Chicago Restaurant Week 2026: Your guide to the best deals

What is it? A Michelin-starred restaurant from husband-and-wife team chef Jenner Tomaska and Katrina Bravo.

Why we love it: Recently featured in AppleTV+'s exhilarating new docuseries Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars, this Lincoln Park gem is renowned for its high-end tasting menu and is regularly recognized as one of the best restaurants in Chicago. 

Restaurant Week deal: Typically, a visit to Esmé will run you no less than $250. But during CRW, you can enjoy dinner here for just $60. The special menu includes four plates and an optional dessert for an additional $12.

Address: 2200 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614

Opening hours: Wed, Thu, Sun 5-9pm; Fri, Sat 5-10pm

What is it? Greektown's newest hotspot. 

Why we love it: Greek transplant and executive chef Konstantinos Ntalianis helms the kitchen alongside Forte Hospitality’s Culinary Director Saul Ramos. There’s no shortage of fresh fish flown in straight from the homeland to choose from, plus, the spot offers one of the most extensive Greek wine and spirit programs in Chicago.

Restaurant Week deal: A $30 lunch menu and $60 dinner menu are on offer during CRW. Both menus include three courses of Ithaki's greatest hits, like spreads, souvlaki, fish, steak frites and loukoumades.

Address: 314 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60661

Opening hours: Mon-Thu 4-9pm; Fri, Sat 4-10pm; Sun 3-9pm

What is it? A popular new Mediterranean/French cafe in Lincoln Park.

Why we love it: Just opened last summer, Cafe Yaya serves mouthwatering pastries, coffees and lunch items during the day, before transforming into a top-notch dinner spot at night. Plates like duck breast, wagyu sirloin and the Big Sis lamb burger complement sweets like baklava, ice cream sundaes and chocolate cream pie.

Restaurant Week deal: Cafe Yaya is offering $30 lunch and brunch menus, as well as a $60 dinner menu. The daytime options include a wide range of options, including sandwiches, bowls and plates, while the dinner service showcases four courses of toothsome options like pork loin schnitzel, butternut babba and baklava. 

Address: 2431 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614

Opening hours: Tue-Thu 7:30am-9pm; Fri 7:30am-10pm; Sat 8am-10pm; Sun 8am-9pm

What is it? José Andrés and Gibsons Restaurant Group's luxe tapas restaurant in the Bank of America Tower.

Why we love it: On the building’s ground floor, Bar Mar offers an upscale, seafood-centric menu with bites like caviar and hamachi cones, and hearty items like a buttery lobster roll and sea scallops.

Restaurant Week deal: If you're on a budget and looking for a power lunch, head to Bar Mar during CRW. Two courses with options like shrimp cocktail and an elevated sloppy joe precede a sweet ending with lemon olive oil and miso white chocolate chip cookies.

Address: 120 N Upper Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11am-11pm; Sat 3pm-11pm; Sun noon-8pm

What is it? A Napa Valley-inspired eatery in the heart of the West Loop.

Why we love it: The bill of fare from executive chef Tim Havidic (Eden, Gilt Bar) features an extensive array of high-end classics like light and fresh salads, pizzas and burgers, as well as standout sides like three-cheese blend mac n cheese and creamy mashed potatoes delicately sprinkled with chives.

Restaurant Week deal: Get a taste of Southern Cali during CRW with the $30 brunch and lunch menus or the $60 dinner menu. All include multiple courses with the option to complement the meal with vino from the restaurant's impressive wine program. 

Address: 163 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607

Opening hours: Mon-Thu 11am-10pm; Fri 11am-11pm; Sat 9am-11pm; Sun 9am-9pm

What is it? A beloved Mexican bar and restaurant in Pilsen. 

Why we love it: Take in the sights and sounds of 18th Street with a Lotería-themed cocktail in hand at this Pilsen bar and restaurant, which serves tacos and Mexican small plates from an airy open kitchen.  

Restaurant Week deal: La Luna's $45 dinner menu includes three courses of the restaurant's most popular plates, such as elote and guacamole, quesabirria, flautas and flan.

Address: 1726 S Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60608

Opening hours: Tue-Thu 4pm-midnight; Fri 4pm-2am; Sat 11am-2am; Sun 11am-3pm

What is it? One of the best restaurants in Chicago.

Why we love it: In its 20-plus years on Halsted Street, Boka has racked up a trophy case worth of awards, including one long-standing Michelin star and a handful of Jean Banchet Awards. But we prefer to let chef-partner Lee Wolen’s impeccable techniques—on everything from dry-aged duck and roasted chicken to ricotta gnudi—do the talking. 

Restaurant Week deal: For just $60, you can get a taste of the Michelin-starred fare Boka is known for, like beef tartare, roasted scallops, grilled pork collar and a miso caramel brownie. Round out the experience with an additional $40 wine pairing.

Address: 1729 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614

Opening hours: Mon-Thu, Sun 5-9pm; Fri, Sat 5-10pm

What is it? The Chicago outpost of the London-based steakhouse chain, which arrived in River North in 2024.

Why we love it: Pasture-raised beef is dry-aged and perfectly cooked over charcoal before being sliced and served in cast-iron skillets with sauces like peppercorn and bone marrow gravy. The restaurant also gives Chicago a taste of the British tradition of Sunday roast, serving dry-aged beef rump with Yorkshire pudding and roast potatoes and carrots. 

Restaurant Week deal: Hawksmoor offers two dinner menus: $45 and $60 options. The latter includes three courses, with options like Yorkshire sloppy joes, ricotta dumplings, lobster rolls, and an upside-down almond and apple cake. If you're trying to save a few bucks, opt for the two-course, $45 menu.

Address: 500 N La Salle Dr, Chicago, IL 60654

Opening hours: Mon-Thu 5-9pm; Fri, Sat 5-9:30pm; Sun noon-8pm

What is it? Top Chef alum Sarah Grueneberg's pasta playground in the West Loop.

Why we love it: Italian food is meant to be shared, and at Monteverde, that's never an issue. Fill your table with a smorgasboard of small plates, handmade pastas, and shareable mains (read: they're freakin' huge).  

Restaurant Week deal: Whether you're here for the $30 lunch or $60 dinner, come hungry. Both menus include a taste of the spot's iconic pastas, like egg yolk raviolo and spaghetti al pomodoro, plus starters like 'nduja arancini.

Address: 1020 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60607

Opening hours: Tue–Thu 11am–9:30pm; Fri, Sat 11am-10:30pm

What is it? The second act from Adalina's Michelin-starred chef/partner Soo Ahn and executive chef Nemanja Milunović

Why we love it: The swanky new steakhouse brings open-fire cooking to an opulent space in the West Loop. The menu features steaks from Illinois to Japan and Australia, plus seafood options like lion's mane mushroom steak.

Restaurant Week deal: Adalina Prime's $30 lunch menu is the best way to get a taste of the new spot while staying on budget. Choose from plates like truffle Caesar salad, roasted tomato soup, the Prime burger and blackened fish tacos.

Address: 360 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607

Opening hours: Mon-Thu 4-10pm; Fri, Sat 4-11pm