One of my favorite things I look forward to each year is Chicago Restaurant Week. Living in Chicago, there is definitely no shortage of dining out options and trying to keep up with all of the trendy hot spots can become quite expensive. In my opinion, participating in Chicago Restaurant Week is the best way to experience more costly restaurants while not breaking the bank doing so.
With over 250 participating restaurants, I like to dine out multiple times during the week to taste from several different menus. The prix-fixe menus start at $22 for lunch, and $33 or $44 for dinner. The 8th Annual Chicago Restaurant Week is only a few weeks away and lasts from January 30 – February 12, 2015. You can view all of this year’s participating restaurants here.
Here are my Top Picks for Lunch:
- Blackbird – 619 W. Randolph
- Bottlefork – 441 N. Clark St.
- Cafe Spiaggia – 900 N. Michigan Ave.
- Fig & Olive – 104 E. Oak St.
- GT Fish & Oyster – 531 N. Wells St.
- Japonais by Morimoto – 600 W. Chicago Ave.
- Le Colonial – 937 N. Rush St.
- Nightwood – 2119 S. Halsted St.
- Piccolo Sogno – 464 N. Halsted St.
- Travelle – 330 N. Wabash Ave.
Here are my Top Picks for Dinner:
- Balena – 1633 N. Halsted St.
- BOKA – 1729 N. Halsted St.
- The Dawson – 730 W. Grand Ave.
- Moto – 945 W. Fulton
- Perennial Virant – 1800 N. Lincoln Ave.
- The Pump Room – 1301 N. State
- Sepia – 123 N. Jefferson St.
- Siena Tavern – 51 W. Kinzie St.
- Travelle – 330 N. Wabash Ave.
- Trenchermen – 2039 W. North Ave.
- Two – 1132 W. Grand Ave.
- Vie – 4471 Lawn Ave., Western Springs
Reservations are already being accepted so be sure to call your restaurant picks or go to OpenTable and reserve your table today.
You can read my guest post on Chicago Restaurant Week published on On The Fly.
Katie @ Live Half Full says
Awesome list! I made reservations at The Duck Inn and Ada St. I can’t wait!
Paige says
Ohh the Ada St. menu sounds so interesting! I’m excited to hear your review after you go!
xo Paige
Sara @ Lake Shore Runner says
I can’t wait for this. I know my friends and I already have reservations at City Winery!
Paige says
Oh nice! I’ve only been to City Winery once but we didn’t eat there so I can’t wait to hear how it is!
xo Paige
Joey says
Oh man this makes me miss living in Charlotte where we had restaurant week!!! I hope you enjoyed!
Paige says
Restaurant week is the best! It would be fun to travel to other cities and try their restaurant weeks too. 🙂
xo Paige