Chicago's Best Restaurants Restaurants near City Lit Theater Company restaurant

Ben's Noodles & Rice

Bright nook offering Thai staples for delivery, carry-out & dine-in in relaxed surrounds.

Burke's Public House

Casual neighborhood pub with 2 bars, sports on TV & a menu of upscale bar eats.

Edgewater Beach Cafe

Housed inside the 1920s Edgewater Beach Apartments, this intimate, family-owned restaurant is one of the North Side's hidden gems. The dining room is quiet and classic and the food is classic.

Cattle Call

Cattle Call is Chicago's newest GLBT dance and party bar. Our music includes today's hottest New & Classic Country, Pop, Retro and Dance. We also feature our own in-house designed entertainment to provide an exciting GLBT experience.

Calo Ristorante

Italian & American cuisine such as pizza, seafood & steak served in a casual, Old World setting.

Big Jones

Coastal Southern cuisine gets an update in Andersonville with potato-herb croquettes and sweet-tea infused pork chops, plus a focus on locally grown, sustainably-farmed food.

Pasteur

What's old is new all over again. The iconic French-Vietnamese restaurant reopened in 2012 after a five-year hiatus with original chef Dan Nguyen at the helm.

Moody's Pub

In the summer come for the amazing beer garden; while winters are ideal for cozying up to the fireplace. Regulars also claims that Moody's serves the best burger in town.

Ethiopian Diamond - Broadway

Casual restaurant & bar featuring Ethiopian stews (both meat & veggie) & weekly live music.

The Little India Restaurant

Tiny Indian spot with a big menu of dishes like biryani, Goan fish curry, Kashmiri pullao, goat korma and tandoori chicken.

Big Chicks

A fun-loving crowd of young and old party people come out to this Uptown dance club. Owner Michelle Fire also is behind the popular next-door brunch spot Tweet.

Tweet ... Let's Eat!

Born in 2003 as the sister restaurant to Big Chicks and nestled within a vintage art deco building, Tweet serves you a wide range of both classic and non-traditional dishes made from fresh, organic-when-possible ingredients.

Herb

Herb is Thai food redefined for an audience that demands quality ingredients and a caveat of health in their adventures of haute cuisine.

Francesca's Bryn Mawr

Traditional Italian fare such as pastas, pizzas and roasted meats served in comfy but polished digs.

Ras Dashen

Casual spot featuring a traditional Ethiopian menu with both meat & vegetarian options & a full bar.

Lickity Split Frozen Custard & Sweets

Lickity Split Frozen Custard & Sweets is an oasis of confections in Edgewater. Creamy, buttery frozen custard is the centerpiece of this homey cafe, available in cones, concretes, sundaes, and shakes. The rest of the menu sports a variety of cupcakes and pastries, chocolates, candies, and other desserts.

Vincent

Named for the famous one-eared painter, this European bistro also boasts New American influences. Brunch is also a popular attraction for the Andersonville crowd.

Indie Cafe

Executive Chef Iggy Waranon and Co-Owner Gui Prasartkul came to Chicago in 1998 to study the arts of photography(Governor State University) and film making(the School of the Art Institute of Chicago)

APart Pizza

...Apart serves awesome thin crust pizza – perhaps the best in Chicago – Chicago Tribune

Piatto Pronto

Italian deli offering to-go sandwiches, soups & salads plus olive oil, jam & other imported food.

Atmosphere

Neon-filled gay bar offering male go-go dancers, drag shows, DJs, stripper bingo & other events.

Cookies & Carnitas

Cookies & Carnitas rose in prominence as a vendor at Green City Market, using locally sourced ingredients to prepare cookies, carnitas sandwiches, pork rinds, and everything porky in between. The company expanded into its own storefront in Edgewater in 2013.

City Lit Theater Company

Established in 1979, City Lit specializes in stage adaptations of literary works and plays by language-oriented playwrights.

A Taste of Heaven

"The best Cafe and Bakery you can find in Chicago for good old fashioned homemade comfort food! Breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner and desserts!"

Fiya

Fiya, a 2020 addition to Chicago’s dining scene, brings together the cuisine of the Arab world, North Africa, and Israel into one melting pot of deliciousness.

Tanoshii

At Tanoshii, we strive to provide you with the highest quality, most elegant, and most artistic of sushi experiences. Please come see us!

Más allá del Sol

The owners of Los Nopales have set up shop in Edgewater with this Latin American- and Mexican-influenced restaurant. Traditional dishes such as chicken mole, tamales and carne asada (grilled skirt steak) may be found on the menu. There's also a number of Latin libations, including margaritas with house-made ingredients, sangria and mojitos.

My Private Chef

My Private Chef creates elegant memories for you...and your guests A unique dining experience from world-class chefs Professional...Private... from your home or chosen location

Oda Mediterranean Cafe

Showing both Mediterranean and Eastern European influences, Andersonville’s Oda Mediterranean Café offers traditional favorites like kebabs and Turkish bread, as well as vegetarian and gluten-free options as well as, of course, some outstanding cocktails and wine.

M. Henry

Andersonville's popular brunch spot almost always has a line of regulars eagerly awaiting a taste of the blackberry bliss cakes, drunken eggs and lemon crab and shrimp-cake benedicts.