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Everywhere we track in Chicago — restaurants ranked by the ones where we've seen the Amex Resy credit badge ourselves, then Michelin standing, then how people rate them.

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84 restaurants · showing 1–40

Oriole

4.8 out of 5(657 reviews)Fine Dining Restaurant · $$$$

Intimate, high-end kitchen serving an extended New American tasting menu in a stylish space.

661 W Walnut St, Chicago

Alinea

4.6 out of 5(3,053 reviews)Fine Dining Restaurant · $$$$

Chef Grant Achatz draws foodies with New American tasting menus featuring highly creative plates.

1723 N Halsted St, Chicago

EL ideas

4.8 out of 5(416 reviews)American Restaurant · $$$$

Upscale, intimate restaurant serving fixed-price American menus in chef Phillip Foss’s kitchen.

2419 W 14th St, Chicago

Elske

4.6 out of 5(825 reviews)American Restaurant · $$$$

Low-key spot offering à la carte & tasting menus of creative American fare with Danish influences.

1350 W Randolph St, Chicago

Schwa Restaurant

4.6 out of 5(323 reviews)American Restaurant · $$$$

Chef Michael Carlson showcases inventive New American fixed-price menus in a simple, homey space.

1466 N Ashland Ave, Chicago

Indienne

4.6 out of 5(849 reviews)Fine Dining Restaurant · $$$$
217 W Huron St, Chicago

Next Restaurant

4.6 out of 5(660 reviews)Fine Dining Restaurant · $$$$

High-end foodie destination known for Grant Achatz's themed tasting menus & inventive presentations.

953 W Fulton Market, Chicago

Moody Tongue

4.5 out of 5(653 reviews)Restaurant · $$$$

Exotic beers are offered along with oysters & cake at this brewery tasting room with a fireplace.

Michelin · ★Resy credit · not checked yet
2515 S Wabash Ave, Chicago

Topolobampo

4.5 out of 5(780 reviews)Mexican Restaurant · $$$$

Rick Bayless' innovative, refined Mexican cuisine served in an elegant, art-filled space.

445 N Clark St, Chicago

Mako

4.4 out of 5(357 reviews)Sushi Restaurant · $$$$

Elaborate, seasonal sushi presentations make up the multiple courses at this sleek, upscale eatery.

731 W Lake St, Chicago

Birrieria Zaragoza

4.7 out of 5(587 reviews)Mexican Restaurant · $
4800 N Broadway, Chicago

Ghin Khao Eat Rice

4.7 out of 5(319 reviews)Thai Restaurant · $$

Laid-back neighborhood outpost offering up classic Thai cuisine in a colorful dining room.

2128 W Cermak Rd, Chicago

Chef’s Special Cocktail Bar

4.6 out of 5(815 reviews)Restaurant · $$

Buzzing craft cocktail bar with a menu of Americanized Chinese favorites in tavern environs.

Michelin · Bib GourmandResy credit · not checked yet
2165 N Western Ave, Chicago

Kie-Gol-Lanee Logan Square

4.6 out of 5(168 reviews)Mexican Restaurant · $$
2901 W Diversey Ave, Chicago

Virtue Restaurant

4.6 out of 5(2,597 reviews)American Restaurant · $$$

Hearty Southern cooking paired with wines & cocktails in funky-chic quarters with an open kitchen.

Michelin · Bib GourmandResy credit · not checked yet
1462 E 53rd St, Chicago

Table, Donkey and Stick

4.6 out of 5(811 reviews)Restaurant · $$

Upscale comfort fare & drinks from Europe's Alpine regions served in a rustic, minimalist setting.

2728 W Armitage Ave, Chicago

Chilam Balam

4.5 out of 5(782 reviews)Mexican Restaurant · $$

Seasonal Mexican dishes for sharing in a cozy basement setting where patrons bring their own liquor.

3023 N Broadway, Chicago

Getting there on points

Published award prices from Chicago, from our own pricing run.

Flights

CUNBusiness · American AAdvantage
30,000 mi
SJDBusiness · American AAdvantage
30,000 mi
KEFBusiness · Alaska Atmos Rewards
45,000 mi
JTRBusiness · Miles & More
55,000 mi

Hotels

Hyatt Regency Kyoto
15,000/night
Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile
15,000/night
Park Hyatt Dubai
20,000/night

How this list is built. Restaurants and bars come from Google Places for Chicago, refreshed Oct 14, and are split between the two tabs by the venue type Google reports. Booking platform is detected from each restaurant's own website. Michelin and Sapphire Reserve marks are matched by name and place. Where Google has no description we say what we hold about the venue instead.

What the marks mean. Since August 1 a restaurant only triggers the Amex Resy credit if its Resy page shows the “Qualifies for Resy Credit” badge — we open those pages and look, last on Sep 15, and a blank badge means we haven't checked yet, not that the credit fails. A sighting inside thirty days reads “Resy credit”; an older one carries the date we saw it, because what we can honestly say is what we saw and when. A Sapphire Reserve table is on Chase's Exclusive Tables list, where the $150 half-yearly dining credit applies — enrol the card at OpenTable first · list Sep 9. Michelin means starred, Bib Gourmand or Selected in the 2026 US guide, collected Sep 9. James Beard and the bar lists are the current year's awards, with a win shown differently from a nomination.

Card credits change without notice. Confirm on Resy or with your issuer before you count on one.

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