Chicago - South Loop - Restaurants

1315 S. Wabash Ave. , Chicago 60605
312-583-9761

Ole Hardwood

Tacking the word "gastro" onto the word "smokehouse" means that not only can you expect chandeliers and fine table linens at this South Loop BBQ spot, but also that you can expect your pork carni... read more

1310 S. Wabash Ave. , Chicago 60605
312-566-9817

Flos & Santos

So a Pole and an Italian decide to start a bar ... No really, this casual South Loop joint combines Italian and Polish fare in order to dish up classics like thin-crust pizza, Polish sausage and pi... read more

1530 S. State St., Chicago 60605
312-842-4444

Tapas Valencia

Place might look like Joan Miro and Frank Stella got trashed on sangria and picked up some paint brushes, but don't let the loud and festive decor freak you out. Vibe actually matches the walls, an... read more

500 S. Dearborn St., Chicago 60605
312-523-0200

Custom House Tavern

Chef Aaron Deal has replaced Shawn McClain in the kitchen here, bringing with him Southern charm and ingenuity. Dishes like Rabbit Sausage with Sea Island Red Peas or Artic Char with Brown Butter a... read more

1307 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago 60605
(312) 435-1307

Zapatista

If famed Mexican land-reform revolutionary Emiliano Zapata and this gigantic restaurant named for his followers could have found common ground, perhaps it would have been at Zapatista’s $5 weekend ... read more

1301 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago 60605
312-461-0161

Opera

Go for the brick-ensconced vault tables for a singular experience in romantic intimacy at this otherwise typically over-the-top Jerry Kleiner production. Showcasing his usual visually dramatic ... read more

1401 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago 60605
312-786-1401

Chicago Firehouse

This was once the firehouse serving the prosperous Prairie Avenue community that included the Marshall Fields, McCormicks and Palmers. Much of it has been left intact (including the fire pole!), bu... read more

2110 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago 60616
312-328-1198

Room 21

VENUE IS CLOSED. Room 21 comes off like a naughty supper club circa 1959, a burlesque in animal print, red leather and velour damask wallpaper. The giant room's long, open entryway makes your arriv... read more

1112 S. Wabash, Chicago 60605
312-212-1112

Eleven City Diner

Who doesn’t want to love this place? It has the old New York Jewish diner schtick nailed all the way down to the signs in the window and the art deco typefaces on the menu. From the soda jerk behin... read more

440 S. LaSalle St., Chicago 60605
312-663-8920

Everest

Perched on the top floor of the Chicago Stock Exchange, Everest's lit-from-within surroundings, loving waitstaff and stunning views of the city's west side are the perfect accompaniment to its Fren... read more

1312 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago 60605
312-939-3870

Gioco

Gioco is as close as you can come to the Hollywood ideal of the Chicago Italian restaurant: dark wood everywhere, a gargantuan bar, multiple levels of mostly group diners and an army of waitstaff s... read more

1467 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago 60622
773-342-2100

Café Bionda

ion in the South Loop. You'll find the same menu of rich pastas[EM]particularly the tangy rigatoni Genovese with spicy crumbled sausage, San Marzano tomatoes and basil[EM]Mama's meatball salad and ... read more

888 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
312-922-1127

Oysy

The South Loop means big spaces and premier sushi spot Oysy delivers with floor-to-ceiling windows and a futuristic space that looks like it was built by sentient crystal honeybees (giant ones, of ... read more