Chicago Food and Drink

Chicago has thousands of restaurants serving every type of cuisine imaginable. With chic, new establishments opening continually, the choice available to the visitor is widening all the time. Ethnic neighbourhoods such as Chinatown, Greektown, West Town (Polish and Ukranian) and Near West Side (Italian) offer a wide selection of tastes at very reasonable prices. Diversity being the keyword, you can also find Afghan, Ethiopian, Vietnamese, Guatemalan, Bohemian and Lithuanian restaurants.

Known primarily for its prime rib and steaks, you can still find many places that serve this traditional fare: there are five Morton's steakhouses in Chicago. Celebrity restaurants seem to be the order of the day, with Michael Jordan's Restaurant, Oprah Winfrey's Eccentric and Planet Hollywood, jointly owed by Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, all providing fans with the chance to feel closer to their idols as they eat in their diners.

Of course, any visit to Chicago necessitates a sampling of its famous deep-dish pizza and perhaps the world’s most impressive hot dogs, served with a pile of onions, relish and hot peppers.

Three venerated restaurants – Charlie Trotter's, Topolobampo and Blackbird – continue to fly the flag for Chicago amongst the USA’s ‘Top 50’ restaurants. Exquisite cuisine and views of the Chicago skyline are served up at the Signature Room and Everest – part of a booming gourmet restaurant sector; ‘ethnic fusion’ cooking has taken off with gusto, whilst there is no shortage of value American fare at ever-popular venues like Carson’s and RoseAngelis in Lincoln Park.


Chicago Restaurants

Smith & Wollensky
318 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois 60610
Tel: +312 670 9900

Charlie Trotter's
816 West Armitage Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60614
Tel: +1 773 248 6228 | Fax: +1 773 248 6088

Everest
40th Floor, 440 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605
Tel: +1 312 663 8920

Ambria
2300 North Lincoln Park West, Chicago, Illinois 60614
Tel: +1 773 472 5959

Mrs. Park's Tavern
198 East Delaware Place, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Tel: +1 312 280 8882

Les Nomades
222 East Ontario Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Tel: +1 312 649 9010

Seasons
Four Seasons Hotel, 120 East Delaware Place, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Tel: +1 312 280 8800 | Fax: +1 312 280 1748

The Dining Room
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 160 East Pearson Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Tel: +1 312 266 1000 | Fax: +1 312 266 1194

Spiaggia
980 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Tel: +1 312 280 2750

Vivere
71 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603
Tel: +1 312 332 4040

Coco Pazzo
300 West Hubbard Street, Chicago, Illinois 60610
Tel: +1 312 836 0900

Nine
440 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606
Tel: +312 575 9900

Moto
945 W. Fulton Market St, Chicago, Illinois
Tel: +1 312 491 0058

Signature Room
John Hancock Building, 875 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois
Tel: +1 312 787 7230

Pegasus
130 S. Halsted St, Chicago, Illinois
Tel: +1 312 226 3377

Morton’s Steakhouse Downtown
65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601
Tel: +1 312 201 0410

Carson's Steakhouse
612 N. Wells St, Chicago, Illinois 60610
Tel: +1 312 280 9200

Sullivan's Steakhouse
415 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60610
Tel: +1 312 527 3510