Where To Eat During Chicago Restaurant Week 2026
It's the most wonderful time of the year:
Chicago Restaurant Week.
With a whopping 550+ restaurants to choose from and only 17 days of deals, deciding which spots are actually worth checking out can be overwhelming.
Luckily, we’ve already gone and done the hard work for you. Here’s Chicago Restaurant Week 2026, declassified.
But first: What even is Chicago Restaurant Week?
Chicago Restaurant Week by Choose Chicago is a celebration of the city’s vibrant food scene. Diners can enjoy multi-course pre-fixe brunch, lunch, and dinner
menus set at $30, $45, and $60 at restaurants in every neighborhood. The event runs from January 23rd through February 8th.
Time to dig in.
Photo via Akiro Handroll Bar
546 N Wells St. - River North
If you’re looking to down a truly insane amount of quality raw fish in one go, this is the spot. Akiro Handroll Bar’s $60 pre-fixe restaurant week menu
comes with three nigiri and three hand rolls, not to mention an appetizer and dessert. Too much sushi? We’d say no such thing, but if you’re looking to try
Akiro’s fan-favorite handrolls without the extra nigiri, they’re also offering a $30 lunch menu.
More Japanese spots:
Sushi by Bou for omakase, Casa Chi for Peruvian-Japanese fusion, TenGoku for Korean-Japanese fusion, Gaijin for okonomiyaki,
Itoko for classic dishes and creative desserts, Miru for an award-winning meal
Photo via Moody Tongue Brewing Company
2515 S Wabash Ave. - South Loop
Did you know that Chicago is home to the only Michelin-starred brewery in the world? Serving up chef-selected beers from around the world and award-winning food,
this spot is offering a can't-miss $60 three-course dinner. What really completes a meal at Moody Tongue, though, is an ice-cold beer. Can’t decide on just one
lager? Don’t worry, they even offer beer flights.
More award-winning spots:
PERILLA (Michelin Bib Gourmand) for a modern Korean steakhouse, HaiSous (Michelin Bib Gourmand) for elevated Vietnamese,
Lula Cafe (James Beard Award) for cozy dishes and outstanding hospitality, The Berghoff (James Beard Award) for German fare, BOKA (Michelin Star) for one of
Chicago’s most iconic restaurants
Photo via SIFR
660 N Orleans St. - River North
Chicago is full of above-the-line Middle Eastern eateries, but this one has got to be one of our favorites. From the team behind Indienne, the Michelin Bib
Gourmand restaurant is offering a $60 four-course dinner this restaurant week. SIFR is best known for its wood-fired dishes and homemade ice cream, and they’re
offering both on their pre-fixe menu.
More Mediterranean spots:
Oda for Georgian, Avec for bites across the region, Yasemi for Greek, Apolonia for seasonal specialties, Beatnik for Mediterranean-American, Nia for an eight-course tasting menu
Photo via Bronzeville Soul
4655 S Martin Luther King Dr. - Bronzeville
In the cold winter months, nothing is more comforting than a hearty soul food plate. From golden fried catfish to slow-cooked collard greens, Bronzeville Soul has perfected all the traditional Southern favorites. They’re offering a $30 lunch, a $45 dinner, and a $60 dinner, so feel free to stop by for a warm meal at
any time of day.
More minority-owned spots:
Ina Mae Tavern (Black-owned) for Southern comfort food, Tacotlán (Hispanic-owned, woman-owned) for stuffed tacos
and burritos, Big Jones (queer-owned) for creative Coastal Southern, Thesoulfoodlounge (Black-owned) for global soul food fusion, Matilda (Hispanic-owned) for
new Latin-American, Rendang Republic (AAPI-owned, queer-owned) for Indonesian with a Chicago flair, Luella’s Southern Kitchen (Black-owned) for a meal that’ll
leave your tummy warm, Maman Zari (woman-owned) for saffron lovers, Demera (Black-owned, woman-owned) for Ethiopian messob platters
Photo via Amaru
1904 W North Ave. - Wicker Park
Taste the flavors of Latin America at Amaru. This Pan-Latin spot is offering up a $45 dinner and a $60 dinner with dishes inspired from countries around the
continent, from Cuban oxtail to Brazilian pork loin churrasco. A bonus Latin American history lesson: the name is inspired by Incan leader Túpac Amaru and
revolutionary Túpac Amaru II.
More Latin spots:
Marina's Bistro for Puerto Rican, Tanta for Peruvian-inspired, Toro for Latin-American fusion, Cabra for a family-style meal,
Dell Rooster for Spanish-Latin fusion, Carnivale for a party!
Photo via Honey Butter Fried Chicken
3361 N. Elston Ave. - Avondale
Honey Butter Fried Chicken. Need we say more? Actually, we do. Their restaurant week meal is a serious steal at $45 for a two-person dinner. That’s under $25 a
person. It includes a double order of their iconic honey butter chicken strips, two sides, two desserts, and two dipping sauces. We know we’ll be first in line.
More American spots:
Cindy’s for an iconic Chicago rooftop view, Lure Fishbar for a seafood tower, Daisies for trendy and inventive pastas, Blue Door
Kitchen for farm-to-table ingredients, Trivoli Tavern for date night
Photo via Chop Shop
2033 W North Ave. - Wicker Park
A deli, sustainable butcher, sports bar, concert venue, and a scratch kitchen?! Chicago institution Chop Shop does it all. They have a $30 brunch, a $30 lunch,
and a $45 dinner, but just reading their brunch menu is putting us into a much-welcomed food coma. Choose between porchetta hash, biscuits and gravy, or a
butcher’s breakfast sandwich. If that wasn’t enough, it’s pancetta sticky buns or a honeycomb crunch biscuit for dessert. This might just be the perfect meal.
More brunch spots:
Hampton Social for all-American brunch, Basant Modern Indian for Indian fusion, Barrio for classic Mexican-American brunch,
Summer House Santa Monica for killer cookies, Minyoli for Taiwanese, El Nuevo Mexicano Restaurant for margaritas!
Photo via Bistro Campagne
4518 N Lincoln Ave. - Lincoln Square
Step into Bistro Campagne and you'll feel like you’re in the French countryside. This homey corner of Lincoln Square has some of the best French food in the city.
They’re serving up a $45 three-course dinner, featuring their famous poulet rôti forestière and brown butter pain perdu. They’re known for their gorgeous patio
open during the summer months, and even though we miss it dearly, we forgive them. Their food is just that good.
More French spots:
La Grande Boucherie for a stunning interior, Mon Ami Gabi for timeless French dishes, Le Sud for Mediterranean-French fusion,
Venteux for modern French, Coquette for seasonal delicacies
Photo via Maxwells Trading
1516 W Carroll Ave. - Fulton Market
Act quick, because Maxwells Trading is one of the hardest reservations to get in Chicago. If you manage to score a table, you’re in for a modern Asian meal
that’ll blow your mind. They’re offering a $60 dinner with so many options, you’re bound to feel flavor FOMO. Be sure to bring a friend (or two) so you can try
everything on the menu from the Japanese eggplant to the kabocha squash ravioli doppio.
More modern Asian spots:
Roop for progressive Indian, Sunda New Asian for flavors from East and Southeast Asia, Tao for a high-end experience, BITES Asian
Kitchen + Bar for options on options, Gaylord India for a six-course meal that’ll leave you waddling away
Photo via Labriola
535 N Michigan Ave. - Streeterville
If you have an Italian that you love in your life, don’t show them this menu. Labriola is cooking up some of the best Italian-American in the city, right off Michigan. Their $30 lunch and $45 dinner both feature their award-winning deep dish pizza, and the inside of the restaurant will make any Chicagoan
feel right at home.
More Italian spots:
IL Mio for fresh Italian in the South suburbs, Adalina for Asian-Italian fusion, Formento’s to feel like you’re in your nonna’s
kitchen, Alla Vita for a Chicago must-try, Ummo for all the Italian-American classics, Monteverde for hand-made pasta, Olio e Più for a traditional trattoria
updated jan 2026
Written by Yumi Tallud
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