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.
For nightclubs, and for any room that books through our partner rather than a platform, we route your request to our vetted local partner on the ground, who handles the booking and the logistics end to end.
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Maple & Ash · Chef Danny Grant's wood-fired steakhouse on Maple Street in the Gold Coast
RPM Italian · River North Italian restaurant with daily house-made pasta, open since 2012
Alinea · Grant Achatz's two-Michelin-star modernist tasting menu restaurant on North Halsted in Lincoln Park
Tao · Pan-Asian dining beneath a 20-foot Quan Yin inside a landmarked 1892 building in River North
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 · River North steakhouse with dry-aged and Wagyu cuts, sister to RPM Italian
Aba · Mediterranean rooftop restaurant in Fulton Market with fire pits, enclosed and heated in the colder months
avec · Wood-clad West Loop wine bar on Randolph Street serving Mediterranean small and large plates since 2003
Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse · The original Gibsons, a classic steakhouse on Rush Street in the Gold Coast since 1989
Le Colonial · French-Vietnamese dining inspired by 1920s Saigon, on Oak Street in the Gold Coast
Kasama · The world's first Michelin-starred Filipino room, now two stars deep
Swift & Sons · Michelin Guide-listed Fulton Market steakhouse from Chef Chris Pandel, with Beef Wellington for two
Monteverde · Handmade pasta from chef Sarah Grueneberg at a West Loop restaurant and pastificio
Prime & Provisions · Supper club-inspired Loop steakhouse serving Linz Heritage USDA Prime Black Angus beef
Smyth · Chicago's only three-Michelin-star restaurant, No. 1 on North America's 50 Best 2026
Rose Mary · Top Chef winner Joe Flamm's Adriatic drinking food in Fulton Market
The Publican · Fulton Market restaurant from Chef Paul Kahan built around oysters, heritage pork and beer
Oriole · Noah Sandoval's two Michelin star tasting menu, reached by freight elevator in the West Loop
Topolobampo · Rick Bayless's Michelin-starred Mexican tasting-menu restaurant in River North, next to Frontera Grill
Boka · Chef Lee Wolen's one-Michelin-star seasonal American restaurant in Lincoln Park
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 · River North steakhouse with a glass-enclosed show kitchen and a second-floor patio
Sushi-san · River North sushi bar with an old-school hip-hop soundtrack and 182 Japanese whiskies
Sepia · Michelin-starred West Loop restaurant in a converted 19th-century print shop
Ever · Curtis Duffy's two-Michelin-star tasting menu restaurant on West Fulton Street
Shaw's Crab House · River North seafood house since 1984, with an Oyster Bar and coast-to-coast raw bar
Asador Bastian · Basque-inspired steakhouse from chef Doug Psaltis in River North's restored 1883 Flair House
Moody Tongue · Michelin-starred tasting menu with beer pairings, inside a working South Loop brewery
Elske · One-Michelin-star modern American cooking with Danish touches on West Randolph Street
Nonnina · From-scratch Italian with pastas made fresh daily and a year-round terrace in River North
Formento's · Wood-fired Italian steakhouse with Nonna Formento's family recipes on Randolph Street in the West Loop
Bavette's Steakhouse · Dry-aged steaks in a speakeasy-style dining room on West Kinzie Street in River North
Coco Pazzo · Upscale Tuscan Italian in River North, a fixture since 1992
Girl & the Goat · Stephanie Izard's Bib Gourmand kitchen of bold shared plates on 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. We list them and wire 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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