Today and everday, we’re celebrating the restaurants, and the women behind them, who shape the vibrant dining scene in the city, and around the country. These women know how to hustle and are changing the future of hospitality, one dish at a time.
There’s Diana Dávila, owner of Mi Tocaya Antojería, a Michelin Bib Gourmand favorite for regional Mexican specialties and dishes inspired by her travels in Mexico. There’s also Sarah Grueneberg of Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio, who prepares some of the city’s best Italian dishes, from ‘nduja arancini to creste di gallo nestled in lamb and prosciutto sugo. Or take a trip to Restaurant Row for Stephanie Izard’s Girl and the Goat, where you’ll find bold, seasonal dishes that have made this spot a Chicago mainstay.
To mark the importance of supporting women-owned restaurants, we’ve compiled a collection of some of the best such restaurants in Chicago.
Andros Taverna
Hsing Chen
Autre Monde
Christine Tully Aranza + Beth Partridge
Bambola
Meghan Vietti Perdue + Marina Alonso
Bar Roma
Julia Zhu
Beatnik on the River
Meghan Vietti Perdue + Marina Alonso
Beatnik West Town
Meghan Vietti Perdue + Marina Alonso
Bordel
Meghan Vietti Perdue + Marina Alonso
Cebu
Cybill Tan
Celeste | Disco
Meghan Vietti Perdue + Marina Alonso
The Chicago Diner — Lakeview
The Chicago Diner — Logan Square
Jo A. Kaucher
Coda di Volpe
Anna O’Donnell
Coquette
Meghan Vietti Perdue + Marina Alonso
Dos Urban Cantina
Jennifer Jones Enyart
Fiora’s
Ann Anastasio
Fiya
Mindy Friedler
Gemini
Anna O’Donnell
Girl & The Goat
Stephanie Izard
The Graceful Ordinary
Megan Curran
Kasama
Genie Kwon
Koi Fine Asian Cuisine & Lounge
Sandy Chen
Ko-ze Wine Room
Lacie Flannery
Le Sud
Sandy Chen
Mama Delia
Meghan Vietti Perdue + Marina Alonso
Marchesa
Kathryn Alvera and Jason Clark
mfk. restaurant
Sari Zernich Worsham
Mi Tocaya Antojería
Diana Dávila
Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio
Sarah Grueneberg
Old Pueblo
Anna O’Donnell
Pistores Pizza & Pastry
Andrea Reno
Pomeroy
Anna O’Donnell
Porto
Meghan Vietti Perdue + Marina Alonso
ROOH Chicago
Rina Mallick
RPM Italian
Guiliana Rancic
Second Generation
Vicki Kim
Sophia Steak Lake Forest
Anna O’Donnell
Sophia Steak Wilmette
Anna O’Donnell
