3 editor picks in Chicago.
3 mexican places 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 in Chicago is Rick Bayless's 1987 Clark Street Mexican dining room beside Topolobampo, the kitchen that brought regional Mexican.
OrderCarne asada with handmade tortillas; the cochinita pibil if the Yucatan menu is running.
TipWalk in at 17:00 on a weekday for the bar; the booths fill by 18:30 most nights.
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.
TipFriday slots open 60 days out and disappear inside an hour. Set a 09:00 alarm for the exact 60-day mark.
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.
OrderCombo plates, taqueria classics
TipCash only. The breakfast chilaquiles plate runs from 09:00; arrive 10:30 to land a table without waiting.
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