Chicago’s Essential Brunch Spots

So that when it comes time for weekend brunch, you’re in good hands.

The Duck Inn

• Rating: 4.8 (3.4K reviews)
• Cuisine: New American
• Price: $$$

Bridgeport
You’ve got to love a restaurant whose two signature dishes are a beef and duck fat hot dog served Chicago-style, and a whole rotisserie-roasted duck with duck-fat potatoes — and there’s plenty more that you’ll crave at this neighborhood Bridgeport treasure from chef Kevin Hickey, of Allium fame.

The Village at the Italian Village

• Rating: 4.7 (8.2K reviews)
• Cuisine: Italian
• Price: $$

The Loop

Tacombi - Fulton Market

• Rating: 4.4 (147 reviews)
• Cuisine: Mexican
• Price: $

West Loop
It’s tacos and quesadillas, cervezas and aguas frescas, and a Yucatán beach-bar feel at this lively West Loop sensation — part of a 20-plus-unit, multi-state chain.

La Josie

• Rating: 4.6 (6.6K reviews)
• Cuisine: Mexican
• Price: $$

West Loop
Drink and order up: this family-owned Mexican eatery knows what it’s doing, doling out the kind of fare that’ll warm your soul.

Boqueria Fulton Market

• Rating: 4.5 (4.9K reviews)
• Cuisine: Tapas
• Price: $$

Fulton Market

Kinzie Chophouse

• Rating: 4.4 (326 reviews)
• Cuisine: Steakhouse
• Price: $$

River North
Great steaks, strong drinks, excellent service — this perennial, independently-run, female-owned favorite has all the hallmarks of a classic white-tablecloth steakhouse.

PLANTA Queen, Chicago

• Rating: 4.6 (5K reviews)
• Cuisine: Vegan & Plant-based
• Price: $$

River North

Bar Goa

• Rating: 4.3 (203 reviews)
• Cuisine: Indian
• Price: $$

River North

Monarch & Lion

• Rating: 4.1 (900 reviews)
• Cuisine: British
• Price: $$

Streeterville

Sophia Steak Chicago

• Rating: 4.7 (2.3K reviews)
• Cuisine: Steakhouse
• Price: $$

River North/Gold Coast
Good things come in threes...

Marisol Chicago

• Rating: 4.6 (1.7K reviews)
• Cuisine: Contemporary American
• Price: $$

Streeterville

SPACE 519 | The Lunchroom - Gold Coast

• Rating: 4.9 (1.8K reviews)
• Cuisine: Californian
• Price: $$

Gold Coast/Streeterville

Eight Bar at Maple & Ash Chicago

• Rating: 4.8 (110 reviews)
• Cuisine: French-American and Japanese
• Price: $$

Gold Coast
Right downstairs from his landmark Maple & Ash.

Maple & Ash Chicago

• Rating: 4.7 (250 reviews)
• Cuisine: Steakhouse
• Price: $$

Gold Coast

Port Union

• Rating: 4.4 (143 reviews)
• Cuisine: American
• Price: $$

Wicker Park
Cooking traditions from across the globe transform Port Union’s fare to far-from-typical.

Middle Brow Brewery and Winery

• Rating: 4.7 (3.7K reviews)
• Cuisine: Pizza
• Price: $$

Logan Square
Come to this buzzy Logan Square brewpub.

The Whale

• Rating: 4.6 (6.2K reviews)
• Cuisine: American
• Price: $$

Logan Square

Park and Field

• Rating: 4.5 (2.9K reviews)
• Cuisine: American
• Price: $$

Logan Square

DixiePura Kitchen

• Rating: 5.0 (32 reviews)
• Cuisine: Fusion
• Price: $$

Bronzeville
What happens when you fuse the cuisines of the American south and southeast Asia?

Solazo

• Rating: 4.8 (93 reviews)
• Cuisine: Mexican
• Price: $$

West Elsdon