Reservations Open for Record 500-Plus Restaurants in Chicago Restaurant Week 2026

Bookings opened on Wednesday for the 19th annual Chicago Restaurant Week, which will feature a record number of participants: more than 500 restaurants across the Chicago area.

The event runs from Jan. 23 to Feb. 8, 2026. During that stretch, participating restaurants offer fixed-price menus at set prices of $30 for brunch or lunch and $45 or $60 for dinner. Tables at some of the most in-demand restaurants can fill quickly. Many menus also include optional add-ons, such as wine or cocktail service.

Steakhouses are a major part of the lineup, from longtime names like Gene & Georgetti and Morton's to several newcomers. The new Hawksmoor, at 500 N. LaSalle Drive, offers two or three courses with a British touch brought over from its sister restaurants in the U.K. At The Alston, 750 N. State St., diners can add a 6-ounce wagyu filet mignon with sauce Diane for $20. BVLD Steakhouse in the West Loop is also offering steak upgrades that come with a choice of mixed mushrooms or mashed potatoes, and diners seeking a more luxurious meal can request caviar service, seafood towers and oysters.

Sushi fans can book omakase meals, in which the chefs curate the entire experience, at Sushi By Bou in the West Loop and Gold Coast. Its 10-plate seasonal menu costs $60, and diners can add seven more courses and a celebratory toast for another $40. The Restaurant Week menu also includes a la carte favorites such as the toro negi hand roll, made with fatty tuna, for $18, and spirit-infused "Bouzy" ice cream for $16.

At Casa Chi, chef Richard Sandoval's restaurant at 505 N. Michigan Ave., the menu draws on Japanese-Peruvian cooking, with omakase, salmon and pork belly nigiri, poké bowls and a Japanese whisky flight.

More than two dozen Mexican restaurants are taking part, ranging from the family-owned Cesar's Killer Margaritas in Lake View to the upscale TZUCO in River North. Costera Cocina Tulum, at 850 W. Fulton Market, is serving a four-course menu for $60. Starters include serrano pepper guacamole or queso fundido, and the middle courses feature options such as Peruvian ceviche, mussels, creamy lobster spaghetti or brisket enchiladas. Diners finish with either coconut flan or mango sorbet.

The list also extends beyond the city, with more than 60 suburban restaurants included. Among them are Kama Bistro in La Grange, which serves modern Indian cuisine, the French restaurant Aboyer in Winnetka, and Di Pescara, a contemporary seafood restaurant in Northbrook.

Restaurant Week will overlap for several days with Chicago Theatre Week, which begins Feb. 5 and offers discounted tickets to dozens of popular and highly anticipated productions around the city. Chicago Restaurant Week is organized by Choose Chicago, the city's tourism arm.