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Contemporary•Ukrainian Village•value
Dell' Rooster Restaurant & Bar
Dell' Rooster is the kind of restaurant that only makes sense when you know who built it.
Ukrainian Villagedinnercool
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9.8
Based on 611 reviews
Best cool Restaurants in Chicago: 22 Picks for 2026
The best restaurants for cool in Chicago, curated by TastyPals editors.
22 restaurantsAvg rating 9.2Updated July 2026
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Top picks for cool in Chicago
Fast answers for diners searching for cool restaurants in Chicago. These first picks make the occasion easier to compare.
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American•Logan Square•moderate
The Whale
The Whale is a american pick in Logan Square in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Logan Squaredate nightcasual night
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9.4
Based on 4759 reviews
3
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Brunch•Chicago•moderate
BIB GOURMAND
Lula Cafe
Twenty-five years in Logan Square is either stubbornness or proof of concept.
Logan Squaredate nightcasual night
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9.4
Based on 3608 reviews
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American•Logan Square•moderate
Scofflaw
Scofflaw is a sensible american call in Logan Square in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnercool
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9.4
Based on 1548 reviews
5
Mexican•Logan Square•moderate
Mucho Gusto Barra + Cocina - Chicago
Mucho Gusto Barra + Cocina opened in Logan Square in 2021 with a design concept that references the architectural warmth of San Miguel de Allende — cascading florals, hand-crafted textures, and a back room styled as a reimagined cathedra…
dinnercool
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9.4
Based on 1086 reviews
6
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Contemporary•Ukrainian Village•value
All Together Now
All Together Now lands in Ukrainian Village as a deliberate counterargument to the idea that a neighborhood all-day café has to be boring.
Ukrainian Villagedinnercool
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9.4
Based on 330 reviews
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Mexican•Logan Square•moderate
Fuego Logan Square
Fuego Logan Square is the kind of mexican room in Logan Square you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Logan Squaredate nightcasual night
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9.4
Based on 169 reviews
8
Contemporary•Ukrainian Village•value
Feld
Feld is the kind of restaurant that makes a statement just by existing where it does.
Ukrainian Villagedinnercool
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9.4
Based on 160 reviews
9
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American•Chicago•moderate
BIB GOURMAND
Longman & Eagle
Longman & Eagle occupies a particular position in Chicago's dining conversation — a Logan Square tavern that functions simultaneously as a serious whiskey bar, a kitchen of genuine ambition, and a small inn, without fully capitulating to…
Logan Squaredate nightcasual night
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9.2
Based on 2967 reviews
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American•Logan Square•moderate
Logan 11 Bar & Kitchen
Logan 11 Bar & Kitchen is the kind of american room in Logan Square you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Logan Squaredate nightcasual night
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9.2
Based on 1753 reviews
11
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Ukrainian•Ukrainian Village•value
Tryzub Ukrainian Kitchen
Tryzub Ukrainian Kitchen is a sensible ukrainian call in Ukrainian Village in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
Ukrainian Villagedinnercool
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9.2
Based on 1465 reviews
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Contemporary•Logan Square•moderate
Gretel
Gretel opened in Logan Square in September 2020 with no reservations policy, no soft launch fanfare, and what appears to be a very clear idea of what it wants to be: a serious drinking bar — black-painted walls, a rolling ladder on the l…
Logan Squaredate nightcasual night
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9.2
Based on 917 reviews
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Restaurant•Chicago•moderate
BIB GOURMAND
Table, Donkey and Stick
Table, Donkey and Stick draws its name from a Brothers Grimm fairy tale and its culinary DNA from the mountain inns of the Alps — and that pairing is not merely decorative.
Logan Squaredate nightcasual night
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9.2
Based on 794 reviews
14
Contemporary•Ukrainian Village•value
Old Lviv Restaurant
Old Lviv Restaurant is an easy contemporary option in Ukrainian Village in Chicago to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Ukrainian Villagedinnercool
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9.2
Based on 574 reviews
15
Contemporary•Ukrainian Village•value
Magic Jug
Magic Jug is an easy contemporary option in Ukrainian Village in Chicago to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Ukrainian Villagedinnercool
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9.2
Based on 485 reviews
16
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Breakfast•Ukrainian Village•value
Sunrise Cafe Chicago
Sunrise Cafe Chicago is an easy contemporary option in Ukrainian Village in Chicago to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Ukrainian Villagedinnercool
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9.2
Based on 437 reviews
17
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American•Chicago•moderate
BIB GOURMAND
Union
Union sits in that productive ambiguity Logan Square does well — neither quite bar nor quite restaurant, a dark room of wood and brick where the bar claims most of the floor and reservations still apply.
Logan Squaredate nightcasual night
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9.2
Based on 282 reviews
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Contemporary•Ukrainian Village•value
Anelya
Anelya is doing something almost no one else in Chicago is bothering to do: treating Ukrainian cooking like the serious, layered cuisine it actually is — not a novelty pivot, not an ethnic curiosity, but a full argument that beet and cur…
Ukrainian Villagedinnercool
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9.0
Based on 326 reviews
19
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Italian•Logan Square•moderate
The Duplex
The Duplex is a italian pick in Logan Square in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Logan Squaredate nightcasual night
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8.8
Based on 1625 reviews
20
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Restaurant•Chicago•moderate
BIB GOURMANDGREEN STAR
Daisies
Daisies is a pasta-focused Logan Square room from chef-owner Joe Frillman, who in 2017 built the place around produce from his brother Tim's southwest Michigan farm.
Logan Squaredate nightcasual night
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8.8
Based on 1399 reviews
21
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Burgers•Ukrainian Village•value
Fatso's Last Stand
Fatso's Last Stand is a sensible burgers call in Ukrainian Village in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
Ukrainian Villagedinnercool
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8.6
Based on 2383 reviews
22
Chinese•Ukrainian Village•value
Lao Peng You
Lao Peng You in Ukrainian Village isn't trying to impress you.
Ukrainian Villagedinnercool
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8.6
Based on 894 reviews
Common questions about cool in Chicago
What are the best restaurants for cool in Chicago?
The top restaurants for cool in Chicago include Dell' Rooster Restaurant & Bar, The Whale, Lula Cafe. TastyPals curates these picks based on occasion tags, Google ratings, and editorial judgment.
What is the best cool restaurant in Chicago?
Dell' Rooster Restaurant & Bar is among the top-rated options for cool in Chicago, with a 9.8 Google rating and 611 reviews.
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