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BYOB in Downtown & River North
Bring your own bottle and skip the markup — Chicago's best BYOB restaurants for wine and beer lovers.
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Chengdu Bistro Loop
Loop · BYOB
Loop · BYOB
Chengdu Bistro Loop“The pan fried dumplings had a thick Chinese style wrapper which I love, but the soup dumplings had no soup” — Adam Glen
4.5 ★129 reviews·Opens at 11:30AM
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Siam Thai Eatery Chicago
South Loop · BYOB
South Loop · BYOB
Siam Thai Eatery Chicago“Another must have is the pad Kra pow (spicy basil, ground pork) it was probably the yummiest version I’ve had of this in the city The pineapple fried rice was also good” — N S
4.3 ★375 reviews·Opens at 11AM
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Brightwok Kitchen and Catering
River North · $ · BYOB
River North · $ · BYOB
Brightwok Kitchen and Catering“I’ve been a regular at Brightwok Bowl for quite some time, but today truly stood out as the best visit yet” — luis alvarado
4.4 ★360 reviews·Opens at 12
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