Even though new places continue to open, this is an incredibly challenging time for restaurants. The shutdown, reopening at reduced capacity, and concerns for health and safety have forced many to close their doors permanently or for the foreseeable future.
All have been affected - from favorite neighborhood spots to big downtown restaurants where you drank way too much on your birthday. Here is a running list of all the spots that have closed during the pandemic, divided by neighborhood. If you know a place that should be included, please send an email to chicago@theinfatuation.com.
New as of 1/15/2021: III Forks, Tutto Italiano, Thai Room, 1340 Beer Wine Spirits, Canton Regio (until further notice), Gino’s East Lakeview location, Over Easy Cafe (closed indefinitely),
Andersonville/Edgewater
- Hot G Dog
- Income Tax
- Passerotto
- Hamburger Mary’s
- Hutch
- Hopleaf (closing for the foreseeable future)
- Farm Bar
- River Valley Farmer’s Market
- Burke’s Public House
- Replay (until further notice)
Belmont Cragin
Gold Coast
- Ditka’s
- Pippin’s Tavern
- Walton Street Kitchen & Bar
- Nico Osteria (closing until after the New Year)
- Morton’s Steakhouse
- Blue Agave
- Southern Cut
Humboldt Park
Hyde park
Lakeview/Boystown/Wrigleyville
Lincoln Park
Lincoln Square/North Center
- Chubby Weiners
- Jeri’s Grill
- Chicago House Of ’Za
- Big Bricks
- Taco In A Bag
- Cobblestone (closed until April 1st)
- Thai Room
Little Italy
Logan Square/Avondale
- Fat Willy’s Rib Shack
- Masa Azul (closed until the “pandemic wanes”)
- Revolution Brewing (closed until March)
- Ludlow Liquors (closed until further notice)
- Scofflaw (closed for the foreseeable future)
- Longman & Eagle (until 2021)
- The Whale (closed indefinitely)
- Saba Italian Bar & Kitchen (closed until further notice)
- Good Fortune
- Dante’s Pizzeria
Norwood Park
Old Town
Old Irving Park
McKinley Park
- Butterdough (closed until further notice)
Pilsen
- Taqueria Sabor y Sazon
- Step Down Cafe
- Dusek’s (closed until further notice)
- La Luna (closed until further notice)
- Fran’s Beef
- Canton Regio (closed until further notice)
Ravenswood
- Marmalade
- Fountainhead
- Band Of Bohemia
- Ravenswood Station (temporarily closed until indoor dining resumes)
- O’Shaughnessy’s (temporarily closed until further notice)
- Over Easy Cafe (closed indefinitely)
River North
- Katana
- 25 Degrees
- Nacional 27
- Monty’s Tap
- Farmhouse
- Pepper Canister
- Yolk
- Bottled Blonde
- Concrete Cowboy
- Zed451
- Ironside Bar & Galley
- Brunch
- Rainforest Cafe
- Gino’s East
- Lawry’s
- Kiki’s Bistro
- Barton G.
- Artisan Cellar
- Ruth Chris Steak House
- Hutch American Cafe
- Beacon Tavern
- Bernie’s (temporarily closed until 2021)
- Imperial Lamian
Roger's Park
South Loop
- Scout
- South Coast Sushi
- Asian Cajun PLUS
- Tantrum
- Kroll’s South Loop
- Himalayan Restaurant (closed until restaurants can resume normal service)
- Tutto Italiano
Streeterville
The Loop
- Trattoria No. 10
- Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery
- Bridgeport Coffee Company
- Well’s Street Market
- Ronny’s
- Everest (permanently closing on January 1st)
- Caffe Baci
- III Forks
Uptown
West Loop
- Blackbird
- Bad Hunter
- Eden
- The Front Room
- Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery
- La Sardine
- Dept. Of Coffee And Social Affairs
- Maude’s Liquor Bar
- City Mouse
- Politan Row (closing until spring 2021)
- Ballast Point (closing for the foreseeable future)
- Elske (closed through winter)
- Gaijin (closing until 2021)
- BLVD (until further notice)
- 1340 Beer Wine Spirits
West Town
Wicker park/Bucktown/Ukrainan Village
- Clever Rabbit
- Links Taproom
- Cafe Cancale
- Bite Cafe
- Habana Libre
- Luella’s Gospel Bird
- Toast
- Bonci
- Vienna Beef
- Tecalitlan (has reopened as a delivery-only restaurant, order here)
- Danny’s Tavern
- Las Palmas
- Furious Spoon
- Cortland’s Garage (until indoor dining resumes)
