The kitchens...
A curated guide to Fulton Market and the West Loop - Randolph, Fulton, Green, Lake, Ada, and Carroll, out to Madison, Greektown, Milwaukee Avenue, and Grand. Addresses you can walk. Tables you can book.
Maxwells Trading
Carroll Avenue warehouse room. Asian and American cooking, soup dumpling tortellini.
1516 W Carroll Ave · $$$ · Resy
Boqueria
Barcelona plates and a patio on the market street.
807 W Fulton Market · $$$ · OpenTable · Happy hour
Carnivale
Jerry Kleiner color and mojitos. The night is half the plate.
702 W Fulton Market · $$$ · Tock · Happy hour
Costera Cocina
Coastal Mayan night. Jungle-beach room, then the music gets louder.
850 W Fulton Market · $$$ · OpenTable · Happy hour
Ever
Duffy’s two-star room on the west end. Precision, quiet, The Bear.
1340 W Fulton Market · $$$$ · Tock
Fora
Emily Hotel ground floor. Handmade pasta, a patio, Morgan instead of Green.
311 N Morgan St · $$$ · OpenTable · Happy hour
Gibsons Tavern
Gibsons group. Steak, tavern plates, fall 2026. Watch this door.
925 W Fulton St · $$$ · Soon
Labriola
Pizza, pasta, walk-up cannoli. Neighborhood Italian without the scene.
852 W Fulton Market · $$ · Walk-in · Happy hour
Sushi by Bou
Timed sushi omakase inside the Emily Hotel. In and out in about half an hour.
311 N Morgan St (The Emily Hotel) · $$$ · Website
Taqueria Chingón
Sharp tacos, local favorite, not a chain.
817 W Fulton Market · $$ · Walk-in
Urbanbelly
Bill Kim back on the block. Bao, ramen, patio.
950 W Fulton Market · $$ · Walk-in · Happy hour
Victory & Vice
Sporting nightlife on Carpenter. Thirty screens, a 17-foot LED wall, DJs after 11.
318 N Carpenter St · $$ · Website
Salerno's On Tap
Family-run since 1966 at Grand and Racine. Thick or thin tavern-style pies with house sausage, homemade pastas and a full bar.
1201 W Grand Ave · $$ · OpenTable · Happy hour
Adalina Prime
Soo Ahn’s cathedral steakhouse. Wagyu, a two-story cellar, Green Street drama.
360 N Green St · $$$$ · OpenTable · Happy hour
Berenjak
London's Persian grill, Chicago edition. Open fire, kebabs and a counter, inside the Soho House building.
113-125 N Green St · $$$ · Website
Cira
Hoxton lobby-level Med. Same corner as Cabra, different floor.
200 N Green St · $$$ · OpenTable · Happy hour
Sunda New Asian
Southeast Asia on Green. Tuna pizza, miso cod, a kamayan if the table is hungry.
333 N Green St · $$$ · OpenTable · Happy hour
The Allis
Soho House's public ground floor. Brasserie plates, cocktails, afternoon tea.
113-125 N Green St · $$$ · Website
9 Muses
Greektown bar and grill. Greek plates by day, cocktails and nightlife late.
315 S Halsted St · $$ · Walk-in
Athena
Greektown with one of the big patios. Mediterranean plates, room for the whole party.
212 S Halsted St · $$ · Website
Greek Islands
Greektown institution since 1971. Family-style plates, their own olive oil.
200 S Halsted St · $$ · Walk-in
Lou Mitchell's
Breakfast on Jackson since 1923. Skillet omelets, good coffee, a line that moves.
565 W Jackson Blvd · $$ · Walk-in
Black Briar
Jimmy Papadopoulos's coal-fired gastropub at Lake and Morgan. Snail toast and a 20-seat bar.
201 N Morgan St · $$$ · OpenTable
Carbon
Modern steak that turns into a late room. Caviar, cuts, then the DJ.
1204 W Lake St · $$$ · OpenTable
Gaijin
Okonomiyaki and kakigori on Lake. Savory pancakes, shaved ice, Japanese whisky.
950 W Lake St · $$ · OpenTable
Kumiko
Japanese dining bar on Lake. Cocktails, a tasting menu and a weekend café.
630 W Lake St · $$$$ · Website
Mako
Omakase on Lake Street. Set seatings, booked on Tock.
731 W Lake St · $$$$ · Tock
Oriole
Noah Sandoval's tasting menu, tucked down Walnut Street.
661 W Walnut St · $$$$ · Tock
Osaka Nikkei
Lima-born Nikkei. Peruvian-Japanese, sushi counter, fall 2026. Watch this door.
1101 W Lake St · $$$$ · Soon
Monteverde
Sarah Grueneberg's restaurant and pastificio on Madison. Order the pasta.
1020 W Madison St · $$$ · Resy
Viaggio
Easygoing family Italian on Madison, with a pet-friendly patio.
1027 W Madison St · $$ · Walk-in
Mazor
Mexican kitchen on Milwaukee. Tacos, heirloom-corn chips and a five-course tasting.
485 N Milwaukee Ave · $$ · Walk-in
Noriko Handroll Bar
Handroll counter on Milwaukee. Every roll made to order and eaten right away.
401 N Milwaukee Ave · $$$ · OpenTable
Perilla
Korean American fare with tableside grilling and a deep sool list.
401 N Milwaukee Ave · $$$ · Website
All Well
Neighborhood restaurant and bar from Noah Sandoval, Larry Feldmeier and the 16" on Center crew.
111 N Carpenter St · $$$ · Tock
AMARA
Nemanja Milunovic. Balkan shared plates, somun, November 2026. Watch this door.
844 W Randolph St · $$$ · Soon
Bonyeon
Korean beef tasting on Washington. Global cuts, seasonal courses.
651 W Washington Blvd · $$$$ · Website
Creepies
David and Anna Posey's neighborhood bistro, one door down from Elske.
1360 W Randolph St · $$$ · OpenTable
Cruz Blanca
Casual counterweight so the row isn’t only white tablecloth.
904 W Randolph St · $$ · Walk-in · Happy hour
Elske
Quieter Michelin on west Randolph. Occasion dining.
1350 W Randolph St · $$$$ · OpenTable
Forno Rosso
Blistered pies west of the core block.
1048 W Randolph St · $$ · Walk-in
Haymarket Brewery
Brewpub at Randolph and Halsted. House beer, pub plates, late nights.
737 W Randolph St · $$ · Walk-in
Hide + Seek
Multi-level room, late energy on the row.
838 W Randolph St · $$ · OpenTable · Happy hour
J.P. Graziano
Old-school Italian grocery turned sub shop on Randolph.
901 W Randolph St · $$ · Walk-in
La Josie
Family Mexican with three bars, one on the roof. Tequila’s hometown, Randolph volume.
740 W Randolph St · $$ · Resy · Happy hour
Leña Brava
Bayless wood fire. Baja seafood over mesquite, same block as Cruz Blanca.
900 W Randolph St · $$$ · OpenTable · Happy hour
Nobu Rooftop
11th floor. Sake, small plates, Restaurant Row from above. Seasonal hours.
155 N Peoria St · $$$$ · OpenTable · Happy hour
Omakase Yume
Chef Sangtae Park's Michelin-starred omakase on Washington. Three seatings a night.
651 W Washington Blvd · $$$$ · Resy
ROOP
Same door as the old Rooh. Now ROOP - spice and polish on the row.
736 W Randolph St · $$$ · OpenTable · Happy hour
Sepia
Michelin-starred American on Jefferson. Old wood, exposed brick, Midwestern seasons.
123 N Jefferson St · $$$$ · OpenTable
SuSu
MediterrAsian steakhouse on Randolph Row. Steaks, bright plates, a serious cocktail list.
652 W Randolph St · $$$$ · OpenTable
TenGoku Aburiya
Casual Japanese gastropub on Washington. Kushiyaki over open flame, sushi, Saturday brunch.
651 W Washington Blvd Ste 101A · $$ · Resy
Trino
Latin steakhouse on Randolph with live guitar upstairs and a speakeasy downstairs.
738 W Randolph St · $$$$ · Website