Seafood

Wildfire — well-regarded vietnamese in River North.

Yama Sushi Bar — among the best japanese in Oak Park.

The Franklin Room — top-tier american in River North.

Andros Taverna — reliable mediterranean in Logan Square.

Badou Senegalese Cuisine — one of Rogers Park's strongest caribbean spots.

Blowfish Sushi & Ramen Chicago — Edgewater japanese that sets the standard.

Señor Jalalpeño — dependable mexican in Lombard.

Basant Modern Indian Restaurant — North Center indian that sets the standard.

Indian Garden Restaurant — straightforward indian in Streeterville.

Coup de Thai — a Lakeview thai find that regulars keep close.

RPM Seafood — top-tier seafood in River North.

altThai — solid, no-fuss thai in Arlington Heights.

Poke San — reliable seafood in River North.

Gorée Cuisine — among the best seafood in Hyde Park.

Pars Cove Restaurant — Lincoln Park middle eastern that sets the standard.

TNT Rooftop Restaurant — dependable Oak Park american known for the lamb chops.

Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse — Gold Coast american where the Steaks sets the tone.

Tasty House 1 (Vietnamese Cuisine) — high-caliber vietnamese in Carol Stream.

REEF KABOB مشاوي ريف — among the best middle eastern in Palos Hills.

The Fish Guy — top-tier seafood in Irving Park.

Pachamama Peruvian restaurant — top-tier peruvian in Sycamore.

Frida's Breakfast and Lunch — top-tier seafood in Evanston.

The Dearborn — one of Loop's strongest american spots.

Steak 48 — high-caliber seafood in Streeterville.

Hawksmoor Chicago — River North seafood that sets the standard.

Happy Lobster — seafood in Loop; the Lobster is the highlight.

Tortoise Supper Club — a River North american mainstay.

The Capital Grille — among the best vietnamese in Streeterville.

Legal Sea Foods - Chicago — a seafood spot in River North.

The Alston — solid, no-fuss french in Gold Coast.

The Press Room — clean, consistent seafood in Fulton Market.

Calumet Fisheries — well-regarded seafood in South Side.

Gibsons Italia — one of River North's strongest italian spots.

Luke's Lobster City Hall — well-regarded seafood in Loop.

Artango Bar & Steakhouse — solid, no-fuss american in Lincoln Square.

Forno Rosso Pizzeria Napoletana — Portage Park italian that sets the standard.

Roka Akor — honest japanese in Oak Brook.

MingHin Cuisine — solid, no-fuss chinese in Chinatown.

Go 4 Food — top-tier chinese in Chinatown.

Alegrias Seafood — mexican in Noble Square; the Seafood is the highlight.

Mariscos Y Taqueria Chemas 2 — one of Logan Square's strongest mexican spots.

Tacos Tequilas — neighborhood mexican in Avondale.

Brown Bag Seafood Co. — top-tier seafood in Lincoln Park. Warm, genuine service throughout.

Cafe Galapagos — straightforward seafood in Albany Park.

New Furama Restaurant — honest chinese in Chinatown.

Sushi by Bou- Gold Coast Chicago @ Claridge House — high-caliber japanese in.

KANSAKU — established japanese in Evanston with a loyal following.

Lure Fishbar - Chicago — clean, consistent japanese in Streeterville.

Roka Akor - Chicago — one of River North's strongest japanese spots.

Taste Of Kawayan — reliable filipino in Jefferson Park.

Hugo's Frog Bar & Fish House — Gold Coast american where the Oysters sets the tone.

Los Corrales — reliable mexican in Berwyn.

Viaggio Restaurant Chicago — high-caliber italian in West Loop.

Adalina Prime — high-caliber seafood in Fulton Market.

Penumbra — among the best seafood in Logan Square.

Nora — dependable italian in Streeterville.

Trattoria D.O.C. — clean, consistent italian in Evanston. The recipes feel handed down, not invented. David Baker: "The fish was perfectly cooked and the sauce was delicious" [$$]

Javi Mexican Grill Restaurant — high-caliber mexican in West Chicago.

Girl & The Goat — high-caliber american in West Loop.

El Che Steakhouse & Bar — well-regarded american in West Loop.

El Pulpo Loco Restaurant — a Devon Avenue mexican mainstay.

Cantón Regio — clean, consistent mexican in Pilsen.

Dolo Restaurant and Bar — dependable Chinatown chinese known for the Dim Sum.

Triple Crown Restaurant — solid, no-fuss chinese in Chinatown.

Mariscos San Pedro — a Pilsen mexican mainstay.

The Duplex — honest italian in Logan Square.

Mariscos La Costa West Town — trusted mexican in Noble Square.

Chema's Restaurant — straightforward mexican in Humboldt Park.

S & T Steakhouse — one of Bucktown's strongest american spots.

El Poblanito Mexican Restaurant — high-caliber mexican in Vernon Hills.

2AM Izakaya — among the best japanese in Lincoln Park.

Mariscos La Palma — solid, no-fuss seafood in Brighton Park.

Sushi Suite 202 - Lincoln Park Chicago by Sushi by Bou — one of Old Town's.

Las Mojarras Restaurant — reliable mexican in Far South Side.

Mr Montrose. Mar Rojo Mariscos & Sportsbar — top-tier seafood in Albany Park. Order the Paella. The cocktail program is serious. "Every dish that we had was extremely fresh- we were honestly shocked on how fresh all of the seafood" — Dar

Mariscos Rio Balsas — a Lincoln Square seafood find that regulars keep close.

NRebozo (MP-10278) — high-caliber mexican in Forest Park.

Baha Restaurant — an Irving Park seafood mainstay.

MORA Oak Park — established japanese in Oak Park with a loyal following.

Trino Steakhouse — top-tier american in West Loop.

Imperial Restaurant — chinese in Chinatown; the Dim Sum is the highlight.

Chicago Oyster House — dependable japanese in South Loop.

Stefani Prime — top-tier italian in Lincolnwood.

da Baffone Cucina Italiana — among the best italian in Crystal Lake.

Felix: Modern American Dining — reliable italian in Lakeview that keeps people.

Wentworth Seafood House — top-tier chinese in Chinatown.

Hoanh Long Vietnamese & Chinese Restaurant — chinese in Devon Avenue.

Sunset Phở Caffe — one of Lakeview's strongest vietnamese spots.

Kameya Ramen & Sushi — one of Lakeview's strongest japanese spots.

Shaw's Crab House — River North american that sets the standard.

Bodhi Thai Bistro — one of Oak Park's strongest thai spots.

Sushi by Bou- Fulton Market Chicago @ Emily Hotel — among the best japanese in.

Tensuke Market and Food Court — Elk Grove Village japanese that sets the standard.

Inari Sushi Restaurant — solid, no-fuss japanese in Elmwood Park.

Ocean Prime — among the best japanese in Loop.

Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab — top-tier american in Streeterville.

Roka Akor - Old Orchard — clean, consistent japanese in Skokie.

Tavern On Rush — dependable seafood in Gold Coast.

Maple & Ash — a Gold Coast american mainstay.

RPM Steak — River North american that sets the standard.

Nami Sushi — trusted japanese in Harwood Heights.

Sea Ranch Sushi Evanston — reliable japanese in Evanston.

AO Sushi — neighborhood japanese in Wilmette.

Oceanique — top-tier french in Evanston.

Brown Bag Seafood Co. — well-regarded seafood in Streeterville. Warm, genuine service throughout. No long waits. "The staff were great listeners with helping us choose which food items would work best for us" — Tasia Conway (FEMALETWEETY) [$$]

Ponce Restaurant — caribbean in Humboldt Park; the Mofongo is the highlight.

El Tecolote Restaurant — dependable mexican in Little Village.

Kubo Chicago — a Lakeview filipino mainstay.

STK Steakhouse — solid, no-fuss american in River North.

The Evie — among the best japanese in Streeterville.

Mariscos La Grulla — dependable mexican in Little Village.

The Publican — honest american in Fulton Market.

The L Station — honest soul food in River North.

Carmine's Italian Restaurant Rosemont — italian in Rosemont.

Hemmingway's Bistro — reliable french in Oak Park.

Janosik Banquets & Restaurant — honest polish in Hickory Hills.

La Pena Restaurante — straightforward american in Irving Park.

Taste of Nepal — clean, consistent indian in Evanston.

Garifuna Flava: A Taste of Belize | Jerk Chicken Chicago — solid, no-fuss.

Kinzie Chophouse — reliable italian in River North.

Le Sud Mediterranean Kitchen — reliable mediterranean in Roscoe Village.

China Cafe 开饭 — neighborhood chinese in Chinatown.

BLVD Steakhouse — neighborhood american in West Loop.

Silver Seafood Restaurant — neighborhood seafood in Uptown.

Lawrence's Fish & Shrimp — reliable seafood in Chinatown.

El Nuevo Puerto Mariscos & Grill — dependable mexican in Lincoln Square.

El Rinconcito Sudamerica — peruvian in Portage Park.

NEW Tasty Cuisine Chinese Restaurant - 国潮粵菜城 — chinese in Des Plaines; the.

Taqueria Los Magueyes — a mexican spot in Bridgeview.

Troha's Chicken & Shrimp House — straightforward seafood in Little Village.

Thai Sushi Brothers — straightforward chinese in Avondale.

Los Langostinos Restaurant — straightforward mexican in Little Village.

Cabos Tacos Chicago — a quiet mexican spot in Loop with a growing reputation.

Gene & Georgetti — neighborhood italian in River North.

La Palapa — straightforward mexican in Bridgeport.

Soule To Soule — a soul food spot in West Town.

The Spice Room — neighborhood indian in Logan Square.

La Tropicana Bar & Restaurant — straightforward seafood in Humboldt Park.

Lowcountry South Loop — a seafood spot in South Loop.

El Pueblito Mexican Grill — a mexican spot in Jefferson Park.

Petite Edith — River North french that most people haven't found yet.

China Kitchen — a chinese spot in Northwest Side.

Rozana Restaurant — a middle eastern spot in Devon Avenue.

Ina Mae — soul food in Noble Square.

Taco Lulú — a mexican spot in West Loop.

Lowcountry Chinatown — seafood in Chinatown.

Mariscos El Amigo 3 — a mexican spot in Bensenville.

Prairie Moon — american in Evanston worth a stop for the Salmon Chowder.

Jalisco Express Restaurant — a mexican spot in Cicero.

Yolanda's Restaurant — mexican in Little Village.

Ghareeb Nawaz Restaurant — an indian spot in Devon Avenue.

Whale Fish & Chicken — a seafood spot in Humboldt Park.

Aquarius Mexican Restaurant — mexican in Logan Square.

Delhi Darbar Chicago Restaurant — an indian spot in Devon Avenue.

Two Fish Crab Shack — seafood in Bronzeville.

Mariano's — a seafood spot in West Loop.

Dock's — straightforward seafood in Bronzeville.

Las Islitas Seafood & Mexican Restaurant — mexican in Pilsen.