18 new restaurants to try during Chicago Restaurant Week 2025

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.

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.

Food & Beverage, Mediterranean

Yasemi

In River North, this modern spot showcases the flavors of Greece and the Mediterranean coast. During Chicago Restaurant Week, try dishes like avgolemono soup, beef kofta, cheese pie with truffle honey, salmon with lentil salad, and more.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.