Chicago’s Best, by Department
Every cuisine and kind of place the critics and guides have honored in Chicago, bars included, each with its own ranked list. In each column, the most widely covered come first.
Cuisines
- French Oriole leads 18 places
- Italian Daisies and Monteverde lead 33 places
- American Virtue leads 49 places
- Indian Indienne leads 12 places
- Pan-Asian Maxwells Trading leads
- Mexican Topolobampo leads 40 places
- Filipino Kasama leads 10 places
- Middle Eastern Galit leads
- Mediterranean avec leads
- Japanese Mako leads 13 places
- Spanish Asador Bastian leads
- Korean Jeong leads 21 places
- Chinese Shanghai Terrace leads 12 places
- Vietnamese HaiSous leads
- Latin American Cariño leads
- Greek Taverna Violi leads
- Eastern European Anelya leads
- Thai Ghin Khao leads 14 places
Kinds of places
- Bakeries Kasama leads 34 places
- Pizza Milly’s Pizza In The Pan leads 48 places
- Coffee Shops Daisies leads 75 places
- Steakhouses Asador Bastian and Maple & Ash lead 30 places
- Cafés Daisies leads 51 places
- Seafood Oliver’s leads 14 places
- Breakfast Lula Cafe leads 30 places
- Sushi Kyōten leads
- Noodle Shops Akahoshi Ramen leads
- Barbecue Sanders BBQ Supply Co. leads
- Taquerias Taqueria Chingón leads
- Dessert Shops Shawn Michelle's Homemade Ice Cream leads 18 places
- Ice Cream & Gelato Shawn Michelle's Homemade Ice Cream leads 18 places
- Burger Joints The Ives leads
- Diners Cebu and two others lead
- Tapas Bars Gilda leads