chicago
Hema's Kitchen
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Bar Goa
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Annapurna Indian
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