2024 Best Chef's Tables in Chicago Area

The Best Chef's Table Restaurants in Chicago

If you're looking for the ultimate eating experience, booking the chef's table at a restaurant promises excitement and a multitude of surprise tastes.

Whether you're seated at a small table right in the heat of an open kitchen or nestled in a plush banquette watching all the action from a comfortable distance, a meal at one of GAYOT's Best Chef's Tables in Chicago, presented in alphabetical order, is sure to be a night you won't soon forget.

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Alinea

Modern American, Progressive, Molecular
Alinea
18/20
Chef Grant Achatz presents culinary wizardry with a playfulness that belies the exceptional quality and presentation of the dishes. See More
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El Che Bar
No Rating
Grilled fare utilizing locally sourced products at this West Loop restaurant. See More

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EL Ideas
15/20
Chef Phillip Foss wows with his experimental, ultra-intimate, set-price BYO micro-eatery. See More
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Fioretta
No Rating
An Italian steakhouse from DineAmic Hospitality. See More

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Next Restaurant
15/20
A globally inspired project from Alinea chef-restaurateur Grant Achatz. See More
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NoMI
No Rating
NoMI has a pared down menu and prices to match, but the restaurant’s elegant food and ambience endure. See More

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Mediterranean, Wine Bar, Cheese
The Purple Pig
14/20
Wine and eat swine on the Mag Mile. See More
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Roister
15/20
Alinea Group presents "rustic though refined" food in a space with no distinction between the kitchen and the dining room. See More
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Travelle at The Langham
15/20
Locals and destination diners linger at this swanky hotel lounge and restaurant overlooking the Chicago River. See More
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