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Created by Mischa • Updated On: August 2, 2017
Ramen-San is one of Chicago.

1. Ramen-San

8.8
59 W Hubbard St (btwn Clark & Dearborn), Chicago, IL
Noodle Restaurant · Near North Side · 118 tips and reviews
Cafecito is one of Chicago.

2. Cafecito

8.5
7 N Wells St (Madison), Chicago, IL
Cuban Restaurant · The Loop · 68 tips and reviews
Portillo's is one of Chicago.

3. Portillo's

9.0
100 W Ontario St (at Clark St), Chicago, IL
Hot Dog Joint · River North · 666 tips and reviews
Eleven City Diner is one of Chicago.

4. Eleven City Diner

9.0
1112 S Wabash Ave (btwn 11th St & Roosevelt Rd), Chicago, IL
Diner · South Loop · 301 tips and reviews

MischaMischa: Let yourself starve until you can hear your guts and then get here and get the Tom Waits, you'll be remembered if you can finish the whole thing.

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria is one of Chicago.

5. Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

8.8
805 S State St (btwn 8th St & 9th St), Chicago, IL
Pizzeria · South Loop · 192 tips and reviews
Bongo Room is one of Chicago.

6. Bongo Room

1152 S Wabash Ave (at Roosevelt Rd), Chicago, IL
Breakfast Spot · South Loop · 116 tips and reviews
Maude's Liquor Bar is one of Chicago.

7. Maude's Liquor Bar

840 W Randolph St (btwn Green St & Peoria St), Chicago, IL
French Restaurant · Fulton Market · 104 tips and reviews
Publican Quality Meats is one of Chicago.

8. Publican Quality Meats

9.5
825 W Fulton Market (at N Green St), Chicago, IL
Deli · Fulton Market · 134 tips and reviews
Little Goat Diner is one of Chicago.

9. Little Goat Diner

820 W Randolph St (at Green St), Chicago, IL
Diner · Fulton Market · 472 tips and reviews
Au Cheval is one of Chicago.

10. Au Cheval

9.2
800 W Randolph St (at S Halsted St), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · Fulton Market · 482 tips and reviews
Avec is one of Chicago.

11. Avec

9.3
615 W Randolph St (at N Jefferson St), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · West Loop · 213 tips and reviews
Beatrix is one of Chicago.

12. Beatrix

9.0
671 N Saint Clair St (Erie and N. St. Clair), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · Streeterville · 62 tips and reviews
The Purple Pig is one of Chicago.

13. The Purple Pig

500 N Michigan Ave (at W Illinois St), Chicago, IL
Mediterranean Restaurant · Streeterville · 633 tips and reviews
Wildberry Pancakes & Cafe is one of Chicago.

14. Wildberry Pancakes & Cafe

9.0
130 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL
Breakfast Spot · The Loop · 480 tips and reviews
The Eastman Egg Company is one of Chicago.

15. The Eastman Egg Company

23 N Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL
Breakfast Spot · The Loop · 29 tips and reviews
Wow Bao is one of Chicago.

16. Wow Bao

7.6
1 W Wacker Dr (btwn State & Lake), Chicago, IL
Dumpling Restaurant · The Loop · 144 tips and reviews
Slurping Turtle is one of Chicago.

17. Slurping Turtle

116 W Hubbard St (at N LaSalle St), Chicago, IL
Noodle Restaurant · River North · 191 tips and reviews
Cafecito is one of Chicago.

18. Cafecito

9.0
26 E Congress Pkwy (at State St), Chicago, IL
Cuban Restaurant · The Loop · 193 tips and reviews
Girl & The Goat is one of Chicago.

19. Girl & The Goat

9.1
809 W Randolph St (at Halsted St), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · West Town · 552 tips and reviews
Intelligentsia Coffee is one of Chicago.

20. Intelligentsia Coffee

9.1
53 E Randolph St (btwn Wabash Ave & Garland Ct), Chicago, IL
Coffee Shop · The Loop · 316 tips and reviews
Intelligentsia Coffee is one of Chicago.

21. Intelligentsia Coffee

8.8
53 W Jackson Blvd (at S Dearborn St), Chicago, IL
Coffee Shop · The Loop · 102 tips and reviews
Honky Tonk BBQ is one of Chicago.

22. Honky Tonk BBQ

7.9
1800 S Racine Ave (at W 18th St), Chicago, IL
BBQ Joint · Pilsen · 92 tips and reviews
Good Stuff Eatery is one of Chicago.

23. Good Stuff Eatery

22 S Wabash Ave (E Monroe St), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · The Loop · 44 tips and reviews
Billy Goat Tavern is one of Chicago.

24. Billy Goat Tavern

8.2
430 N Michigan Ave (at Lower Michigan Ave), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · Streeterville · 176 tips and reviews
Goddess and The Baker is one of Chicago.

25. Goddess and The Baker

8.6
33 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL
Café · The Loop · 109 tips and reviews
Do-Rite Donuts & Coffee is one of Chicago.

26. Do-Rite Donuts & Coffee

50 W Randolph St (at N Dearborn St), Chicago, IL
Donut Shop · The Loop · 112 tips and reviews
UB Dogs is one of Chicago.

27. UB Dogs

185 N Franklin St (btwn W Lake St & W Couch Pl), Chicago, IL
Hot Dog Joint · The Loop · 58 tips and reviews
Al's #1 Italian Beef is one of Chicago.

28. Al's #1 Italian Beef

8.3
169 W Ontario St (at Wells), Chicago, IL
Sandwich Spot · River North · 84 tips and reviews
Kuma's Corner is one of Chicago.

29. Kuma's Corner

8.9
2900 W Belmont Ave (at Francisco Ave), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · Northwest Side · 417 tips and reviews
Kuma's Too is one of Chicago.

30. Kuma's Too

666 W Diversey Pkwy (btwn Clark St & Orchard St), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · Lake View East · 125 tips and reviews
The Publican is one of Chicago.

31. The Publican

8.9
837 W Fulton Market (at N Green St), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · Fulton Market · 358 tips and reviews
Lou Malnati's Pizzeria is one of Chicago.

32. Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

8.7
439 N Wells St (btwn Illinois St & Hubbard St), Chicago, IL
Pizzeria · River North · 331 tips and reviews
The Art Institute of Chicago is one of Chicago.

33. The Art Institute of Chicago

9.5
111 S Michigan Ave (btwn Monroe St & Jackson Dr), Chicago, IL
Art Museum · Grant Park · 685 tips and reviews
Shedd Aquarium is one of Chicago.

34. Shedd Aquarium

8.8
1200 S Lake Shore Dr (at Solidarity Dr), Chicago, IL
Aquarium · Museum Campus · 449 tips and reviews
Millennium Park is one of Chicago.

35. Millennium Park

9.6
201 E Randolph St (btwn Columbus Dr & Michigan Ave), Chicago, IL
Park · Grant Park · 622 tips and reviews
Adler Planetarium is one of Chicago.

36. Adler Planetarium

8.7
1300 S Lake Shore Dr (at Solidarity Dr), Chicago, IL
Planetarium · Museum Campus · 171 tips and reviews
Skydeck Chicago is one of Chicago.

37. Skydeck Chicago

8.4
233 S Wacker Dr (btwn Adams St & Jackson Blvd), Chicago, IL
Scenic Lookout · The Loop · 392 tips and reviews
Chicago Architecture Foundation is one of Chicago.

38. Chicago Architecture Foundation

224 S Michigan Ave (at E Jackson Blvd), Chicago, IL
Museum · The Loop · 51 tips and reviews
The Second City is one of Chicago.

39. The Second City

9.3
1616 N Wells St (btwn Concord Ln & North Ave), Chicago, IL
Comedy Club · Old Town Triangle · 150 tips and reviews
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is one of Chicago.

40. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

8.7
220 E Chicago Ave (at Mies van der Rohe Way), Chicago, IL
Art Museum · Streeterville · 154 tips and reviews
Chicago Water Tower is one of Chicago.

41. Chicago Water Tower

8.8
806 N Michigan Ave (btwn Pearson St & Chicago Ave), Chicago, IL
Historic and Protected Site · Streeterville · 40 tips and reviews
Lurie Garden is one of Chicago.

42. Lurie Garden

8.9
Millennium Park (btwn Columbus Dr & Michigan Ave), Chicago, IL
Garden · Grant Park · 47 tips and reviews
Moody's Pub is one of Chicago.

43. Moody's Pub

8.0
5910 N Broadway St (at W Thorndale Ave), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · Edgewater · 78 tips and reviews
Revolution Brewing is one of Chicago.

44. Revolution Brewing

9.2
2323 N Milwaukee Ave (btwn N California & W Fullerton Ave), Chicago, IL
Brewery · Logan Square · 391 tips and reviews
Honey Butter Fried Chicken is one of Chicago.

45. Honey Butter Fried Chicken

9.1
3361 N Elston Ave (at W Roscoe St), Chicago, IL
Fried Chicken Joint · Northwest Side · 143 tips and reviews
Glazed and Infused is one of Chicago.

46. Glazed and Infused

222 N La Salle St, Chicago, IL
Donut Shop · The Loop · 3 tips and reviews
Lou Mitchell's is one of Chicago.

47. Lou Mitchell's

8.8
565 W Jackson Blvd (btwn S Jefferson St & S Clinton St), Chicago, IL
Breakfast Spot · West Loop · 160 tips and reviews
Arami is one of Chicago.

48. Arami

1829 W Chicago Ave (btwn Wolcott & Wood), Chicago, IL
Sushi Restaurant · East Ukrainian Village · 54 tips and reviews

EaterEater: What do you get when you pair owners of Small Bar and the former chef from Mirai? A magical little sushi spot in West Town that delivers incredible flavors in its surprise platings. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Urbanbelly is one of Chicago.

49. Urbanbelly

1400 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL
Noodle Restaurant · Fulton Market · 92 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Bill Kim turned noodles and dumplings on their head when he opened this downscale joint with incredibly flavorful food in a middle-of-nowhere strip mall. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Ramen Takeya is one of Chicago.

50. Ramen Takeya

8.4
819 W Fulton Market (Halsted And Fulton Market), Chicago, IL
Ramen Restaurant · Fulton Market · 34 tips and reviews
High Five Ramen is one of Chicago.

51. High Five Ramen

7.2
112 N Green St, Chicago, IL
Noodle Restaurant · West Town · 39 tips and reviews
Ramen Misoya is one of Chicago.

52. Ramen Misoya

213 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL
Ramen Restaurant · Streeterville · 18 tips and reviews
ROOF on theWit is one of Chicago.

53. ROOF on theWit

7.5
201 N State St (at Lake St), Chicago, IL
Hotel Bar · The Loop · 131 tips and reviews
Drumbar is one of Chicago.

54. Drumbar

201 E Delaware Pl (at Mies van der Rohe Way), Chicago, IL
Cocktail Bar · Streeterville · 68 tips and reviews
Beatrix is one of Chicago.

55. Beatrix

9.0
519 N Clark St (at W Grand Ave), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · River North · 232 tips and reviews
Arbella is one of Chicago.

56. Arbella

9.0
112 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL
Restaurant · River North · 23 tips and reviews
Game Room is one of Chicago.

57. Game Room

8.9
12 S Michigan Ave (at E Madison St.), Chicago, IL
Bar · The Loop · 33 tips and reviews
Lagunitas Brewing Company is one of Chicago.

58. Lagunitas Brewing Company

2607 W 17th St, Chicago, IL
Brewery · Douglas Park · 87 tips and reviews
Federales is one of Chicago.

59. Federales

7.9
180 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL
Taco Restaurant · Fulton Market · 43 tips and reviews
Warehouse Liquors is one of Chicago.

60. Warehouse Liquors

8.6
634 S Wabash Ave (btwn Harrison & Balbo), Chicago, IL
Liquor Store · South Loop · 23 tips and reviews