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Hawaiian•Downtown•Eater Heatmap, May 2026
Da Local Boy
A Hawaiian-themed downtown opening added to Eater Chicago's new-restaurant heatmap.
Source checkedVerified June 9, 20265 recent openings
New Restaurant Openings in Chicago (2026)
A tighter guide to recently opened Chicago restaurants that were identified by local dining editors, restaurant-news reporters, or current best-new-restaurant lists. This page does not use TastyPals database import dates as proof that a restaurant is new.
By TastyPals Editors•Updated June 9, 2026
How this list is different
External source
Every pick links to outside dining coverage that identified the restaurant as new, recent, or part of the current best-new conversation.
No import-date logic
A restaurant is not included just because it was recently added to TastyPals or Supabase.
Refreshed manually
The list is intentionally smaller and source-led so it stays more accurate than an automated scrape.
Recent openings to know
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Pizza•Lakeview•Eater Heatmap, May 2026
Milly's Pizza in the Pan
The Lakeview location of a Chicago pizza favorite, called out by Eater as a new addition to the heatmap.
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Contemporary•Chicago•Eater Heatmap, May 2026
All Well
A new project from the Oriole team, included in Eater Chicago's current new-restaurant coverage.
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Bakery•Loop•Eater Heatmap, May 2026
Mariela
A Loop bakery from the Dan the Baker orbit that Eater highlighted among Chicago's best new openings.
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Butcher and Sandwiches•Chicago•Eater Heatmap, May 2026
Fatback
A butcher-and-sandwich shop from a Lillie's Q alum, appearing in Eater Chicago's latest new-restaurant update.
What counts as recent here?
We prioritize restaurants that local dining coverage has described as new, recently opened, or part of a current best-new-restaurant list. When a source gives an exact opening month, we use it. When it does not, the label names the source context instead.
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