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Date Night Classics

The Chicago classics list - the big dinner rooms first, the casual favorites after.

How this list is chosen: Every venue on the Chicago classics list. Dinner rooms first ($$$ or $$$$, steakhouses, and fine-dining or tasting-menu kitchens), then by Google rating and review volume.

  1. 01RPM Italian4.7★ (8,820) / River North / Italian, Fine Dining / $$$PlanWebsite
  2. 02Girl & the Goat4.7★ (8,334) / West Loop / Small Plates / $$$PlanWebsite
  3. 03Joe's Seafood Prime Steak & Stone Crab4.7★ (5,780) / River North / Steak, Seafood / $$$$PlanWebsite
  4. 04RPM Steak4.7★ (5,778) / River North / Steak House / $$$$PlanWebsite
  5. 05Duck Duck Goat4.7★ (5,619) / West Loop / Chinese / $$$PlanWebsite
  6. 06Gibsons Italia4.7★ (4,354) / West Loop / Italian / $$$$PlanWebsite
  7. 07Bavette's Bar & Boeuf4.7★ (4,163) / River North / Fine Dining, Steak House / $$$$PlanWebsite
  8. 08Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse4.6★ (6,911) / River North / AmericanPlanWebsite
  9. 09Shaw's Crab House4.6★ (5,821) / River North / Seafood / $$$PlanWebsite
  10. 10Momotaro4.6★ (3,923) / West Loop / Japanese / $$$$PlanWebsite
  11. 11Avec4.6★ (2,497) / West Loop / Mediterranean / $$$PlanWebsite
  12. 12Swift & Sons4.6★ (2,423) / West Loop / Seafood, Steak House / $$$$PlanWebsite
  13. 13Roka Akor4.6★ (2,289) / River North / Japanese / $$$$PlanWebsite
  14. 14Adalina Prime4.6★ (682) / West Loop / Steak House, Italian / $$$$PlanWebsite
  15. 15Sunda New Asian4.6★ (398) / West Loop / Asian / $$$PlanWebsite
  16. 16Maple & Ash4.5★ (4,279) / River North / American / $$$$PlanWebsite
  17. 17Prime & Provisions4.5★ (3,103) / Loop / Steak House / $$$$PlanWebsite
  18. 18The Publican4.5★ (3,006) / West Loop / Seafood, Pork / $$$PlanWebsite
  19. 19The Firehouse Restaurant4.5★ (2,200) / South Loop / $$$PlanWebsite
  20. 20Formento's4.5★ (1,592) / West Loop / Italian / $$$PlanWebsite
  21. 21Coco Pazzo4.5★ (713) / River North / Italian, Pizza / $$$PlanWebsite
  22. 22Kumiko4.5★ (687) / West Loop / $$$$PlanWebsite
  23. 23Mastro's Steakhouse4.4★ (2,351) / River North / Steak House, Seafood / $$$$PlanWebsite
  24. 24Chicago Cut SteakhouseChicago pick / River North / Steak House, SteakPlanDetails
  25. 25Zarella4.9★ (2,348) / River North / Pizza, Italian / $$PlanWebsite
  26. 26Ramen-san4.8★ (8,798) / River North / Japanese / $$PlanWebsite
  27. 27Au Cheval4.7★ (12,981) / West Loop / Diner, Burger / $$PlanWebsite
  28. 28Little Goat Diner4.7★ (10,788) / Lakeview / $$PlanWebsite
  29. 29Beatrix4.7★ (10,377) / River North / American / $$PlanWebsite
  30. 30Bar Siena4.6★ (6,404) / West Loop / $$PlanWebsite
  31. 31Big Star4.4★ (4,446) / Wicker Park / Mexican / $$PlanWebsite
  32. 32Nonnina4.4★ (1,438) / River North / Italian / $$PlanWebsite
  33. 33Tortello4.4★ (1,224) / Wicker Park / Italian / $$PlanWebsite
  34. 34Sushi-san4.2★ (65) / Loop / Sushi / $$PlanWebsite