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Chicago's 2023 Michelin Stars, Mapped

The latest constellation of the city’s most celebrated restaurants

by Naomi Waxman and Eater Staff Updated
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Atelier has snagged a star within a year of opening.
| Aliya Ikhumen/Eater Chicago
by Naomi Waxman and Eater Staff Updated

The Michelin Guide has selected Chicago stars, anointing 21 local restaurants, including two newcomers (Atelier and Indienne), with the honor. Previous star-holders Elizabeth (one star) and Claudia (one star) closed and therefore dropped off the list. See all 21 honorees, conveniently mapped out, in the listing below.

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Atelier Restaurant

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Chef Christian Hunter embarked on a challenging mission with the February 2023 debut of Atelier, the tasting menu restaurant replacement for decorated hit Elizabeth. But the efforts of Hunter and his team rapidly caught the attention of Michelin, which has given the Atelier one star for its locally sourced tasting menu featuring standouts like warm clam chowder with lamb bacon and chive oil.

4835 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625

Galit

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Chef Zach Engel, who won a James Beard Award for his work at Shaya in New Orleans, opened his first solo restaurant in 2019 with GM Andrés Clavero. Galit’s menu explores the cuisine of Israel and the Middle East prepared with local Midwestern ingredients. The restaurant has held onto its Michelin star, which it first earned in 2022.

2429 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 360-8755
(773) 360-8755

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Esmé

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When chef Jenner Tomaska and manager Katrina Bravo opened Esmé in 2021 in Lincoln Park, they always intended that the restaurant would also be an art gallery and that the dishes on the tasting menu would be inspired by the images on the walls. In the intervening years, the team has turned that aspiration into reality with numerous artist collaborations and earned star re

2200 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614

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Boka

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The Boka Group’s first restaurant retained its one star. Choose from a seasonal tasting menu or assemble a meal from the list of a la carte dishes, including James Beard-nominated chef Lee Wolen’s signature roast chicken.

1729 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
(312) 337-6070
(312) 337-6070

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Alinea

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Grant Achatz’s world-renowned molecular gastronomy phenomenon has held on tight to its three stars, though as of 2023, it’s not the only restaurant that bears the sought-after trio. During the pandemic, it pivoted to more conventional takeout meals that didn’t require tweezers for plating, but now the Lincoln Park dining room is back open, once again serving exquisite prix fixe tasting menus.

1723 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
(312) 867-0110
(312) 867-0110

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Schwa Restaurant

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Once known as “the most revolutionary restaurant in America,” Schwa has held onto its Michelin star since 2011. Chef-owner Michael Carlson continues to serve what is described on Tock as a “fucking mind-blowing menu” in the same tiny space in Wicker Park. Reservations are still scarce, and liquor is still BYOB.

1466 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 252-1466
(773) 252-1466

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Kasama

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Chef Tim Flores and pastry chef Genie Kwon originally conceived Kasama as a daytime cafe with sandwiches, lumpia, and pastry, but they began serving a nighttime tasting menu as a pandemic pivot. Both components took off and in 2022, the home of the only Filipino tasting menu in the city became the first Michelin-starred Filipino restaurant in the U.S. Flores and Kwon, who won the 2023 James Beard Award for best chefs: Great Lakes, have kept their star.

1001 N Winchester Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 697-3790
(773) 697-3790

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Temporis

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The tiny, innovative tasting menu restaurant in West Town retains the Michelin star it’s had since 2019. Chef Troy Jorge makes ample use of produce grown in the restaurant’s hydroponic basement garden, and then menu changes with the seasons.

933 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 697-4961
(773) 697-4961

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Porto

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Inspired by the Iberian coast, Porto has one of the most beautiful dining rooms in Chicago, where diners can assemble a meal from fresh seafood, carved ham, and tinned conservas, enhanced by a selection from the lengthy wine list.

1600 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
(312) 600-6336
(312) 600-6336

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Indienne

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Playful yet deeply serious, Indienne roared into Chicago in 2022 with an elegant tasting menu from chef Sujan Sarkar, an Indian chef who adapts French techniques to dishes like wood-smoked lamb burrah and vada with Golden Osetra caviar. Michelin has given it one star.

217 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 291-9427
(312) 291-9427

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Topolobampo

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The fine-dining member of Rick Bayless’s Frontera family is a perpetual entry on the list of Michelin-starred restaurants. The team builds its menus around different themes — women chefs, pre-Columbian cuisine — and researches recipes in the cookbook library in the kitchen.

445 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 661-1434
(312) 661-1434

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Ever Restaurant

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Chef Curtis Duffy opened his follow-up to Grace in the summer of 2020, undaunted by the pandemic. The restaurant immediately received two Michelin stars and has continued to thrive and serve imaginative tasting menus, despite the many, many changes in the industry over the past several years.

1340 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60607

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It took a while for the Alinea Group’s experimental restaurant to get its Michelin star: while it’s common for restaurants to change their menus, very few change their entire theme and design multiple times a year, which means that the restaurant the Michelin inspectors visit is not necessarily the same as the one diners will experience. But the quality is always high, whether the theme is the 1893 World’s Fair, Toyko, or French Nouvelle Cuisine.

953 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

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Oriole

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Chef Noah Sandoval and GM Cara Sandoval’s restaurant reopened in 2021 after a pandemic hiatus with an overhauled dining room. The tasting menus remain as innovative and delicious as ever, and it retains its two Michelin star status.

661 W Walnut St, Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 877-5339
(312) 877-5339

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Mako

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Chef BK Park’s omakase restaurant, named after a species of shark, hasn’t missed a beat with its elegantly prepared courses made with the freshest ingredients. Michelin inspectors bestowed a star on Mako once again this year.

731 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 988-0687
(312) 988-0687

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Smyth

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After years in the doubles category, John Shields and Karen Urie Shields have earned three stars at their fine-dining restaurant which was inspired by the five years they spent cooking together in Virginia farm country after they left Charlie Trotter’s, where they first met. The tasting menu incorporates seasonal Midwestern ingredients, plus meat and produce that have been pickled and cured to extend their usefulness. The basement brasserie, the Loyalist, serves one of the best burgers in town.

177 N Ada St #101, Chicago, IL 60607
(773) 913-3773
(773) 913-3773

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Elske

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Anna and David Posey’s Scandinavian-inspired restaurant has retained its star after a few stops and starts during the pandemic, serving up the seafood-heavy set and a la carte menus that first earned it Michelin recognition in 2018.

1350 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 733-1314
(312) 733-1314

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Sepia

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Located in a former print shop in the West Loop, Sepia plays up the old-timeiness in its decor with plenty of antiques and vintage photos. But chef Andrew Zimmerman’s menu four-course prix fixe menu puts a thoroughly modern spin on classics like trout and steak and potatoes, ensuring that the restaurant keeps its star for another year.

123 N Jefferson St, Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 441-1920
(312) 441-1920

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Omakase Yume

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Chef Sangtae Park made the leap from a Niles izakaya to a West Loop omakase spot (via a stint at an HMart) in 2018, and his 15-to-17-course Japanese fine dining meals have become some of the most celebrated in the city. The restaurant earned its first Michelin star in 2021.

651 W Washington Blvd #101, Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 265-1610
(312) 265-1610

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EL ideas

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Chef Phillip Foss has led a quiet riot for years at EL Ideas, where experimental tasting menus, including the now-celebrated french fries and ice cream, upend expectations to great effect. The restaurant has also held onto its Michelin star.

2419 W 14th St, Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 226-8144
(312) 226-8144

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Moody Tongue Brewing Company

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Two Michelin-starred brewpub Moody Tongue retains its recognition from the tire company this year. Its kitchen is led by chef Jared Wentworth, who presided over Longman & Eagle’s kitchen during its seven-year Michelin run.

2515 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 600-5111
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Atelier Restaurant

4835 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625

Chef Christian Hunter embarked on a challenging mission with the February 2023 debut of Atelier, the tasting menu restaurant replacement for decorated hit Elizabeth. But the efforts of Hunter and his team rapidly caught the attention of Michelin, which has given the Atelier one star for its locally sourced tasting menu featuring standouts like warm clam chowder with lamb bacon and chive oil.

4835 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625

Galit

2429 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614

Chef Zach Engel, who won a James Beard Award for his work at Shaya in New Orleans, opened his first solo restaurant in 2019 with GM Andrés Clavero. Galit’s menu explores the cuisine of Israel and the Middle East prepared with local Midwestern ingredients. The restaurant has held onto its Michelin star, which it first earned in 2022.

2429 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 360-8755
(773) 360-8755

Esmé

2200 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614

When chef Jenner Tomaska and manager Katrina Bravo opened Esmé in 2021 in Lincoln Park, they always intended that the restaurant would also be an art gallery and that the dishes on the tasting menu would be inspired by the images on the walls. In the intervening years, the team has turned that aspiration into reality with numerous artist collaborations and earned star re

2200 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614

Boka

1729 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614

The Boka Group’s first restaurant retained its one star. Choose from a seasonal tasting menu or assemble a meal from the list of a la carte dishes, including James Beard-nominated chef Lee Wolen’s signature roast chicken.

1729 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
(312) 337-6070
(312) 337-6070

Alinea

1723 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614

Grant Achatz’s world-renowned molecular gastronomy phenomenon has held on tight to its three stars, though as of 2023, it’s not the only restaurant that bears the sought-after trio. During the pandemic, it pivoted to more conventional takeout meals that didn’t require tweezers for plating, but now the Lincoln Park dining room is back open, once again serving exquisite prix fixe tasting menus.

1723 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
(312) 867-0110
(312) 867-0110

Schwa Restaurant

1466 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

Once known as “the most revolutionary restaurant in America,” Schwa has held onto its Michelin star since 2011. Chef-owner Michael Carlson continues to serve what is described on Tock as a “fucking mind-blowing menu” in the same tiny space in Wicker Park. Reservations are still scarce, and liquor is still BYOB.

1466 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 252-1466
(773) 252-1466

Kasama

1001 N Winchester Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

Chef Tim Flores and pastry chef Genie Kwon originally conceived Kasama as a daytime cafe with sandwiches, lumpia, and pastry, but they began serving a nighttime tasting menu as a pandemic pivot. Both components took off and in 2022, the home of the only Filipino tasting menu in the city became the first Michelin-starred Filipino restaurant in the U.S. Flores and Kwon, who won the 2023 James Beard Award for best chefs: Great Lakes, have kept their star.

1001 N Winchester Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 697-3790
(773) 697-3790

Temporis

933 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

The tiny, innovative tasting menu restaurant in West Town retains the Michelin star it’s had since 2019. Chef Troy Jorge makes ample use of produce grown in the restaurant’s hydroponic basement garden, and then menu changes with the seasons.

933 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 697-4961
(773) 697-4961

Porto

1600 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

Inspired by the Iberian coast, Porto has one of the most beautiful dining rooms in Chicago, where diners can assemble a meal from fresh seafood, carved ham, and tinned conservas, enhanced by a selection from the lengthy wine list.

1600 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
(312) 600-6336
(312) 600-6336

Indienne

217 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60654

Playful yet deeply serious, Indienne roared into Chicago in 2022 with an elegant tasting menu from chef Sujan Sarkar, an Indian chef who adapts French techniques to dishes like wood-smoked lamb burrah and vada with Golden Osetra caviar. Michelin has given it one star.

217 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 291-9427
(312) 291-9427

Topolobampo

445 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60610

The fine-dining member of Rick Bayless’s Frontera family is a perpetual entry on the list of Michelin-starred restaurants. The team builds its menus around different themes — women chefs, pre-Columbian cuisine — and researches recipes in the cookbook library in the kitchen.

445 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 661-1434
(312) 661-1434

Ever Restaurant

1340 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60607

Chef Curtis Duffy opened his follow-up to Grace in the summer of 2020, undaunted by the pandemic. The restaurant immediately received two Michelin stars and has continued to thrive and serve imaginative tasting menus, despite the many, many changes in the industry over the past several years.

1340 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60607

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953 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

It took a while for the Alinea Group’s experimental restaurant to get its Michelin star: while it’s common for restaurants to change their menus, very few change their entire theme and design multiple times a year, which means that the restaurant the Michelin inspectors visit is not necessarily the same as the one diners will experience. But the quality is always high, whether the theme is the 1893 World’s Fair, Toyko, or French Nouvelle Cuisine.

953 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

Oriole

661 W Walnut St, Chicago, IL 60661

Chef Noah Sandoval and GM Cara Sandoval’s restaurant reopened in 2021 after a pandemic hiatus with an overhauled dining room. The tasting menus remain as innovative and delicious as ever, and it retains its two Michelin star status.

661 W Walnut St, Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 877-5339
(312) 877-5339

Mako

731 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60661

Chef BK Park’s omakase restaurant, named after a species of shark, hasn’t missed a beat with its elegantly prepared courses made with the freshest ingredients. Michelin inspectors bestowed a star on Mako once again this year.

731 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 988-0687
(312) 988-0687

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Smyth

177 N Ada St #101, Chicago, IL 60607

After years in the doubles category, John Shields and Karen Urie Shields have earned three stars at their fine-dining restaurant which was inspired by the five years they spent cooking together in Virginia farm country after they left Charlie Trotter’s, where they first met. The tasting menu incorporates seasonal Midwestern ingredients, plus meat and produce that have been pickled and cured to extend their usefulness. The basement brasserie, the Loyalist, serves one of the best burgers in town.

177 N Ada St #101, Chicago, IL 60607
(773) 913-3773
(773) 913-3773

Elske

1350 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607

Anna and David Posey’s Scandinavian-inspired restaurant has retained its star after a few stops and starts during the pandemic, serving up the seafood-heavy set and a la carte menus that first earned it Michelin recognition in 2018.

1350 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 733-1314
(312) 733-1314

Sepia

123 N Jefferson St, Chicago, IL 60661

Located in a former print shop in the West Loop, Sepia plays up the old-timeiness in its decor with plenty of antiques and vintage photos. But chef Andrew Zimmerman’s menu four-course prix fixe menu puts a thoroughly modern spin on classics like trout and steak and potatoes, ensuring that the restaurant keeps its star for another year.

123 N Jefferson St, Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 441-1920
(312) 441-1920

Omakase Yume

651 W Washington Blvd #101, Chicago, IL 60661

Chef Sangtae Park made the leap from a Niles izakaya to a West Loop omakase spot (via a stint at an HMart) in 2018, and his 15-to-17-course Japanese fine dining meals have become some of the most celebrated in the city. The restaurant earned its first Michelin star in 2021.

651 W Washington Blvd #101, Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 265-1610
(312) 265-1610

EL ideas

2419 W 14th St, Chicago, IL 60608

Chef Phillip Foss has led a quiet riot for years at EL Ideas, where experimental tasting menus, including the now-celebrated french fries and ice cream, upend expectations to great effect. The restaurant has also held onto its Michelin star.

2419 W 14th St, Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 226-8144
(312) 226-8144

Moody Tongue Brewing Company

2515 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60616

Two Michelin-starred brewpub Moody Tongue retains its recognition from the tire company this year. Its kitchen is led by chef Jared Wentworth, who presided over Longman & Eagle’s kitchen during its seven-year Michelin run.

2515 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 600-5111
(312) 600-5111

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