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Indienne

Name: Indienne
Address: 217 W Huron St, Chicago, IL, 60654, US
Telephone: (312) 291-9427
Price range: value

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MICHELIN ★

Indienne is one of the best indian restaurants in Chicago for date night, especially if you want a strong option in Chicago.

Editorial review updated•Jul 28, 2026

Indienne is the argument Chicago's dining establishment needed made in public: that Indian cuisine belongs in the same conversation as the city's most exacting tasting-menu rooms, not as a novelty but as a peer. Chef Sujan Sarkar, who trained in London's Michelin-starred kitchens before returning to his Kolkata roots, has built something at 217 W Huron that is neither a nostalgia project nor a fusion exercise. It is a rigorous, modern articulation of Indian cooking — available in vegan, vegetarian, and non-vegetarian formats at $155 for the flagship menu — that earned the city's first Michelin star for an Indian restaurant and then the Banchet Award's Restaurant of the Year in 2026. That sequence matters. The Michelin star was the validation; the Banchet was the local industry saying the same thing. The dining room — white tablecloths, staff in crisp jackets, a sense of deliberate remove from the River North street outside — signals that the kitchen intends to be taken seriously on every axis. The menu's ambitions are clearest in its less obvious moves. The dhokla — traditionally a savory steamed chickpea sponge cake — arrives recast as a dessert that the kitchen has oriented around mustard and curry leaf, which is the kind of disciplined conceptual risk that defines what Sarkar is actually doing here. The scallop cafreal pairs the shellfish with a Goan spiced paste and caviar, a French-inflected flourish that appears throughout the menu without erasing the Indian spine of any dish. The pani puri replaces the conventional tamarind water with passionfruit, precise and pointed. Diners also consistently encounter the yogurt chaat with fried sweet potato threads — a dish that demonstrates how much textural thinking goes into what might read on paper as familiar territory. Practically: book well ahead, particularly for weekend seatings, as the room's reputation has only grown since the Michelin star landed. The tasting menu format means the kitchen controls the pacing, so this is not an evening to rush — build accordingly. If the question is which menu to book, the non-vegetarian tasting menu at $155 is the one that showcases the full range of Sarkar's sourcing decisions, including the scallop cafreal. Reservations are handled through Tock.

James Whitfield, Restaurant Critic

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Michelin ★

Taste Score 9.4/10

Rating (Google) 9.2

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MICHELIN ★

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Date Night and dinner

Price and pace

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Neighborhood

Chicago | 217 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60654, USA

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Good value

Taste Score

9.4/10

Phone

(312) 291-9427

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Indienne menu: what to order

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Dhokla (savory steamed chickpea sponge cake, recast as dessert with mustard and curry leaf)

Scallop Cafreal (scallop in Goan spiced paste with caviar)

Pani Puri (with passionfruit water)

Yogurt chaat with fried sweet potato threads

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What makes Indienne worth the move

Indienne is worth a closer look when dinner itself is the plan. It has the kind of setup that can carry a bigger night out. Dhokla (savory steamed chickpea sponge cake, recast as dessert with mustard and curry leaf) and Scallop Cafreal (scallop in Goan spiced paste with caviar) also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.2 rating across 799 Google reviews.

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9.2 from 799 Google reviews

Best for

Date Night and dinner

Style

Indian in Chicago

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Good value | Check restaurant site

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Fine Dining Date Night Cocktail Bar Indian dinner takeout warm aromatic

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Google rating: 9.2 from 799 reviews

Price point: value

Popular dishes: Dhokla (savory steamed chickpea sponge cake, recast as dessert with mustard and curry leaf), Scallop Cafreal (scallop in Goan spiced paste with caviar), Pani Puri (with passionfruit water)

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Address: 217 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
Phone: (312) 291-9427
Price: value
TastyPals score: 9.4/10
Hours: Check restaurant site
Google rating: 9.2 (799 reviews)
Cuisine: Indian
Michelin: MICHELIN ★
Neighborhood: Chicago

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What cuisine does Indienne serve?

Indienne is a Indian restaurant located in Chicago, Chicago. Indienne is the argument Chicago's dining establishment needed made in public: that Indian cuisine belongs in the same conversation as the city's most exacting tasting-menu rooms, not as a novelty but as a peer.

What is Indienne best for?

Indienne is best for fine dining, date night, cocktail bar, indian, dinner, takeout, warm, aromatic. Indienne is worth a closer look when dinner itself is the plan. It has the kind of setup that can carry a bigger night out. Dhokla (savory steamed chickpea sponge cake, recast as dessert with mustard and curry leaf) and Scallop Cafreal (scallop in Goan spiced paste with caviar) also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.2 rating across 799 Google reviews.

How much does it cost to eat at Indienne?

Indienne is in the Good value price range (value). Google rating: 9.2 from 799 reviews

What should I order at Indienne?

Start with Dhokla (savory steamed chickpea sponge cake, recast as dessert with mustard and curry leaf), Scallop Cafreal (scallop in Goan spiced paste with caviar), Pani Puri (with passionfruit water) and Yogurt chaat with fried sweet potato threads. These dishes are shown from TastyPals notes or restaurant data on this page.

Is Indienne worth visiting?

Indienne holds a 9.2 Google rating from 799 reviews. Indienne is worth a closer look when dinner itself is the plan. It has the kind of setup that can carry a bigger night out. Dhokla (savory steamed chickpea sponge cake, recast as dessert with mustard and curry leaf) and Scallop Cafreal (scallop in Goan spiced paste with caviar) also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.2 rating across 799 Google reviews.

Where is Indienne located?

Indienne is located at 217 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60654, USA. Directions are available via Google Maps.

What are Indienne's hours?

Indienne's listed hours are Check restaurant site. We recommend checking directly before visiting as hours may vary on holidays.

Is Indienne good for a date night?

Yes — Indienne is tagged for date night dining. Indienne is worth a closer look when dinner itself is the plan. It has the kind of setup that can carry a bigger night out. Dhokla (savory steamed chickpea sponge cake, recast as dessert with mustard and curry leaf) and Scallop Cafreal (scallop in Goan spiced paste with caviar) also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.2 rating across 799 Google reviews.

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