The Best Bars and Restaurants in Chicago, According to You
September 27, 2023 |
By Dani Dudek
Chicago Restaurants

Prior to our most recent trip to Chicago, we asked our followers on Instagram to share the bars and restaurants we shouldn’t miss in The Windy City. Now, this wasn’t our first time in Chicago, as you can see by these posts, but we wanted to try something new! And we can always count on our friends and followers for great recommendations.

Here are all the best bars and restaurants in Chicago, according to you!

  • AO Hawaiian Hideout
  • Avec
  • Blind Barber
  • The Bongo Room
  • Broken Shaker
  • Café at Restoration Hardware
  • Castaways
  • Cherry Circle Room
  • Chubby Weiners
  • Cindy’s at Chicago Athletic Association 
  • Duck Duck Goat
  • Gibson’s Italia
  • Girl & the Goat
  • Goddess and the Baker
  • Greek Island
  • Haymarket
  • Kasama
  • Kumiko
  • La Scarola
  • London House
  • Pane’s Bread Cafe
  • Pequod’s Pizza
  • Purple Pig
  • Replay Lincoln Park
  • Small Cheval
  • Smith & Wollensky
  • Starbucks, Chicago Roastery (it’s the largest Starbucks in the world)
  • The Wiener’s Circle
  • Three Dots and a Dash

Have something to add to the list? Email us and we’ll drop it in!