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3 Best Places for Chicken Parmesan in Chicago

Where to find the best chicken parmesan in Chicago — each restaurant rated 4.0★ or higher. Top-rated at 9.6★. Spanning contemporary and italian kitchens. Curated by TastyPals.

The best places for chicken parmesan in Chicago are void, Siena Tavern, Ciccio Mio. Start with void if you want the strongest overall first pick.

By James Whitfield•3 ranked picks•Published July 16, 2026•Updated July 16, 2026
Methodology•Editorial team
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3 Best Places for Chicken Parmesan in Chicago
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Top picks at a glance

#1voidContemporary • Avondale • value#2Siena TavernItalian • River North • moderate#3Ciccio MioItalian • Chicago • $$$

Who this guide is for

This guide covers the highest-rated spots for chicken parmesan in Chicago. Whether you're a local hunting your next regular or visiting and want to eat well, these picks are sorted by quality and review depth.

Quick picks

void
Contemporary • Avondale
Void opened in August 2024 on Milwaukee Ave in Avondale with a premise that sounds like it shouldn't work but apparently does: Italian-American comfort food filtered through the instincts of people…
Siena Tavern
Italian • River North
Siena Tavern is a large, deliberately social Italian-American room in River North that makes no effort to disguise its ambitions: this is a restaurant built for groups, for noise, and for the kind…
Ciccio Mio
Italian • Chicago
Hogsalt's restaurants tend to traffic in a particular brand of theatre, and Ciccio Mio leans into it: vintage chandeliers, velvet drapery, antique mirrors throwing candlelight across a 51-seat room.
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Editorial details
Published: July 16, 2026
Last updated: July 16, 2026

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  1. 1. voidView →
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  3. 3. Ciccio MioView →

How the restaurants compare

void
Avondale • Contemporary
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Avondale
Mood
Avondale
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Siena Tavern
River North • Italian
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
moderate
Best for
River North
Mood
River North
Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Ciccio Mio
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Ciccio Mio
Chicago • Italian
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
$$$
Best for
bib gourmand
Mood
Upscale

How we chose

We looked for restaurants that feel like a strong fit for the guide topic, not just the most obvious names in the city. The shortlist favors rooms with clear mood, dependable pacing, and enough distinction to help someone decide faster. Read our full methodology →

Room tone

Lighting, pace, and general energy all need to support the reason someone clicked this guide.

Food fit

We favored restaurants that feel best suited for the moment, not just restaurants with broad reputation.

Useful range

The final list tries to give readers enough variation in neighborhood, price, and style to compare real options.

3 ranked picks

void — Void opened in August 2024 on Milwaukee Ave in Avondale with a premise that sounds like it shouldn't work but apparently does: Italian-American comfort food filtered through the instincts of people who came up at places like Violet Hour, Lula Cafe, and Lost Lake. That pedigree — co-founders Tyler Hudec, Dani Kaplan, and Pat Ray collectively pulling from Boka, Sepia, Analogue, and The Winchester — explains why this isn't a red-sauce joint doing nostalgia for nostalgia's sake. Their own tagline frames it as old-world Italian roots made inventive, and the room backs that up: flea-market art, vintage lamps, dark wood, and a bar that reads romantic without trying too hard. For a price-point-1 restaurant in a neighborhood that rewards unpretentious cooking with loyal regulars, Void is working a very specific angle — Italian-American as a canvas, not a costume. The dish diners consistently point to first is the Spaghetti Uh-O's, and the bit is more committed than a gimmick: anelli — a Sicilian ring-shaped pasta — arrives tableside in a custom can designed by Kaplan's sister, sauced in a tomato vodka preparation with handmade mini meatballs. It's the menu's most popular item and the one that captures Void's whole argument in a single bowl. The gnocchi takes a different route — soft dumplings tossed with pancetta, crème fraîche, Hooks 8-Year Cheddar (a Wisconsin aged cheddar with genuine rep), and crispy potato skins finished with chives — which is the kind of dish that earns repeat visits from people who didn't expect to order it twice. The chicken parmesan is made with half a bird, white and dark meat both, which is the right call for a dish that usually skimps. The move is to book a table rather than walk in hoping, especially on weekends — Void has built the kind of Avondale word-of-mouth that fills rooms fast for a spot this young. Order the Spaghetti Uh-O's regardless of what else you're getting; it's not just the most popular dish on the menu, it's the one that explains what the kitchen is actually doing. The bar program comes from people with serious cocktail bar backgrounds, so don't skip drinks. Sit wherever you can — the room is described as intimate — but the bar itself is a reasonable solo option if you're coming alone. View restaurant →
Siena Tavern — Siena Tavern is a large, deliberately social Italian-American room in River North that makes no effort to disguise its ambitions: this is a restaurant built for groups, for noise, and for the kind of occasion that calls for a long table and a bottle of something Sicilian. The space reportedly runs on the energy of an open kitchen, a well-trafficked bar, and a mozzarella station that produces fresh curd to order — a piece of theater that also happens to represent a genuine point of difference from the neighborhood's more anonymous Italian operations. The room is rustic in gesture and glossy in execution, which is a fair description of River North itself. The menu centers on exactly the dishes you would want it to. The house-pulled mozzarella is the correct starting point — diners consistently note that it arrives warm, which is the only temperature at which pulled mozzarella makes a case for itself. The wood-fired pizza is known for producing a blistered, chewy crust, the kind that comes from a properly calibrated oven rather than an afterthought. The short rib pappardelle appears to be the anchor of the menu: a braised preparation with a generous sauce, the dish that most accounts identify as the reason to return. The chicken parmesan is reportedly oversized in the manner River North favors, calibrated for sharing rather than individual restraint. The cocktail program is broad enough to manage a large, opinionated table. This is a group-dinner restaurant in the clearest sense — the format suits bachelorette parties, work gatherings, and milestone birthdays better than it suits a quiet conversation. Booking ahead for weekend evenings is advisable, and requesting a booth is worth doing if the table actually intends to speak to one another. View restaurant →
Ciccio Mio — Hogsalt's restaurants tend to traffic in a particular brand of theatre, and Ciccio Mio leans into it: vintage chandeliers, velvet drapery, antique mirrors throwing candlelight across a 51-seat room. It's romantic to the point of nearly forgetting that this is, at heart, a serious pasta kitchen. Reservations release 21 days out at 9am and disappear, which sets an expectation the food largely meets. The lasagna Bolognese rotolo is the proper introduction — a wheel-style riff that arrives lighter than its name suggests. The chicken parmesan justifies its reputation through a small piece of cleverness: pounded thin, breaded only on the side away from the sauce, so it stays genuinely crisp rather than the usual sodden compromise. Spicy vodka rigatoni and the coal-roasted half chicken hold their own. A Bib Gourmand in the 2025 Michelin Guide signals the intent here — value, not spectacle — and at $50–100 a head, the cooking earns it. The room flatters the occasion; the kitchen, more quietly, deserves the credit. View restaurant →

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