2025 Best Power Lunch Restaurants in Chicago Area

The Business Lunch Restaurants in Chicago

The “power lunch” is where sales are negotiated, agreements are made, and deals are struck while appetites are sated, often through expense accounts.

If you're looking to treat a new business client to lunch, or just escape the office for a few hours, we've compiled the Best Power Lunch Restaurants in Chicago, presented in alphabetical order.
 
Chicago Cut Steakhouse
13/20
Business suits, sweeping views and sizzling filets set the scene at this boisterous River North steakhouse. See More

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Italian, American, Contemporary
The Florentine
13/20
In the Financial District, this JW Marriott Chicago restaurant offers seasonally driven Italian cuisine. See More

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Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse
14/20
Prime beef, generously portioned sides and first-rate martinis are the draw at this masculine steakhouse. See More

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Harry Caray's
13/20
Cubs fans (heck, carnivores in general) flock to this honorary Italian steakhouse. See More

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Joe's Seafood Prime Steak & Stone Crab
13/20
This always-bustling Miami seafood transplant has its specialties down to a science. See More

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Kinzie Chophouse
13/20
There’s a reason this longtime steakhouse has loyalists: the things it does, it does right. See More
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Lockwood
14/20
Lockwood has seen some kitchen changes, but we’re wholly on board with Joe Rose. See More
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Monteverde
15/20
Surprisingly soulful Italian, including the freshest pasta in town, from a “Top Chef” alum. See More
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Morton's The Steakhouse
13/20
In Chicago, where steak is king, you have to have “it,” and to its credit, Morton's does. See More

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Perilla Korean American Steakhouse
No Rating
Sophisticated Korean-American steakhouse in L7 Chicago. See More

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