Chicago Restaurants
The best restaurants in Chicago, including Maple & Ash, RPM Italian, Alinea, Tao. 36 curated venues, MyRSVP is your guide to the city's most reservation-worthy tables. Each one books through its own reservation platform, linked on the venue page.
How MyRSVP works in Chicago
Booking dinner for a trip usually means jumping between Resy, OpenTable, SevenRooms and a dozen separate restaurant sites just to work out which rooms are worth it and where each one takes reservations. MyRSVP does that once. We curate the Chicago restaurants worth your night and wire each one to its own booking platform, so you weigh them side by side and reserve in a couple of taps, all from one place.
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- Maple & Ash · Gold Coast's wood-fired party-steakhouse from two-star chef Danny Grant.
- RPM Italian · RPM Restaurants' 2012 flagship pasta concept, still a River North power room.
- Alinea · Grant Achatz's modernist temple, still Chicago's most theatrical tasting menu
- Tao · 34,000 square feet inside an 1892 River North landmark, at Tao!
- Duck Duck Goat · Stephanie Izard's playful Fulton Market Chinese-American slap noodle house
- Frontera Grill · Rick Bayless's Bib Gourmand River North regional Mexican institution since 1987
- RPM Steak · Studio K's dark-wood, leather-banquette steakhouse from the RPM team.
- Aba · Fulton Market's heated Mediterranean rooftop with skyline views and fire pits
- avec · The West Loop wine bar that launched Chicago's small-plates craze in 2003.
- Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse · The original Gold Coast steakhouse that launched a national brand.
- Le Colonial · French-Vietnamese glamour in a 1920s Saigon townhouse off the Gold Coast
- Kasama · The world's first Michelin-starred Filipino room, now two stars deep
- Swift & Sons · Boka Group's Michelin-listed Fulton Market steakhouse, home of the Beef Wellington.
- Monteverde · Bib Gourmand handmade pasta from Sarah Grueneberg in the West Loop
- Prime & Provisions · The Loop's grand steakhouse pouring Linz Heritage never-ever Prime angus.
- Smyth · Chicago's only three-star room, farm-driven and No. 1 in North America
- Rose Mary · Top Chef winner Joe Flamm's Adriatic drinking food in Fulton Market
- The Publican · Michelin-recommended Fulton Market beer hall built on oysters, pork and beer.
- Oriole · A hidden West Loop room where French and Japanese technique meet
- Topolobampo · Rick Bayless's refined River North Mexican, starred for 15 years running
- Boka · Chef Lee Wolen's seasonal Michelin-recognized West Loop institution, Boka.
- Chicago Cut Steakhouse · River North's riverfront steakhouse, butchering and dry-aging its own prime beef.
- Momotaro · Fulton Market's Michelin-recommended robata, sushi and late-night izakaya
- Steak 48 · The Mastro family's high-energy River North steakhouse with an on-view butcher shop.
- Sushi-san · River North's Michelin-recommended sushi bar with a hip-hop soundtrack
- Sepia · Chef-driven Chicago icon worth a dedicated evening, not a pit stop.
- Ever · Curtis Duffy's serene follow-up to Grace, two stars and counting
- Shaw's Crab House · River North's Michelin-recommended crab house and coast-to-coast raw bar
- Asador Bastian · Chef Doug Psaltis fires up the restored 1883 Flair building, Asador Bastian.
- Moody Tongue · The world's only Michelin-starred brewery, a tasting menu with beer
- Elske · One Michelin star New Nordic cooking in the West Loop
- Nonnina · From-scratch River North Italian built on housemade grandmother pastas
- Formento's · Upscale 1950s red-sauce Italian-American in the West Loop
- Bavette's Steakhouse · Old-school River North steakhouse on West Kinzie, Bavette's.
- Coco Pazzo · Upscale Tuscan Italian in River North, a fixture since 1992
- Girl & the Goat · Stephanie Izard's James Beard kitchen anchors West Randolph in the West Loop.
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Chicago restaurants · FAQ
What are the best restaurants in Chicago?
Chicago's most reservation-worthy restaurants are listed on this page, concept-driven dining rooms, celebrity-chef destinations, and marquee institutions. MyRSVP curates the list and wires each restaurant to its own booking platform (Resy, OpenTable, SevenRooms or TheFork), so instead of hopping between reservation sites to find the best tables and figure out where each takes bookings, you compare them side by side and book direct, all from one place.
How do I get hard-to-book reservations in Chicago?
Each restaurant on this page books through its own reservation platform, the booking button on the venue page takes you straight there. For the hardest tables, reserve as far ahead as you can; prime nights at the top rooms fill weeks out.
What's the dress code for fine dining in Chicago?
Most Chicago fine-dining rooms expect smart casual or business casual, collared shirts and closed-toe shoes for men, cocktail attire for women. A few rooms enforce stricter codes, noted on the venue page.
Are there celebrity-chef restaurants in Chicago?
Yes, many of the venues on this page are flagship rooms from celebrity chefs and award-winning culinary teams. Reserve tasting menus or a la carte through each restaurant's own booking platform, linked on the venue page.
Do Chicago restaurants take walk-ins?
Some do, but the top rooms book three to four weeks out (or more) for prime times. Reserve through the booking button on the venue page as early as you can.
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