There’s no better time to experience the city’s acclaimed restaurant scene than Chicago Restaurant Week.
This year’s edition of the annual foodie fest, which takes place Jan. 24 – Feb. 9, 2025, is the perfect opportunity to explore the newest and buzziest additions to the city’s dining scene — more than 70 local restaurants are making their Chicago Restaurant Week debut in 2025.
To help you get started, we’ve highlighted 18 new Chicago restaurants to check out this year.
Food & Beverage, Steakhouse
Hawksmoor Chicago
This famed steakhouse and cocktail bar comes to Chicago from London. Try classic dishes like potted beef with Yorkshire pudding, steak frites, whole sea bream, and a sticky toffee sundae.
- $45 Dinner
- $60 Dinner
Food & Beverage, Seafood
Legal Sea Foods
Overlooking the Chicago River, the new Legal Sea Foods in Marina Towers is serving up New England specialties such as clam chowder, shrimp scampi, and salt-and-vinegar crusted cod.
- $30 Lunch
- $45 Dinner
Food & Beverage, Italian
Mano a Mano
This hip new pasta restaurant is offering a Chicago Restaurant Week menu selection of antipasti (like zucchini flowers and arancini) and pasta dishes (including rigatoni carbonara, cacio e pepe, and more).
- $45 Dinner
Chinese, Food & Beverage
Qiao Lin Hotpot – Chinatown
Qiao Lin Hotpot brings the authentic taste of Chongqing’s spicy hotpot to Chicago. The interactive experience includes your own bubbling pot of broth where you can cook meats, seafood, vegetables, noodles, and more. Their Streeterville location will also be participating in Chicago Restaurant Week.
- $30 Lunch
- $45 Dinner
- $60 Dinner
Chinese, Food & Beverage
Minyoli
This Andersonville restaurant pays homage to juàn cūn cuisine, the unique style of fusion Chinese cooking that originated in Taiwan’s villages. Enjoy a five-course menu tasting, with options like Taiwanese fried chicken, spicy ganban noodles, and more.
- $30 Brunch
- $45 Dinner
Food & Beverage, Steakhouse
PERILLA steakhouse
This buzzed-about Korean steakhouse is making its Chicago Restaurant Week debut with dishes like rice cake cacio e pepe, a dry-aged smash burger, and vegetable bibimbop.
- $30 Lunch
Food & Beverage, Persian
Maman Zari
In Albany Park, this acclaimed Middle Eastern restaurant presents a modern twist on classic Persian cuisine. The Chicago Restaurant Week menu includes roasted eggplant dip, sturgeon in brown butter saffron sauce, and rosewater and chocolate profiteroles.
- $60 Dinner
Food & Beverage, Latin
Toro by Chef Richard Sandoval
Just north of Millennium Park, Toro offers bold South American flavors from critically acclaimed chef Richard Sandoval. Enjoy bites like short rib tacos, grilled tiger prawns, and Cusco chicken. Guests can also add a tour of Mexico beverage pairing.
- $60 Dinner
Food & Beverage, Steakhouse
Fioretta
Fioretta is an Italian American steakhouse celebrating old-world Italian cuisine with an opulent twist. Choose from an impressive lineup of dishes like the hand-cut filet mignon, whitefish piccata, or chicken marsala.
- $60 Dinner
Food & Beverage, Steakhouse
La Grande Boucherie Chicago
Known for its stunning interior, La Grande Boucherie blends the ambiance of an indulgent steakhouse with a refined brasserie charm. Traditional French cuisine will be offered, including onion soup, mussels, and steak frites.
- $30 Brunch
- $30 Lunch
- $45 Dinner
Live Music/Blues/Jazz, Music, Comedy, and Nightlife
Briny Swine Smokehouse & Oyster Bar
The new smokehouse and oyster bar features Carolina-style barbeque, seafood, and low country classics. Start with some fried green tomatoes, pick a smoked meat entree and two sides, and end with a unique dessert, like a slice of Coca Cola cake.
- $45 Dinner
Brazilian, Food & Beverage
Brasero
The Latin-inspired restaurant in West Town will be offering a four-course Chicago Restaurant Week menu, with options like Brazilian fried chicken, grilled oysters, and braised short ribs.
- $60 Dinner
Food & Beverage, Japanese/Sushi
Jinsei Motto
The West Loop sushi restaurant is offering five courses for Chicago Restaurant Week. Choose from fresh seafood options like spicy bluefin tuna, seared miso salmon, hamachi serrano, salmon nigiri, and more.
- $30 Lunch
- $60 Dinner
American Contemporary, Food & Beverage
Maxwells Trading
Recently named one of the country’s best restaurants by Esquire, Maxwells Trading is offering a three-course Chicago Restaurant Week menu with inventive and refined dishes like grilled Japanese eggplant, stuffed pappardelle, and Basque butter cake.
- $60 Dinner
Food & Beverage, French
Petit Pomeroy
The classic French bistro located between the refinement of the Gold Coast and the hustle of River North will be serving a three-course dinner menu with French classics like short rib ravioli and risotto aux champignons.
- $30 Lunch
- $60 Dinner
American Contemporary, Food & Beverage
101 Club
Just steps from The Magnificent Mile, the 101 Club in River North is serving up breathtaking views and Mediterranean fare like lobster bisque, pan-seared sea bass, and half chicken with oregano-braised potatoes.
- $30 Lunch
- $45 Dinner
Food & Beverage, French
Bistro Monadnock
This modern French bistro focuses on traditional preparations of classic French dishes, with some twists. The Chicago Restaurant Week menu includes classics like French onion soup, steak frites, and Parisian gnocchi.
- $60 Dinner
Food & Beverage, Japanese/Sushi
Sunda New Asian Restaurant
The newest Sunda location in Fulton Market will celebrate Chicago Restaurant Week with modern takes on Southeast Asian cuisine, like oxtail pot stickers, Hainanese salmon, and sweet potato noodles with tofu.
- $60 Dinner
Looking for more Chicago Restaurant Week? Explore all participating restaurants.
