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Restaurants in Chicago

17 restaurants · Illinois · the city’s page →

Restaurants in Chicago, by standing

  1. 01
    Alinea
    • The World's 50 Best Restaurants · No. 6 (2011)
    • The World's 50 Best Restaurants · No. 7 (2012)
    • The World's 50 Best Restaurants · No. 9 (2014)
    • The World's 50 Best Restaurants · No. 15 (2016)

    3 menus preserved

  2. 02
    Charlie Trotter's
    • The World's 50 Best Restaurants · No. 14 (2005)
    • The World's 50 Best Restaurants · No. 26 (2006)
    • The World's 50 Best Restaurants · No. 30 (2007)
    • The World's 50 Best Restaurants · No. 38 (2008)

    documented

  3. 03
    Kasama
    • James Beard Foundation · Best Chef: Great Lakes (2023)

    documented

  4. 04
    Feld
    • James Beard Foundation · Best Chef: Great Lakes (2026)

    documented

  5. 05
    Oriole
    • James Beard Foundation · Best Chef: Great Lakes (2025)

    documented

  6. 06
    Lula Cafe
    • James Beard Foundation · Outstanding Hospitality (2024)

    documented

  7. 07
    Virtue
    • James Beard Foundation · Emerging Chef (2023)

    documented

  8. 08
    Virtue Restaurant & Bar
    • James Beard Foundation · Best Chef: Great Lakes (2022)

    documented

  9. 09
    Brindille
    • James Beard Foundation · Outstanding Restaurant Design: 75 Seats and Under (2015)

    documented

  10. 10
    Cherry Circle Room
    • James Beard Foundation · Outstanding Restaurant Design: 76 Seats and Over (2016)

    documented

  11. 11
    Fat Rice
    • James Beard Foundation · Best Chef: Great Lakes (2018)

    documented

  12. 12
    Grace
    • James Beard Foundation · Best Chef: Great Lakes (2016)

    documented

  13. 13
    Monteverde
    • James Beard Foundation · Best Chef: Great Lakes (2017)

    documented

  14. 14
    Sun Wah
    • James Beard Foundation · America's Classics (2018)

    documented

  15. 15
    Topolobampo
    • James Beard Foundation · Outstanding Restaurant (2017)

    documented

  16. 16
    Smyth
    • The World's 50 Best Restaurants · No. 90 (2024)

    documented

  17. 17

    1 menu preserved

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