Places To Eat & Drink

You could eat at a different Chicago restaurant every day for 20 years and never eat at the same one twice. With more than 7,300 restaurants, Chicago’s sure to have many that suit your taste, budget and mood. Whether you’re looking for Chicago-style hot dogs or French haute cuisine, steaks or seafood, pierogi or pizza, you can find them in Chicago. And they’ll be good.

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Fine Dining
Chicago has more AAA five-diamond restaurants than any other city in the nation, and our restaurants consistently win awards from Gourmet magazine and the James Beard Foundation.

Neighborhood dining and drinking
Chicago neighborhoods are packed with hot spots for a fun night out. Bucktown and Wicker Park attract a chic younger crowd. Wrigleyville, as you might expect, is loaded with sports bars packed with fans during baseball season. Chicago’s ethnic neighborhoods offer a virtual United Nations of dining choices.

Chicago-Style Pizza and Hot Dogs
A visit to Chicago is not complete unless you’ve tried two of Chicago’s iconic cuisines: Chicago-style deep-dish pizza and the Chicago-style hot dog.

Ethnic Restaurants and Markets
Soul Food, Cajun, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Indian, Mexican, French, Spanish, Peruvian, Guatamalan, Lithuanian, Bohemian, Afghan, Ethiopian, you name it, Chicago offers as diverse a selection of dining choices and markets as practically any city in the world.

Foodie Events
Chicago is a foodie’s paradise. If you want to do your own cooking, go to one of our many farmers’ markets or ethnic and specialty grocery stores. Cooking classes, food tours, and other special culinary events are also happening year round.