# Best restaurants in Chicago

Deep dish, Italian beef and some of America's best tasting menus: the Chicago restaurants locals and food writers keep recommending.

- 888 votes · 12 items
- Dec 6, 2019 · suitcase.happy
- https://even.best/en/l/1074/best-restaurants-in-chicago

## Top 10

1. **Alinea** (95 · ▲107 ▼12) — Grant Achatz's avant-garde tasting menu, a three-Michelin-star landmark.
2. **Girl & the Goat** (72 · ▲84 ▼12) — Stephanie Izard's bold, shareable plates in the West Loop.
3. **Lou Malnati's** (68 · ▲76 ▼8) — Classic Chicago deep-dish pizza with a buttery crust.
4. **Frontera Grill and Topolobampo** (66 · ▲68 ▼2) — Rick Bayless's celebrated regional Mexican restaurants.
5. **Pequod's Pizza** (61 · ▲71 ▼10) — Deep dish famous for its caramelised cheese crust.
6. **Au Cheval** (51 · ▲58 ▼7) — Diner known for one of America's best burgers.
7. **Portillo's** (49 · ▲55 ▼6) — Chicago-style hot dogs and Italian beef sandwiches.
8. **Billy Goat Tavern** (44 · ▲48 ▼4) — Cheeseburger dive under Michigan Avenue made famous by SNL.
9. **Gene & Georgetti** (42 · ▲58 ▼16) — Old-school steakhouse open since 1941.
10. **The Berghoff** (39 · ▲51 ▼12) — German restaurant in the Loop dating back to 1898.
11. **Oriole** (32 · ▲48 ▼16) — Intimate two-Michelin-star tasting menu in the West Loop.
12. **Smoque BBQ** (29 · ▲44 ▼15) — Highly rated barbecue in Old Irving Park.

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