3 mexican rooms in Chicago we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Chicago | Mexican across every city.
Mexican food is woven deeply into Chicago, from neighborhood taquerias to ambitious regional kitchens. In River North, Rick Bayless built Frontera Grill and Topolobampo into the city's most influential rooms for regional Mexican cooking. Out in Little Village and the Southwest Side, places like El Faro on 31st Street serve the everyday version that feeds the neighborhoods.
Frontera Grill ★ 4.4
river-north · 445 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654
Frontera Grill in Chicago is Rick Bayless's 1987 Clark Street Mexican dining room beside Topolobampo, the kitchen that brought regional Mexican.
Topolobampo ★ 4.4
445 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654
Topolobampo in Chicago is Rick Bayless's Michelin-starred Mexican fine-dining room at 445 N Clark Street, with menus that rotate every six weeks by region.
El Faro ★ 4.2
3936 W 31st St, Chicago, IL 60623
El Faro in Chicago is the Little Village family-run Mexican kitchen on 31st Street near Pulaski, with three-taco combo plates and a $9 lunch chilaquiles.