IT’S HERE! It’s time to brush up on your Chicago restaurants and book your reservations for Chicago Restaurant Week 2020! This is one of my favorite events in the city, and for good reason. You can try out restaurants that have been on your wish list with special pre-fixe menus.
What is Chicago Restaurant Week?
Chicago Restaurant Week is one of Chicago’s best culinary events. For 17 days within the new year you can choose from hundreds of restaurants in the city to try out. There are special pre-fixe menus that apply to Chicago Restaurant Week (I will be linking the best ones below!). They are always $24 for brunch or lunch, and $36 or $48 for dinner. These prices exclude beverages, tax, and gratuity – so come prepared.
When is Chicago Restaurant Week 2020?
Chicago Restaurant Week 2020 will occur January 24, 2020 – February 9, 2020. You can start making reservations, however, as early as December 11, 2019!
Tips to Know
- Book a reservation. These restaurants will book up fast during this timeframe due to the event!
- Try to experience at least three Chicago Restaurant Week pre-fixe menus. Bonus, try someplace you’ve never been to before!
Chicago Restaurant Week 2020 Best Deals
Below are my top picks, in my favorite neighborhoods (alphabetically), for where you should experience Chicago Restaurant Week 2020! Some neighborhoods offer more participating restaurants than others – and I’m biased towards River North being my favorite options – but there are a lot of good ones to choose from this year.
Gold Coast
Blue Door Kitchen & Garden
Carmine’s
Chicago Q
Cooper Hawk’s Winery & Restaurant
$36 Dinner
Fig & Olive
La Storia
$48 Dinner
Morton’s the Steakhouse
$48 Dinner
Rosebud Steakhouse
$24 Lunch
Somerset
Tavern on Rush
$48 Dinner
Lakeview
Barcocina
$36 Dinner
Coda di Volpe
El Mariachi Tequila Bar & Grill
$24 Brunch/$24 Lunch/$36 Dinner
Frasca
Hutch American Bistro
lowcountry
Mordecai
$36 Dinner
Tuco & Blondie
$24 Brunch/$24 Lunch/$36 Dinner
Lincoln Park
BOKA Restaurant
$48 Dinner
Cafe-Ba-Ba-Reeba!
Earl’s Kitchen + Bar
Geja’s Cafe
Las Tablas Colombian Steak House
Mon Ami Gabi Lincoln Park
Sapori Trattoria
Stella Barra Pizzeria
Summer House Santa Monica
$24 Brunch/$24 Lunch/$48 Dinner
The Loop
312 Chicago
$36 Dinner
About Last Knife (ALK)
$48 Dinner
Atwood
Berghoff Restaurant
Catch 35
$24 Lunch/$36 Dinner/$48 Dinner
Cindy’s
$24 Lunch
Free Reign
III Forks
$48 Dinner
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steaks
Morton’s The Steakhouse
Ocean Prime
$48 Dinner
Petterino’s
$36 Dinner
Prime & Provisions
$24 Brunch/$24 Lunch/$48 Dinner
RAISED
$36 Dinner
Remington’s
$24 Brunch/$24 Lunch/$48 Dinner
Rosebud Prime
$48 Dinner
The Florentine
Trattoria No. 10
$36 Dinner
Magnificent Mile
676 Restaurant & Bar
$24 Lunch/$36 Dinner/$48 Dinner
Lawry’s The Prime Rib
$48 Dinner
NoMi Kitchen
$24 Lunch/$36 Dinner/$48 Dinner
The Lobby at The Peninsula Chicago
The Signature Room at the 95th
$48 Dinner
Old Town
The Kennison
$36 Dinner
Two Lights Seafood & Oyster
$36 Dinner
River North
Bar Ramone
$48 Dinner
Barrio
$24 Brunch/$24 Lunch/$36 Dinner
Barton G. The Restaurant
$48 Dinner
Beatrix – River North
Bernie’s Chicago
$36 Dinner
Bub City
Catina Laredo
$36 Dinner
Ema
$24 Brunch/$24 Lunch/$48 Dinner
Flora | Fauna
$36 Dinner
Hubbard Inn
$48 Dinner
il Porcellino
$36 Dinner
Parlay at Joy District
$36 Dinner
Katana
Mastro’s Steakhouse
$48 Dinner
Nacional 27
$36 Dinner
Osteria Via Stato
$36 Dinner
Prosecco
$24 Lunch/$36 Dinner/$48 Dinner
Public House
$24 Brunch/$24 Lunch/$36 Dinner
Quartino Restaurant & Wine Bar
$36 Dinner
Roka Akor Steak & Sushi
RPM Italian
$48 Dinner
RPM Steak
Ruth Chris’s Steak House
STK Chicago
$48 Dinner
TAO
$48 Dinner
The Hampton Social
$24 Brunch/$24 Lunch/$48 Dinner
The Smith
$24 Brunch/$24 Lunch/$36 Dinner
Truluck’s
$48 Dinner
Wildfire Chicago
Streeterville
Carson’s Ribs Prime Steaks & Famous Barbecue Chicago
$24 Lunch/$36 Dinner/$48 Dinner
Cite Chicago
$48 Dinner
CURRENT at W Lakeshore
La Pizza & La Pasta at Eataly Chicago
$24 Lunch
Level Two @ Hyatt Chicago Mag Mile
Osteria del Mercado at Eataly Chicago
Southern Cut Barbecue
SPACE 519 | The Lunchroom
$24 Lunch
The Palm Restaurant
WoodWind
West Loop
Aba
Bar Siena
$24 Brunch/$24 Lunch/$48 Dinner
BLVD
$48 Dinner
Cabra
$24 Brunch/$24 Lunch/$48 Dinner
Cira
$24 Lunch/$36 Dinner/$48 Dinner
City Winery Chicago
Duck Duck Goat
Eden
$48 Dinner
El Che Steakhouse & Grill
$48 Dinner
Formento’s
$48 Dinner
Fulton Market Kitchen
Little Goat Diner
$36 Dinner
MAD Social
$36 Dinner
ROOH Chicago
$48 Dinner
Taste 222
Wrigleyville
Big Star – Wrigleyville
$36 Dinner
Maddon’s Post
$48 Dinner
Smoke Daddy – Wrigleyville