Chicago’s Guide: 25 Best Restaurants You Must Try in 2025

There are 25 Chicago restaurants that made the "hot list" for 2025.  Will you try them?

At every corner of Chicago, you are bound to find a restaurant that satisfies your cravings at all hours of the day.  Cheap eats, Mexican, Italian, Sushi, you name it, and Chicago 100000% has what you're looking for.

Whether you're a local or just visiting, there’s always something new to get a taste of, alongside the iconic classics like Deep Dish Pizza and Chicago Style Hot Dogs.

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I'm all about finding hole-in-the-wall places that are so under-the-radar that you don't even realize they're open.  Those are the places we gotta hype up!  99% of the time, they have the most delicious food and the best cooks.

Chicago's Guide: 25 Best Restaurants You Must Try in 2025

In this guide, we’re diving into the 25 best restaurants you absolutely have to dive into in Chicago this year.

• Oriole
• Birrieria Zaragoza
• Kyoten
• Monteverde
• Johnnie's Beef
• Jeong
• Carino
• Calumet Fisheries
• Vito & Nick's Pizzeria
• Kasama
• Indienne
• Virtue
• John's Food & Wine
• The Omakase Room at Sushi-san
• Maxwells Trading
• La Chaparrita
• Smyth + The Loyalist
• Boka
• Nettare
• Gavroche
• Akahoshi Ramen
• Brasero
• Qing Xiang Yuan Dumplings
• Daisies
• Red Hot Ranch

Wow, I've been to one of these restaurants because my sister used to work there, Smyth + The Loyalist.  Didn't think I'd know any of them!

This just in: Jeremy Allen White name dropped his favorite Chicago restaurants in a recent red carpet interview at the SAG Awards.  Neither one made the top 25 list, but it won't be long now!

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From hidden gems tucked away in the city’s neighborhoods to sleek, modern spaces for fine dining, each of these spots is worth checking out.  What would you add to this list?  Now we're on hunt for the best hole-in-the-wall places.  Well, I am!