3 editor picks in Chicago.
3 caribbean places in Chicago we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Chicago | Caribbean across every city.
Caribbean food in Chicago is led by the city's Puerto Rican community, much of it concentrated along the near Northwest Side. Borinquen Lounge on Western Avenue is credited with the jibarito, the plantain sandwich now found across the city, and Papa's Cache Sabroso on Division Street works roast pork and mofongo. La Bomba on Armitage Avenue rounds out the neighborhood's lunch-counter tradition.
Borinquen Lounge in Chicago is the North Center Puerto Rican kitchen on Western Avenue from the family that invented the jibarito in Humboldt Park.
OrderJibarito, mofongo
TipOrder the steak jibarito with garlic-mayo. The mofongo is the second visit; the jibarito is the first.
Papa's Cache Sabroso is the Humboldt Park Puerto Rican kitchen on Division Street that locals send first-time jibarito eaters to: BYOB, green chilli sauce.
OrderJibarito, lechon, pollo a la brasa
TipOrder the jibarito de bistec with the homemade green chilli sauce on the side; ask for extra garlic. Cash and card both fine, but bring your own beer.
La Bomba is the Humboldt Park-to-Logan Square Puerto Rican counter on Armitage, jibaritos and a deep seafood list of camarones al ajillo, closed Tuesdays.
OrderJibarito, mofongo, Puerto Rican seafood
TipSteak jibarito first visit, camarones al ajillo over rice the second. Closed Tuesdays; weekend lunches are the calm window.
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