The fine dining rooms of Chicago

10 fine dining rooms that shaped Chicago's hospitality scene — ranked by the awards they earned and the people they trained. Curated from public sources; venues and people can claim and correct their entries.

24

Alinea

Chicago, United States

Modernist tasting menu

14

Smyth

Chicago, United States

Contemporary tasting menu

4

Oriole

Chicago, United States

Contemporary tasting menu

4

Momotaro

Chicago, United States

Modern Japanese restaurant

4

Elske

Chicago, United States

Contemporary Danish

4

Boka

Chicago, United States

Seasonal American fine dining

4

Schwa

Chicago, United States

Punky tasting menu

Grace

Chicago, United States· Closed

Modern tasting menu

Tru

Chicago, United States· Closed

Progressive French fine dining

L2O

Chicago, United States· Closed

Modern seafood tasting menu

More Chicago scenes

tasting menus (7)

Fine dining rooms elsewhere

Singapore (45)London (42)Paris (36)New York (32)Tokyo (22)San Francisco (21)Bangkok (18)Hong Kong (16)

Part of the Chicago hospitality lineage. Guild maps where hospitality careers come from — the rooms, the people, and who trained whom.