How many Michelin-starred restaurants does Chicago have?

The 2026 MICHELIN Guide lists 20 starred restaurants in Chicago: 1 three-star, 4 two-star, and 15 one-star. Another 32 hold a Bib Gourmand for outstanding value, and the wider guide adds dozens more Selected restaurants.

Which Chicago restaurants have three Michelin stars?

Just one — Smyth, where John Shields and Karen Urie-Shields cook an ingredient-driven tasting menu built on seasonal produce, some of it foraged or gathered locally. Four more hold two stars: Alinea, Ever, Kasama and Oriole.

What is a Bib Gourmand?

A Bib Gourmand recognizes restaurants the Guide's inspectors rate for quality cooking at a moderate price. Chicago has 32 of them, and all but two fall in the Guide's $ or $$ price bands.

Which Chicago restaurants hold a Green Star?

Two: Feld, a one-star farm-to-table room, and Daisies, a Bib Gourmand. The Green Star recognizes sustainability, and is awarded alongside a restaurant's other distinction rather than instead of it.

Michelin Star Restaurants in Chicago (2026) — Map, Stars & Bib Gourmand

Three stars · 1 restaurant

Smyth
Contemporary
John Shields and Karen Urie-Shields cook an ingredient-driven tasting menu, some of it foraged, in front of an open kitchen.
4.6(1,350 reviews)
Michelin

Two stars · 4 restaurants

Alinea
Creative
Grant Achatz's flagship, still the city's most theatrical dinner — scented vapors, tableside dessert, an edible helium balloon.
Michelin
Ever
Creative
Curtis Duffy's hushed Fulton Market room — deliberate, tightly controlled plates, with the cocktail bar After next door.
Michelin
Kasama
Filipino
Tim Flores and Genie Kwon reimagine Filipino cooking, and Kwon's pastry training makes the desserts a match for the savories.
4.5(2,201 reviews)
Michelin
Oriole
Contemporary
Noah Sandoval's French-and-Japanese tasting menu, in a former warehouse you enter through a converted freight elevator.
Michelin

One star · 15 restaurants

Atelier
American
Bradyn Kawcak's farm-driven tasting counter in Lincoln Square, globally inspired bites like pupusas and buckwheat noodles.
Michelin
Boka
Contemporary
Lee Wolen's Lincoln Park mainstay, banquette-lined and quietly romantic, built on bold seasonal plates like scallops with sabayon.
Michelin
Cariño
Mexican
Chef Norman Fenton's counter-side Mexican tasting menu under the Uptown tracks, huitlacoche ravioli to lamb tartare tostadas.
Michelin
EL Ideas
Contemporary
Phillip Foss's single-seating dinner party in a Pilsen warehouse, guests roaming the open kitchen between courses.
Michelin
Elske
Contemporary
David and Anna Posey's West Loop kitchen, Danish-inflected tasting and à la carte menus with a patio to match.
Michelin
Esmé
Contemporary
Jenner Tomaska and Katrina Bravo's gallery-like Lincoln Park tasting menu, each course plated on artist-made ware.
Michelin
Feld
Contemporary
Jacob Potashnick's center-stage kitchen in Ukrainian Village, built on ingredients sourced within four hours.
Michelin · Green Star
Galit
Middle Eastern
Zach Engel's Lincoln Park prix-fixe of modern Middle Eastern spreads, flame-kissed pita, and Levantine-leaning wines.
Michelin
Indienne
Indian
Sujan Sarkar's River North tasting menus, reimagining pani puri and curry with French-inflected refinement.
Michelin
Mako
Japanese
Chef B.K. Park's unmarked West Loop omakase counter, 22 seats of precise sushi and inventive cooked courses.
4.5(352 reviews)
Michelin
Moody Tongue
Contemporary
Beer-paired tasting menu above a working South Side brewery, scallop and wagyu courses built to match the pour.
Michelin
Next
Contemporary
Rotating theatrical tasting menus on Fulton Market, reimagining a fresh culinary era each season.
Michelin
Schwa
Contemporary
Chef-run Wicker Park kitchen with no servers, rap overhead, and gleefully unpredictable tasting-menu inventions.
Michelin
Sepia
American
Andrew Zimmerman's contemporary American cooking in a converted West Loop print shop, brick walls and chandeliers overhead.
Michelin
Topolobampo
Mexican
Rick Bayless's River North showcase for seasonal, regionally rooted Mexican cooking, paired with an agave-heavy drinks list.
Michelin

Bib Gourmand · 32 restaurants

Birrieria Zaragoza
Mexican
Bone-in goat birria and consommé, plate or bowl, at a Pulaski Road institution built on one dish.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Boonie's
Filipino
Garlic rice and pork three ways anchor this Western Avenue Filipino spot, once a humble food stall.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Cellar Door Provisions
Mediterranean Cuisine
Logan Square's unpretentious Mediterranean cooking — runner beans, duck liver mousse, and a counter seat for walk-ins.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Chef’s Special Cocktail Bar
Chinese
Nostalgic Chinese-American classics in a colorful Western Ave dining room built around a U-shaped bar.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Chilam Balam
Mexican
Basement Lakeview den for shareable, ever-changing Mexican plates, from plantain-cottage cheese to peanut butter empanadas.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Ciccio Mio
Italian
Hogsalt's River North throwback, all bold Italian-American flavor — think lasagna Bolognese rotolo and coal-roasted half chicken.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Daisies
Italian
Sunlit Logan Square Italian with a caviar-topped onion dip and vegetable-forward, house-made pastas.
Michelin Bib Gourmand · Green Star
Frontera Grill
Mexican
Rick Bayless's River North homage to regional Mexico, from table-shaken margaritas to shifting mole specialties.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Ghin Khao
Thai
Sibling-run Cermak Road spot for punchy Northern Thai flavors, crispy nam khao tod, and BYOB energy.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Giant
American
Reworked American comfort classics on Armitage Avenue, from jalapeno biscuits to crab tagliatelle, in a rustic Logan Square storefront.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Gilt Bar
Gastropub
Candlelit River North den for fried chicken and beef cheek pot pie, cocktails up front, leather banquettes in back.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Girl & The Goat
Contemporary
Stephanie Izard's bustling Randolph Street warehouse, wood-beamed and loud, built for bold shareable plates and a goat-heavy menu.
4.7(7,720 reviews)
Michelin Bib Gourmand
HaiSous
Vietnamese
Thai and Danielle Dang's Pilsen Vietnamese, duck salad and chicken wings around an open kitchen.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Kie-Gol-Lanee
Mexican
Oaxacan tamales, tlayudas and mole-drenched Cornish hen in an unassuming Uptown storefront near Little Saigon.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Lardon
Deli
Whole-hog salumeria on California Ave, curing chamber on view, sandwiches by day and bistro plates on weekends.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Longman & Eagle
Gastropub
Whiskey-heavy Logan Square bar turning out rabbit terrine and sweetbread stroganoff behind a deceptively humble wood-lined room.
4.6(2,983 reviews)
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Lula Cafe
American
Logan Square farm-to-table fixture, packed from breakfast to dinner, with potato 'nduja tart and pancetta spaghetti.
4.7(3,568 reviews)
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Mi Tocaya
Mexican
Diana Dávila's Aztec-inflected antojitos and cactus stews on a lively Logan Square strip.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Mirra
Fusion
Bucktown's high-wattage Mexican-Indian mashup, from lamb biryani to fenugreek-roti scallop ceviche, built for sharing.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Mott St.
Fusion
Edward Kim's globe-trotting Midwest-Asian cooking on Ashland Avenue, from wok-fried cauliflower to garlic fried rice.
4.5(1,418 reviews)
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Munno Pizzeria & Bistro
Pizza
Roman-style pizza with a bubbly, charred crunch, plus house-made pastas, in a lively Clark Street dining room.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Nadu
Indian
Sujan Sarkar's Lincoln Park follow-up to Indienne, built for sharing plates like coconut-tamarind walleye curry.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Perilla
Korean
Andrew Lim's modern Korean plates on Milwaukee Avenue, from banchan spreads to Chihuahua-cheese fire chicken.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Pleasant House Pub
Gastropub
Flaky steak-and-ale pies and pub comfort food in a marble-topped Pilsen dining room.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Sifr
Middle Eastern
River North Middle Eastern from the Indienne team, hummus mosaic and grill plates built for sharing.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Sochi
Vietnamese
Son Do and Chinh Pham's Belmont tribute to Saigon, from banana-blossom duck salad to Wagyu pho.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Sol de Mexico
Mexican
Regional Mexican moles and hand-pressed masa sopes in a mariachi-bright Cicero Avenue dining room.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Superkhana International
Indian
Playful, boundary-pushing Indian on Diversey Avenue, from butter-chicken naan calzones to fiery Kerala crab curry.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Table, Donkey and Stick
Austrian
Alpine comfort food and charcuterie at a Logan Square inn, with communal tables and a lived-in bar.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Taqueria Chingón
Mexican
Fulton Market taco counter riffing on Mexico City street food, from al pastor to duck carnitas and blood sausage.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Union
American
Logan Square gastropub with Edison-lit booths, a bar-side burger crowd, and shawarma chicken worth the appetite.
Michelin Bib Gourmand
Virtue
Southern
Erick Williams' Hyde Park kitchen, skillet corn bread and honey butter, Geechie Boy grits drawing a university crowd.
Michelin Bib Gourmand