4 american diner rooms in Chicago we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Chicago | American Diner across every city.
The Chicago diner is built around the hot dog stand and the all-day counter. Superdawg Drive-In in Norwood Park has kept its carhop service and char-grilled dogs going for decades, and The Wieners Circle in Lincoln Park is as known for its late-night char dogs as for its banter. Margie's Candies on Western Avenue rounds out the form with old-school sundaes and a soda-fountain room.
Superdawg Drive-In ★ 4.3
norwood-park · 6363 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60646
Superdawg in Chicago is the 1948 Norwood Park drive-in on Milwaukee Avenue, with car-hop service and a pair of giant Superdawg-and-Maurie figurines.
The Wieners Circle ★ 4.2
lincoln-park · 2622 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614
The Wieners Circle in Chicago is the Lincoln Park late-night hot dog counter on Clark Street, open since 1983, famous for the staff-and-customer banter past.
The Wieners Circle (late night) ★ 4.2
2622 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614
The Wieners Circle in Chicago is the Lincoln Park late-night hot dog counter on Clark, with char dogs, cheese fries and staff-customer banter past 02:00.
Margie's Candies ★ 4.2
1960 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Margie's Candies in Chicago is the 1921 Bucktown ice cream parlour at Western and Armitage, hand-dipping chocolates and scooping homemade ice cream to order.