The best restaurants Chicago

This restaurant has a sophisticated and contemporary look with its minimalist décor. Businessmen are scrambling to sign contracts in this bright setting. In the evening, there will be an intimate dinner with an international and local clientele. We will serve you a modern French cuisine. The very careful presentation and service make the Café des architectes a top-of-the-range restaurant. Your taste buds will be delighted, and if you continue with the farandole of desserts, between crème brûlée and macaroons, it will be the icing on the cake.

We love the atmosphere of a small restaurant with a retro look, with its long counter and metal stools. The jukebox at the bottom runs continuous 1960s hits unless the bartender chooses to play a vinyl on the turntable behind the bar. Dove's Luncheonette's cuisine, opened in 2014, is inspired by soul food from the southern United States but with Mexican accents. Every day of the week, until 5pm, dishes are offered at attractive prices. Tuesday, for example, is burrito while Thursday is burger!

It's hard to miss the fluorescent graffiti that covers the front of this Mexican taco restaurant. Once inside, the decor does not disappoint and goes hand in hand with the exterior. Here, the tacos take center stage: with fish, vegetables or meat... A dozen varieties are offered, so don't hesitate to order an assortment to taste as many as possible! They are all delicious and at affordable prices. There is a cocktail bar upstairs and an outdoor patio, perfect for the nice days.

This is the signature restaurant of the very chic Peninsula Chicago Hotel, which offers Cantonese specialities in a warm 1930s decor with soft lighting. During the summer, you can dine outside on the terrace, which offers a sublime view of the city. The menu offers traditional dishes such as Dim Sum or lacquered duck but always revisited with contemporary creativity. As for drinks, don't forget to order one of the cocktails on the menu, they are almost all equally tasty. Nice address, perfect for a tête-à-tête.

Housed in a former printing works, this restaurant offers an elegant, refined setting to match its Michelin-starred cuisine. Chef Andrew Zimmerman offers contemporary American cuisine based on local produce, with international touches. The menu changes with the seasons, and you're always pleasantly surprised. No wonder Michelle Obama is a regular. The owner, Emmanuel Nony, a Frenchman who has lived in Chicago for many years, will be happy to tell you a few anecdotes.

Here's a café with an unusual decor, inspired by Mexico and India, and a warm welcome. The service is relaxed and pleasant. The owner and his wife, inveterate travelers, have created this unusual place as a refuge for all those who need to get away from it all. At the back of the room, guidebooks are lined up alongside art books and other travel accessories. You'll feel at home at first sight, and when you're served a delicious coffee, omelette or sandwich, you'll enjoy total well-being.

Located right next to the Sepia, the Proxi is in fact the second opus of the Sepia's bosses. Frenchman Emmanuel Nony and his boss Andrew Zimmerman have struck again brilliantly. Since its opening at the end of 2017, it has not stopped filling up. The secret? An original cuisine that offers a world tour of street food but based on very good local produce with a nice touch of creativity, all in an elegant and cosy setting, with a rather pleasant industrial touch, good music and a trendy clientele. We ask for more!

The temple of breakfast and brunch! You have to see the line that stretches out on Sundays to understand that Yolk is one of the new trendy spots for brunch in Chicago. On the menu, eggs, poached, scrambled Benedictine, fried, Florentine... accompanied by sausages, salmon or muffins, covered with hollandaise sauce. Sprinkle with freshly squeezed fruit juice, this is the best way to start the day! A place that will delight breakfast aficionados, since breakfast is served at any time of the day.

The leading American supermarket for organic fresh produce. A very popular salad bar with a wide choice of vegetables and side dishes, prepared dishes, hot dishes (vegetable plates, meat in sauce), everything is appetizing, fresh and delicious. All you have to do is take a card of the size of your choice and fill it with whatever you want. You can sit at one of the tables like many Chicagoans do at lunchtime, or take your take-out order and sit outside to eat.

Dinner in one of the "L" blue line train cars, exterior & interior; the vibe of the real blue line running right overhead is a perfect illusion. Unpretentious, the Blue Line is good for lunch breaks. The food is simple, international, and you can order Mexican quesadillas, shrimp Creole or American burgers. Later in the night, the Blue Line turns into a neighborhood bar where night owls come to hang out after having a few drinks in the surrounding bars.

This well-known Rush Street restaurant serves all kinds of pasta: tortellini, rigatoni, pappardelle, cavatelli and fettuccine. You can also order grilled meats, salads and more. Although the waiters are all dressed in white, for customers a pair of jeans and a shirt will suffice. Lovers will be delighted to sit in the upstairs room, in the tiny balcony alcove overlooking Rush Street. The view is unobstructed. Or bask in the sun on the outdoor terrace.

Japanese restaurant frequented by the easy Gold Coast population. Sushi is the main attraction, but also other dishes such as lamb (original, Japanese), grilled fish, sashimis, all under high ceilings and painted walls. You can sit in the bar and watch the cooks prepare the dishes. On Thursday, from 21 a. m. to 22 p. m., the house offers warm sake and D.J. Squeeze begins to rotate players.

We love this French restaurant because it's so unpretentious. Its simple decor even gives it a Parisian bistro feel, and its French cuisine is authentic and unpretentious. Le Bouchon isn't gourmet, so it's not overpriced either (you'll still pay $18 for a dish), but it's a change from the often sophisticated French cuisine you can find abroad. A la carte: onion tart, boeuf bourguignon, kidneys and lemon tart. As the place isn't very big, it fills up quickly, so it's best to make a reservation.

This Italian restaurant dates back to 1909, when Luigi Davino came to the United States. Then it is a family story: the sons resumed the shop, then the nephew of Luigi, Gagliano. The map, which used to offer bread and pizza, has spread to salads, pasta, sandwiches. In 2004, the company was acquired by David Morton, who already holds the famous steackhouses chain. Good idea before you go to a "stand-up comedy" to Crush (see "Exit" section).

A Swedish restaurant ideal for breakfast. Big advantages, the portions are huge. In a simple, even kitsch, slightly old-fashioned setting, everything is focused on the quality of the breakfasts. We will eat here dishes at the crossroads between the traditional American breakfast and typical Swedish flavours. To taste: pancakes with "lingonberries" - these berries that only grow in Sweden - as well as Viking French toasts are the favourites of regular customers. The hash browns, grated potatoes and French fries, are also unanimously popular.

Here, we only serve breakfast in the form of pancakes, pancakes or waffles. Whipped cream is on the menu, as well as many other side dishes such as bacon, eggs, pecans, sweet cooked apples, all of which are frankly good and served in large enough portions to start the day off right. This small house is located right next to the main restaurants on Rush Street, in the beautiful Bellevue Street that leads to the lake.

Located opposite the restaurants Chateaux and Topolobampo, at the corner of Grand and Clark streets, Maggiano's can prove to be a very good option if the other two are complete, as is often the case. It is located in a former hotel, Regis Hotel, which can be seen on the wall opposite the entrance, behind the counter. It serves good Italian family cuisine, not really sophisticated but generous and roborative. On the menu: beef rigatoni, lasagna in pesto, bruschettas, tomatoes-mozza, but no pizzas. Ideal for a family meal, in a relaxed and simple atmosphere, on jazzy music.