Best New Restaurants in Chicago 2021
Posted by Leo Clark. on Friday, April 30th, 2021 at 7:19am.
If you’re looking for a great place to grab a bite to eat in Chicago, you’re certainly in luck. The city if filled with fantastic options. It just so happens that some of Chicago’s newest restaurants are rising to the top of the list.
Kasama
Diversity is key in Chicago, and some of the best new restaurants are full of some great options. Kasama is a Filipino restaurant in West Town. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner items, including fried spring rolls, a Filipino barbeque platter, braised brisket and more.
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TenGoku Aburiya
TenGoku Aburiya is a new spot to check out for authentic Japanese cuisine. The restaurant dishes up traditional Japanese comfort foods like udon noodles, plus you’ll also find Japanese beer and sake on the menu to wash down your meal.
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Tamale Guy Chicago
Tamale Guy Chicago started off with a man named Claudio selling hot tamales out of a red cooler out on the street. The man now has an actual location in Ukrainian Village and a partner to go with it. You can head to Tamale Guy Chicago yourself to buy tamales, tacos, burritos and more.
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Big Kids
Big Kids is a sandwich shop in Logan Square. While the menu may not be as vast as some of the other new restaurants on the list, it does serve up some tasty sandwiches, quesadillas and more.
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Bokuchan’s
Another new Japanese restaurant to check out is Bokuchan’s Japanese Curry House. Described as the first dedicated Japanese curry shop of its kind in the city, all of the curries sold at the location are made daily from scratch.
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Pizza Friendly Pizza
Chicago is a tough place to compete when it comes to pizza, but Pizza Friendly Pizza is giving it a try. The pizza shop serves up Sicilian-style pizza that’s described as crispy and fluffy. You can even choose a different flavor for each slice of your pizza pie.
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Flour Power
For fresh-made pasta in West Town, don’t miss out on Flour Power. This family-owned pastaria has a rotating menu for dinner pasta, or you can opt for your own meal kit or even the Sunday Take & Bake Lasagna.
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Minahasa
Minahasa is the place to go for Indonesian food in the Loop. This family-owned operation takes up a stall at Revival Food Hall. Items on the menu include pork and chicken skewers, spicy fried rice, an Indonesian-style chicken noodle soup and layered rice cake for dessert.
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Brite
Speaking of dessert, if you’re looking for something to satisfy your sweet tooth, Brite is the place to go. This new donut shop is so popular you need to put in your order well in advance. The menu changes based on what’s in season so you’ll have to check back each week to see which flavors are available.
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Good Ambler
Another sweet place to consider is Good Ambler in Fulton Market. The bakery and chocolatier sells everything from homemade candy bars to specialty cakes, tarts and macarons.
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