6 editor picks in Chicago.
6 tasting menu places in Chicago we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Chicago | Tasting Menu across every city.
Chicago is one of the country's great tasting-menu cities, with a cluster of rooms that compete at the highest level. Alinea in Lincoln Park, Grant Achatz's three-Michelin-star room, leads a field that includes Smyth, Oriole and Ever in and around the West Loop, each carrying two stars. Next, in Fulton Market, and Esme near Lincoln Park add their own takes on the long, chef-led progression.
Alinea in Chicago is Grant Achatz's three-Michelin-star Lincoln Park dining room, the original American modernist tasting menu since 2005 at 1723 N Halsted.
TipSalon is the shortest flow and the easiest to book; Kitchen Table is the deepest dive into the menu.
Smyth in Chicago is the two-Michelin-star West Loop tasting menu from John and Karen Shields, paired with The Loyalist downstairs and produce from their own.
TipAsk for the wine-pairing 'reserve' option if you have a long evening; the cellar lists a deep run of Burgundy.
Oriole in Chicago is Noah Sandoval's two-Michelin-star tasting menu room at 661 W Walnut Street, a 28-seat West Loop room with strong caviar service.
TipThe wine pairings lean Germanic and Austrian. Ask by region, not by tier; the value is on the long-pour bottles.
Ever in Chicago is Curtis Duffy's two-Michelin-star Fulton Market tasting menu, opened in 2020 after he left Grace, with rigorous service and quiet plating.
TipSit at the chef's counter if it is offered at booking; the view of the pass is the room's best seat.
Next in Chicago is the Achatz-Kokonas Fulton Market tasting menu that changes theme every season, from Childhood to Sicily to Vegan to Trio.
TipTickets, not reservations: you buy by season on Tock, and they sell out the morning they drop.
Esmé in Chicago is Jenner Tomaska's Michelin-starred Lincoln Park tasting menu, themed seasonally around a guest artist whose work runs on the plates.
TipSit at the chef's counter for the longer between-course explanations of the current theme.
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