Chicago Restaurant Week returns on January 23, 2026- February 8, 2026, with lots of tasty opportunities to dive into the city’s award-winning food scene. Technically, it’s not just a week, it’s a 17-day eating extravaganza. The 19th annual event features over 500 restaurants across the city and suburbs, with a wide range of cuisines and culinary options
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The prix-fixe set-up offers multi-course meals for $30 for brunch or lunch and either $45 or $60 for dinner, excluding drinks, taxes and tips.
The appeal of Chicago Restaurant Week is the chance to explore different restaurants, neighborhoods and cuisines at discounted prices. Diners will get to sample some of the city’s best restaurants for less than it would usually cost. Although not required, reservations are recommended because many restaurants are packed for Restaurant Week.
Here are some of our picks for this year’s offerings.
Dell Rooster
1825 W. Chicago
Dine on decadent dishes like warm stuffed dates, Cuban-style braised oxtails or chicken & waffles with rum glace’ at this colorful Latin American eatery in West Town. The menu offers food inspired by South America, Central America, the Caribbean and beyond, with dashes of American influences.
Piccolo Sogno
464 N. Halsted
A popular Chicago standby, this elegant Italian restaurant supplies an expansive menu of tasty dishes. The lunch features choices like meatballs in marinara or mussels for the first course, branzino, Milanese chicken or cacio e pepe for the second and panna cotta or tiramisu for the third.
Bites Asian Kitchen + Bar
3313 N. Clark St.
This lively space always serves high-quality food at great prices but the lunch menu is filled with deals. Munch on choices like avocado katsu bao or spicy crab rangoon for the first course, Hawaiian fried rice or honey bourbon sesame chicken for the second course and tempura brownies for the third.
4801 N. Broadways St.
A beloved Ethiopian eatery with award-winning cuisine, Demera provides an array of classic dishes from the East African country and the restaurant week lunch menu features some great deals. The sambussa with cherry tomato salad for the first course and Demera Messob tasting platter of meat and veggies for the second course, finished with red chai ice cream for the third, is a winning combination.
Luella’s Southern Kitchen
This charming brunch spot serves up tasty southern bites like scallops and cheddar grits for the first course, smoked chicken with gumbo as the second course and Kentucky butter cake with cream cheese ice cream for the third.
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