Updated November 2026

New Restaurants in Chicago

Just opened

The last 30 days

Goosefoot

October 2026Contemporary American tasting menu, French technique · Lincoln Square, Chicago
Chris and Nina Nugent (independent)Chris and Nina Nugent's formerly Michelin-starred tasting-menu restaurant reopened in downtown Lincoln Square after 12 years on Lawrence Avenue. The new home adds a wine program, ending BYOB, with a $225 surprise tasting menu and a $135 four-course menu.

Carlyle Club

October 2026Steakhouse and sushi · River North, Chicago
Steve Gogolab (Deliz team)A steakhouse and sushi bar sharing one riverfront room on the ground floor of the landmark 1914 Reid Murdoch Building, with a Riverwalk patio. The wine list of more than two thousand bottles is run by Master Sommeliers Ken Fredrickson and Fernando Beteta.

Mauro Mafrici One Magnificent Mile

October 2026Italian, antipasti, handmade pasta and family-style dishes · Streeterville / Magnificent Mile, Chicago
Mauro and Kimberly Mafrici (Pelago)The chef behind the former Pelago returns with a self-titled Italian restaurant in the former Spiaggia space at One Magnificent Mile, overlooking the lakefront. The menu runs from cuttlefish and octopus antipasti to lamb ragu pasta and family-style dishes for four.

Opening soon

Avec

October 29, 2026Mediterranean · North Shore, Highwood
One Off HospitalityThe third location of One Off Hospitality's James Beard Award-winning Mediterranean restaurant, and its first outside Chicago, with about 115 seats in a converted brick building in Highwood. A One Off event space next door follows in spring 2027.

Pizzeria Gabbo

October 2026Pizzeria, Chicago thin and crispy and New York-style pizza, Italian classics · Fulton Market, Chicago
Lettuce Entertain You RestaurantsA 60-seat neighborhood pizzeria and bar from Lettuce Entertain You and Beatrix chef Andrew Ashmore, serving Chicago thin crust and a crispier New York style, in the Fulton Market building it shares with Beatrix and Aba. The wine and spritz programs come from the Aba and Ema beverage team.

Gibsons Tavern

November 2026American tavern, steaks and seafood · Fulton Market, Chicago
Gibsons Restaurant GroupGibsons Restaurant Group's first West Loop restaurant, a tavern-style room with steaks, seafood and cocktails on the ground floor of the new 919 W Fulton office building. It was first announced in 2023 and is the group's 13th Chicago-area location.

AMARA

November 2026Balkan and Mediterranean shared plates · West Loop, Chicago
Nemanja Milunovic (independent)The first sit-down restaurant of chef Nemanja Milunovic, formerly of Aba and Adalina Prime, with pan-Balkan and Mediterranean shared plates, whole fish, cevapi and his somun bread, in the former Gino and Marty's space on Randolph Row. His brother Marko runs a bar built on Mediterranean wines and amari.

By the end of 2026

Cha Chin

2026Modern Chinese-Peruvian (chifa) · River North, Chicago
Éxodo Hospitality GroupA modern Chinese-Peruvian restaurant from Éxodo Hospitality Group, with a 70-seat dining room and seven-seat bar designed by Crespo and Briceño. Culinary director José Luis Chávez leads the menu.

Coming in 2027

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Trattoria Lo So

2027Italian trattoria, wood-fired pasta and robata grill · Bucktown, Chicago
Monteverde team (Sarah Grueneberg, Jaime Canete, Rob Mosher)The second restaurant from James Beard winner Sarah Grueneberg and her Monteverde partners, with Bailey Sullivan running the kitchen in the former Jack and Ginger's space. Pasta from a wood-burning oven and seafood and vegetables from a charcoal grill.

Comunità

2027Northern Italian, Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany · Streeterville / Magnificent Mile, Chicago
The Peninsula HotelsA dinner-only Italian restaurant that will take over The Peninsula Chicago's fifth-floor Lobby each evening, cooking from Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany with tableside service and large-format dishes such as bistecca alla fiorentina.Inside The Peninsula Chicago

Questions about new restaurants in Chicago

What new restaurants are opening in Chicago?

The next openings in Chicago are Avec (October 29, 2026), Pizzeria Gabbo (October 2026), Gibsons Tavern (November 2026), AMARA (November 2026), Cha Chin (2026), Trattoria Lo So (2027) and Comunità (2027). We are tracking 7 in all.

What restaurants are opening in Chicago in November 2026?

Gibsons Tavern and AMARA are due in November 2026. See every restaurant opening in November 2026 across the cities we cover.

What restaurants just opened in Chicago?

Goosefoot, Carlyle Club and Mauro Mafrici One Magnificent Mile opened in the last 30 days.

How does Markets of Tomorrow track restaurant openings?

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