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Spanish•Chicago•$$
Lil' Ba-Ba-Reeba!
Lil' Ba-Ba-Reeba! is a spanish pick in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.8
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Best Mid-Range Restaurants in Chicago: 114 Picks for 2026
The sweet spot for most nights out — full-service restaurants with real kitchens, proper drinks, and enough atmosphere to feel like an occasion without the splurge.
114 restaurantsAvg rating 9.0Updated July 2026
Top mid-range picks in Chicago
Fast answers for diners comparing mid-range restaurants in Chicago.
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Halal•Chicago•$$
Himalayan Sherpa Kitchen
Himalayan Sherpa Kitchen on West Lawrence Avenue in Lincoln Square is the kind of restaurant born from a specific and personal ambition: to cook the food of Nepal and Tibet on its own terms, not as a supporting act to Indian cuisine.
hidden gemdate night
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9.8
Based on 246 reviews
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American•Chicago•$$
Porter Kitchen & Deck
Porter Kitchen & Deck is the kind of american room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.6
Based on 2220 reviews
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Mediterranean•Chicago•$$
Cedar Palace
Cedar Palace is a sensible mediterranean call in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
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9.6
Based on 1232 reviews
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Hot Pot•Chicago•$$
Qiao Lin Hotpot - Chicago Downtown
Qiao Lin Hotpot - Chicago Downtown suits a night out when you want hot pot that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.6
Based on 1124 reviews
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Mexican•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Kie-Gol-Lanee Uptown
Kie-Gol-Lanee Uptown operates from a position of cultural specificity that is unusual even by Chicago's standards for regional Mexican cuisine.
mexicanbib gourmanddate night
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9.6
Based on 972 reviews
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Korean•Chicago•$$
New Village Gastropub & Karaoke
New Village Gastropub & Karaoke isn't trying to be a downtown destination — it's a Korean pocha that landed in Northbrook and somehow became one of the more decorated spots in the greater Chicago dining orbit.
late nightcocktaildate night
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9.6
Based on 872 reviews
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Restaurant•Chicago•$$
Beatrix Loop
Beatrix Loop makes an argument that the downtown lunch crowd has quietly accepted: you don't have to choose between eating well and eating fast on a weekday in the Loop.
date night
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9.6
Based on 749 reviews
9
Thai•Chicago•$$
Oliang
Oliang sits on Ashland Avenue in Lincoln Park with a premise that's quietly ambitious: build a Thai comfort-food spot around the kind of trust that only comes from genuine partnership.
date night
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9.6
Based on 614 reviews
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Mediterranean•Chicago•$$
Sila's mediterranean Restaurant
Sila's Mediterranean on North Broadway is a fast-casual operation with a specific philosophy baked into its foundation: no microwaves, no processing, everything made fresh daily from all-natural ingredients — what the kitchen itself desc…
date night
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9.6
Based on 455 reviews
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Italian•Chicago•$$
Amano Bistro Chicago
Amano Bistro arrived on the North Center dining scene Memorial Day weekend 2024, the first restaurant from Serbian-born partners Nikola Paunovic and Nemanja Menicanin — and what makes it interesting is the seam they're working: Italian c…
hidden gemdate night
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9.6
Based on 312 reviews
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Spanish•Chicago•$$
Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!
Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! is a spanish pick in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
brunchcocktaildate night
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9.4
Based on 9105 reviews
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American•Chicago•$$
The Hampton Social - Streeterville
The Hampton Social - Streeterville is a american pick in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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9.4
Based on 5615 reviews
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Italian•Chicago•$$
Francesca's On Chestnut
Francesca's On Chestnut is a italian pick in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktailwine bardate night
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9.4
Based on 3171 reviews
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Vietnamese•Chicago•$$
Saigon Sisters
Saigon Sisters is the kind of vietnamese room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktailwine bardate night
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9.4
Based on 2875 reviews
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Indian•Chicago•$$
Mild 2 Spicy – Modern Indian Restaurant
Mild 2 Spicy – Modern Indian Restaurant is the kind of indian room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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9.4
Based on 2579 reviews
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Greek•Chicago•$$
Yaya Mas Greek Kuzina
Yaya Mas in Lincoln Park is the rare Chicago kitchen that pulls off counter-service Greek without losing the soul of a family table.
brunchdate night
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9.4
Based on 1249 reviews
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Italian•Chicago•$$
Viaggio Restaurant Chicago
Viaggio Restaurant Chicago is a italian restaurant in Chicago that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
cocktailfine diningwine bar
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9.4
Based on 940 reviews
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Vegan•Chicago•$$
Spirit Elephant
Spirit Elephant occupies a specific and unusual position in the Chicago area dining landscape: it's the north shore's first fully plant-based restaurant and bar, planted in Winnetka rather than the expected Wicker Park or Wicker-adjacent…
brunchcocktaildate night
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9.4
Based on 829 reviews
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French•Chicago•$$
Bistro Campagne
Bistro Campagne has been doing the same thing since 2002 — quietly and without apology — in Lincoln Square, a neighborhood that suits it perfectly: unhurried, residential, not chasing anything.
date night
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9.4
Based on 781 reviews
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Chinese•Chicago•$$
YooYee 喜又
YooYee 喜又 arrived on North Broadway's quieter stretch — south of the Argyle corridor, in Uptown — as an unapologetically Sichuan operation with a clear sense of what it wants to be: a room built around the tingly, numbing logic of Sichua…
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9.4
Based on 778 reviews
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American•Chicago•$$
The Evie
The Evie is the kind of swing that only a team with serious Chicago pedigree would take on the Mag Mile: an unapologetically American room built around prime steaks, chef-crafted sushi rolls, freshly baked breads, and USDA Wagyu hot dogs…
brunchcocktaildate night
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9.4
Based on 767 reviews
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French•Chicago•$$
Chez Joël
Since 1999, Chez Joël has operated as a family enterprise — brothers Joël and Ahmed Kazouini running a room that insists on a very specific idea of what a French bistro should be.
bistrodate night
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9.4
Based on 596 reviews
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Latin American•Chicago•$$
Casa Yari
Casa Yari suits a night out when you want latin american that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.4
Based on 587 reviews
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Bar•Chicago•$$
Ada Street
Ada Street doesn't pretend to be a restaurant that happens to serve drinks, or a bar that happens to have food — it plays both sides with real conviction, and that's what keeps it relevant in Bucktown after more than a decade.
cocktaildate night
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9.4
Based on 544 reviews
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Mexican•Chicago•$$
Diego
Diego opened in West Town in 2023 with a premise that sounds like a contradiction: a DJ bar that also happens to be one of Chicago's most talked-about Mexican restaurants.
brunchcocktaildate night
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9.4
Based on 512 reviews
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Wine Bar•Chicago•$$
Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar
Rootstock opened in 2009 at 945 North California — that corner of Humboldt Park bleeding into Ukrainian Village, back when the neighborhood wasn't yet a destination — and it's been running the same bet ever since: that a bar founded on o…
wine barcocktaildate night
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9.4
Based on 487 reviews
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Spanish•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
mfk. Restaurant
Named for M.F.K.
wine barcocktailbib gourmand
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9.4
Based on 433 reviews
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Vegan•Chicago•$$
Loving Heart Vegan Cafe
Loving Heart Vegan Cafe has been quietly anchoring the Uptown stretch of Montrose Avenue since 2013 — a tenure that matters in a city where plant-forward fast casual has become crowded and frequently fleeting.
hidden gem
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9.4
Based on 387 reviews
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Pizza•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Munno
Munno Pizzeria & Bistro on North Clark Street in Uptown is doing something genuinely scarce in Chicago: Roman-style pizza — oblong, charred, architecturally puffy — executed with the kind of focused intent that earns a 2025 Michelin Bib…
bib gourmanddate night
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9.4
Based on 330 reviews
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Thai•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Ghin Khao Eat Rice
Ghin Khao Eat Rice operates from a position of inherited knowledge and hard-won confidence.
bib gourmanddate night
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9.4
Based on 303 reviews
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Korean•Chicago•$$
SO GONG DONG(SGD) TOFU & KOREAN BBQ - WICKER PARK
SGD Tofu & Korean BBQ in Wicker Park carries a name rooted in genuine Korean history — SoGong-Dong was a royal district in Seoul, and the restaurant leans into that lineage with a gold-and-floral identity borrowed from the Sungnyemun gat…
hidden gemdate night
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9.4
Based on 199 reviews
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Thai•Chicago•$$
Mahanakhon Thai & Noodle Bar
Mahanakhon Thai & Noodle Bar is the kind of thai room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
hidden gemdate night
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9.4
Based on 150 reviews
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Bistro•Chicago•$$
Petit Pomeroy
Petit Pomeroy is a bistro pick in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
bistrohidden gemdate night
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9.4
Based on 145 reviews
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Greek•Chicago•$$
Greek Islands
Greek Islands is a greek pick in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktailfine diningdate night
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9.2
Based on 5942 reviews
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Mediterranean•Chicago•$$
Ema
Ema is a mediterranean pick in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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9.2
Based on 5404 reviews
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Italian•Chicago•$$
Volare Ristorante Italiano
Volare Ristorante Italiano suits a night out when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktailwine bardate night
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9.2
Based on 4064 reviews
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Greek•Chicago•$$
Greek Islands Lombard
Greek Islands Lombard is a greek pick in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 3914 reviews
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Spanish•Chicago•$$
Boqueria Fulton Market
Boqueria Fulton Market suits a night out when you want spanish that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
wine barcocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 2828 reviews
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Greek•Chicago•$$
Psistaria Greek Taverna
Psistaria Greek Taverna is the kind of greek room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 2810 reviews
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American•Chicago•$$
Remington's
Remington's occupies prime real estate on the Magnificent Mile, a 225-seat room facing Millennium Park, and it knows exactly what it is: a classic American grill dressed in modern booths and fireplaces, not a destination tasting room.
brunchcocktailfine dining
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9.2
Based on 2735 reviews
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Restaurant•Chicago•$$
La Grande Boucherie Chicago
La Grande Boucherie Chicago is the kind of restaurant room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.2
Based on 2570 reviews
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Italian•Chicago•$$
Osteria Via Stato
Osteria Via Stato suits a night out when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 1954 reviews
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Japanese•Chicago•$$
Gaijin
Gaijin suits a night out when you want japanese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.2
Based on 1327 reviews
45
Japanese•Chicago•$$
SUSHI DOKKU Japanese Restaurant
SUSHI DOKKU Japanese Restaurant suits a night out when you want japanese that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.2
Based on 1318 reviews
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Mexican•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Mi Tocaya Antojería
Diana Dávila's Logan Square room makes its argument quietly, then refuses to let go.
mexicanbib gourmanddate night
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9.2
Based on 1150 reviews
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Vegan•Chicago•$$
Urban Vegan Thai Cuisine
Urban Vegan Thai Cuisine has done something that most plant-based restaurants in Chicago only gesture at: it has committed fully to Thai tradition without a single animal product on the menu, and it operates out of a cozy, full sit-down…
date night
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9.2
Based on 834 reviews
48
French•Chicago•$$
Le Sud Mediterranean Kitchen
Le Sud Mediterranean Kitchen in Roscoe Village is the product of a genuinely particular biography.
brunchcocktailfine dining
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9.2
Based on 801 reviews
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Tapas•Chicago•$$
Little Madrid Tapas-Café
Little Madrid Tapas-Café opened in Andersonville in 2020 — weeks before the pandemic locked everything down — and the fact that it not only survived but drew recognition from the City of Madrid and the Spanish Consulate tells you somethi…
cocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 756 reviews
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Mediterranean•Chicago•$$
MEDI Kitchen + Cocktail
On North Halsted in Lincoln Park, MEDI Kitchen + Cocktail is doing something more personal than the city's usual riff on Mediterranean — it's drawing directly from the family recipes of Helen and Hermiz Younan, who immigrated from Lebano…
date night
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9.2
Based on 713 reviews
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Wine Bar•Chicago•$$
Volo Restaurant Wine Bar
Volo Restaurant Wine Bar is the kind of wine bar room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
wine barcocktaildate night
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9.2
Based on 707 reviews
52
Indian•Chicago•$$
Bhoomi Modern Indian Grill
Bhoomi Modern Indian Grill suits a night out when you want indian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.2
Based on 415 reviews
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Wine Bar•Chicago•$$
Websters Wine Bar Chicago
Websters Wine Bar Chicago suits a night out when you want wine bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
wine barcocktailhidden gem
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9.2
Based on 397 reviews
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Restaurant•Chicago•$$
Uvae Kitchen and Wine Bar
Uvae Kitchen and Wine Bar is a restaurant pick in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
hidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 364 reviews
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Barbecue•Chicago•$$
Bub City
Bub City is the kind of barbecue room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 4296 reviews
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Hot Pot•Chicago•$$
Happy Lamb Hot Pot
Happy Lamb Hot Pot suits a night out when you want hot pot that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.0
Based on 3028 reviews
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Mexican•Chicago•$$
5 Rabanitos Restaurante & Taqueria
5 Rabanitos Restaurante & Taqueria suits a night out when you want mexican that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
date night
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9.0
Based on 2824 reviews
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Filipino•Chicago•$$
MICHELIN ★
Kasama
Kasama operates as two genuinely distinct restaurants under one roof in Chicago's West Town, and its reputation suggests it is doing something remarkable in both modes.
michelin star
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9.0
Based on 2123 reviews
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Japanese•Chicago•$$
Umai
Umai is the kind of japanese room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.0
Based on 1721 reviews
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Tapas•Chicago•$$
Tapas Valencia Restaurant
Tapas Valencia Restaurant is the kind of tapas room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
brunchwine barcocktail
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9.0
Based on 1513 reviews
61
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Mediterranean•Chicago•$$
Cira
Cira is a mediterranean pick in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 1482 reviews
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Asian Fusion•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Mott St
Edward Kim's resume reads like a riddle: Per Se in New York, then Ruxbin, now this narrow West Town room built around Korean night-market cooking that wanders happily into Japanese, Vietnamese, even Polish and Mexican territory.
bib gourmanddate night
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9.0
Based on 1381 reviews
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Vegan•Chicago•$$
AO Hawaiian Hideout
AO Hawaiian Hideout is the kind of vegan room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 1322 reviews
64
Greek•Chicago•$$
Andros Taverna
Andros Taverna suits a night out when you want greek that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
brunchdate night
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9.0
Based on 1183 reviews
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Italian•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Tortello
Tortello sets its terms plainly: handmade pasta worked in the front windows, a counter to order at, a Vespa overhead, and a long, narrow room floored in black-and-white tile.
italianbib gourmand
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9.0
Based on 1178 reviews
66
Greek•Chicago•$$
Athenian Room
Athenian Room is a greek pick in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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9.0
Based on 1157 reviews
67
Greek•Chicago•$$
Avli River North
Avli River North is a greek pick in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
date night
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9.0
Based on 954 reviews
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American•Chicago•$$
Black Barrel Tavern
Black Barrel Tavern is a american pick in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktaildate night
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9.0
Based on 845 reviews
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Mexican•Chicago•$$
MICHELIN ★
Topolobampo
When Rick and Deann Bayless opened Topolobampo in 1989, the proposition that Mexican cooking belonged in the haute-cuisine conversation was, frankly, radical.
mexicanfine diningmichelin star
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9.0
Based on 766 reviews
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Mexican•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Chilam Balam
A basement room beneath a sex shop is not the obvious setting for a Bib Gourmand kitchen, yet Chilam Balam has held that Michelin designation every year since 2013 — a consistency that says more than the address.
mexicanbib gourmanddate night
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9.0
Based on 756 reviews
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Indian•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Superkhana International
The premise at Superkhana International is that there isn't one.
bib gourmanddate night
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9.0
Based on 556 reviews
72
Indian•Chicago•$$
Namaste Chicago
Namaste Chicago is a indian pick in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 385 reviews
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Chinese•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Yao Yao
Yao Yao earns its place as Chinatown's first Michelin Bib Gourmand without ceremony, which is rather the point.
chinesebib gourmanddate night
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9.0
Based on 355 reviews
74
Japanese•Chicago•$$
MIKAMI IZAKAYA & RAMEN
MIKAMI IZAKAYA & RAMEN is a japanese pick in Chicago when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
cocktailhidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 323 reviews
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Vietnamese•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Sochi Saigonese Kitchen
Sochi Saigonese Kitchen, on a busy stretch of Belmont in Lakeview, is the work of Son Do and Chinh Pham, a husband-and-wife team who built the menu from childhood memories of Saigon.
bib gourmanddate night
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9.0
Based on 276 reviews
76
Korean•Chicago•$$
To Korean Cuisine
To Korean Cuisine suits a night out when you want korean that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
hidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 154 reviews
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Mediterranean•Chicago•$$
Alhambra Palace Chicago
Alhambra Palace Chicago is a sensible mediterranean call in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktaillate night
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8.8
Based on 4457 reviews
78
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Greek•Chicago•$$
Athena Greek Restaurant
Athena has operated on South Halsted in Chicago's Greektown corridor long enough to become a reference point rather than a destination — a mid-priced Greek restaurant that, by most accounts, treats the occasion seriously without inflatin…
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8.8
Based on 3481 reviews
79
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Mexican•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Frontera Grill
Frontera Grill opened in Chicago's River North in 1987 under Rick Bayless, and its continued relevance is not accidental.
mexicanbib gourmand
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8.8
Based on 3395 reviews
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Mexican•Chicago•$$
La Cantina Grill
La Cantina Grill is an easy mexican option in Chicago to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktail
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8.8
Based on 2639 reviews
81
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Japanese•Chicago•$$
Niu Japanese Fusion Lounge
Niu Japanese Fusion Lounge is a sensible japanese call in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktail
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8.8
Based on 1938 reviews
82
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Mexican•Chicago•$$
La Josie
La Josie is an easy mexican option in Chicago to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktail
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8.8
Based on 1719 reviews
83
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Brunch•Chicago•$$
The L Station
The L Station is a smart brunch call when the morning is supposed to feel a little more like an occasion.
brunchcocktail
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8.8
Based on 1430 reviews
84
Indian•Chicago•$$
Adda Indian Cuisine
Adda Indian Cuisine is a sensible indian call in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.8
Based on 1263 reviews
85
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Vietnamese•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen
Pilsen's HaiSous has spent the better part of a decade earning its keep, and the record bears it out: five MICHELIN Bib Gourmand nods and four James Beard nominations for Chef Thai and Danielle Dang since opening in 2017.
bib gourmand
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8.8
Based on 1165 reviews
86
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Mediterranean•Chicago•$$
Nia Restaurant & Wine Bar
Nia Restaurant & Wine Bar is an easy mediterranean option in Chicago to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.8
Based on 1067 reviews
87
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Wine Bar•Chicago•$$
Bronzeville Winery
Bronzeville Winery is a wine bar restaurant in Chicago that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
wine barcocktail
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8.8
Based on 621 reviews
88
Thai•Chicago•$$
Aroy Thai Chicago
Aroy Thai Chicago is a sensible thai call in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.8
Based on 536 reviews
89
Chinese•Chicago•$$
D Cuisine
D Cuisine on North Clark Street has developed a quiet reputation in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood for something the city's broader Chinese-American dining scene rarely prioritizes: disciplined, focused Cantonese cooking in the Hong Kon…
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8.8
Based on 498 reviews
90
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Restaurant•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Cellar Door Provisions
Cellar Door Provisions makes a particular kind of promise: that a roughly 1,000-square-foot room on Diversey can earn your evening by starting over each day.
bib gourmand
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8.8
Based on 414 reviews
91
Mexican•Chicago•$$
Bocaditos Chicago
Bocaditos Chicago is a sensible mexican call in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktailhidden gem
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8.8
Based on 353 reviews
92
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Restaurant•Chicago•$$
The Black Vegan
The Black Vegan is a sensible restaurant call in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
hidden gem
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8.8
Based on 196 reviews
93
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Chinese•Chicago•$$
MingHin Cuisine - Lakeshore East
MingHin Cuisine - Lakeshore East is an easy chinese option in Chicago to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.6
Based on 1505 reviews
94
Chinese•Chicago•$$
Minghin Cuisine - Streeterville
Minghin Cuisine - Streeterville is an easy chinese option in Chicago to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.6
Based on 1234 reviews
95
Chinese•Chicago•$$
Shang Noodle Chicago Streeterville
Shang Noodle Chicago Streeterville is an easy chinese option in Chicago to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.6
Based on 1134 reviews
96
Chinese•Chicago•$$
Furama Restaurant
Furama Restaurant is a sensible chinese call in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.6
Based on 1091 reviews
97
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Korean•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
PERILLA korean fare
PERILLA korean fare is a sensible korean call in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
koreanbib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 765 reviews
98
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Middle Eastern•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
SIFR
SIFR is an easy middle eastern option in Chicago to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktailbib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 546 reviews
99
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Vegan•Chicago•$$
Can't believe it's not meat
Can't believe it's not meat is a strong brunch move in Chicago when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
brunch
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8.6
Based on 483 reviews
100
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Mexican•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Sol de Mexico
Sol de Mexico is a mexican restaurant in Chicago that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
mexicanbib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 413 reviews
101
Indian•Chicago•$$
Thali Indian Cuisine
Thali Indian Cuisine is a sensible indian call in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
hidden gem
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8.6
Based on 349 reviews
102
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Burgers•Chicago•$$
Burger Bar Chicago
Burger Bar Chicago is a sensible burgers call in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.4
Based on 3394 reviews
103
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Korean•Chicago•$$
Cho Sun Ok Restaurant
Cho Sun Ok Restaurant is an easy korean option in Chicago to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.4
Based on 2063 reviews
104
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Chinese•Chicago•$$
Phoenix Restaurant
Phoenix, a mid-price Chinese dining room in Chicago, operates with the kind of institutional confidence that is genuinely difficult to manufacture.
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8.4
Based on 1683 reviews
105
French•Chicago•$$
Venteux Brasserie, Cafe & Oyster Bar
Venteux Brasserie, Cafe & Oyster Bar is a sensible french call in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktaillate night
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8.4
Based on 1111 reviews
106
Indian•Chicago•$$
Bar Goa
Bar Goa is a sensible indian call in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktail
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8.4
Based on 957 reviews
107
Event Venue•Chicago•$$
Avli on The Park
Avli on The Park is an easy event venue option in Chicago to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.4
Based on 782 reviews
108
Thai•Chicago•$$
Noble Thai
Noble Thai is an easy thai option in Chicago to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.4
Based on 527 reviews
109
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Steakhouse•Chicago•$$
PERILLA korean steakhouse
PERILLA korean steakhouse is a sensible steakhouse call in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.4
Based on 429 reviews
110
Google
Wine Bar•Chicago•$$
Figo Wine Bar
Figo Wine Bar is a wine bar restaurant in Chicago that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
wine barcocktailhidden gem
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8.4
Based on 319 reviews
111
Google
Mexican•Chicago•$$
Panchos Rooftop Cantina
Panchos Rooftop Cantina is a sensible mexican call in Chicago when you want something that usually lands well.
cocktail
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8.2
Based on 1812 reviews
112
Google
Spanish•Chicago•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Mama Delia
Mama Delia is a spanish restaurant in Chicago that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
bib gourmand
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8.0
Based on 407 reviews
113
Google
Chinese•Chicago•$$
Lao Sze Chuan (Downtown)
Lao Sze Chuan (Downtown) is an easy chinese option in Chicago to suggest without needing a long explanation.
cocktail
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7.6
Based on 1561 reviews
114
Google
Chicken Wings•Chicago•$$
St. Bess Jerk
St.
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7.6
Based on 450 reviews
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What are the best mid-range restaurants in Chicago?
Top mid-range restaurants in Chicago include Lil' Ba-Ba-Reeba!, Himalayan Sherpa Kitchen, Porter Kitchen & Deck. TastyPals curates these picks based on Google ratings, review volume, and editorial judgment.
How much does dining cost at mid-range restaurants in Chicago?
Mid-Range restaurants in Chicago are priced at the "$$" tier — The sweet spot for most nights out — full-service restaurants with real kitchens, proper drinks, and enough atmosphere to feel like an occasion without the splurge.
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