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Best Hotel Restaurants in Chicago 2026
Restaurants inside hotels · Chicago · 6 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 20, 2026 · Updated June 20, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Evan Funke rolls his pasta by hand, and in 2024 he brought that to the second floor of the St. Regis, which tells you how seriously Chicago now takes hotel dining. The best rooms here are not afterthoughts off a lobby but destinations in their own right, from a James Beard kitchen at the Four Seasons to a glass-walled show kitchen above the river at the Langham. Here is who each room suits, what to order, and how to book it. Six, ranked on the kitchen, the room and the occasion rather than the hotel name alone.
1.Tre Dita
Evan Funke's Tuscan steakhouse on the second floor of the St. Regis, the city's most serious new hotel room. Book it for a bistecca and a view of the river.
Tre Dita is chef Evan Funke's first Chicago restaurant, a Tuscan steakhouse on the second floor of The St. Regis Chicago at 401 East Wacker Drive in Lakeshore East, opened in 2024 with Lettuce Entertain You. The kitchen turns out hand-rolled tagliatelle al ragu and a dry-aged bistecca alla Fiorentina that runs around 290 dollars for the 42-ounce porterhouse meant for the table. Plan on a top-end spend. Reserve two to three weeks ahead, ask for a table by the windows over the river, and split the steak.
Book on the St. Regis or Tre Dita site; order the bistecca for the table.
2.Adorn
James Beard winner Jonathon Sawyer's bright American room on the seventh floor of the Four Seasons. The pick for a polished lunch or a Mag Mile dinner.
Adorn Bar and Restaurant is chef Jonathon Sawyer's room on the seventh floor of the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago at 120 East Delaware Place, a few steps off the Magnificent Mile in the Gold Coast. Sawyer, a James Beard Award winner, cooks a Midwest-rooted American menu, and pastry chef Yudith Bustos runs one of the better hotel dessert programs in the city. It reads bright and modern rather than hushed, which makes it as good for a worked lunch as for dinner. Reserve a week ahead and ask for a window table.
Book on the Four Seasons site; leave room for the pastry.
3.NoMI
The Park Hyatt's seventh-floor room with a wall of glass onto the old Water Tower. Save it for a view dinner and the sushi at the bar.
NoMI sits on the seventh floor of the Park Hyatt Chicago at 800 North Michigan Avenue, with a wall of windows looking straight at the historic Water Tower. Executive chef Terence Zubieta cooks modern American built on French technique, and the adjoining NoMI Lounge runs a sushi program worth ordering from. It has been the Park Hyatt flagship for years and still draws a dressed-up Gold Coast crowd. Plan on an upper-end spend. Reserve a week or two ahead and ask for a table on the window line at dusk.
Book on the Hyatt site; ask for a window table and start with the sushi.
4.Travelle
The Langham's glass-walled show-kitchen room above the river. Reserve it for an occasion and the open-pass theatre.
Travelle is the dining room of The Langham, Chicago, set in the Mies van der Rohe tower at 330 North Wabash Avenue in River North, with a glass-enclosed show kitchen and views over the Chicago River. The kitchen, led by executive chef Damion Henry, cooks a seasonal American menu, and the room remains one of the most comfortable hotel dinners downtown. Plan on an upper-end spend. Reserve a week or two ahead, take a table near the open pass, and let the kitchen run the night.
Book on the Langham site or OpenTable; sit near the show kitchen.
5.Cira
Boka Group's ground-floor Mediterranean room inside The Hoxton in Fulton Market. The pick for a livelier, sharing-style hotel dinner.
Cira is the Boka Restaurant Group room on the ground floor of The Hoxton in Fulton Market at 200 North Green Street, with chef Chris Pandel overseeing an Eastern Mediterranean menu built for sharing. The crispy duck rice with cherry-olive chutney and the pistachio ravioli are the dishes to order, with small plates from around 10 dollars. It runs louder and younger than the Gold Coast hotel rooms, which is the point. Reserve a week ahead and come with a group.
Book on Resy; order the duck rice and share across the table.
6.Cindy's
The glass-roofed thirteenth-floor room across from Millennium Park. Go for the Park view and a long brunch more than a landmark dinner.
Cindy's sits on the thirteenth floor of the Chicago Athletic Association hotel at 12 South Michigan Avenue, a glass-walled room and terrace in the 1893 landmark looking straight across Michigan Avenue to Millennium Park and the lake. The kitchen cooks contemporary American small plates, and the rooftop draws a crowd for brunch and sunset more than for a serious dinner. Plan on an upper-mid spend. Reserve ahead for a weekend table, ask for the terrace, and come for the view.
Book on the hotel site; ask for a terrace table at sunset.
Skip for a hotel dinner
Closed, despite the old listings
Pelago, the Italian room inside the Raffaello Hotel, closed in 2025 after its lease ended. Older guides still list it as starred dining; it is gone, so do not plan a night around it.
More scene than dinner
The Allis at Soho House Chicago is a handsome lounge, but it runs as a members-club drawing room rather than a destination dining room. Have a drink and a small plate, then book one of the rooms above for the meal.
How to book a hotel table in Chicago
The Gold Coast rooms, Adorn at the Four Seasons and NoMI at the Park Hyatt, take reservations a week or two out and reward asking for a window table at dusk. Tre Dita at the St. Regis is the hardest table of the group, so book two to three weeks ahead and put the bistecca on the table to share.
For a livelier night, Cira inside The Hoxton in Fulton Market suits a group and a sharing menu, while Cindy's at the Chicago Athletic Association is the view-and-brunch pick across from Millennium Park. If you are marking an occasion, say so when you book so the room can set the table for it.
Frequently asked
What is the best hotel restaurant in Chicago?
Tre Dita at The St. Regis Chicago is our top hotel restaurant for 2026. It is chef Evan Funke's Tuscan steakhouse on the hotel's second floor at 401 East Wacker Drive, opened in 2024, known for hand-rolled tagliatelle and a dry-aged bistecca alla Fiorentina served for the table. Reserve two to three weeks ahead and ask for a table over the river.
Which Chicago hotel has the best fine dining?
For a dressed-up dinner, the Gold Coast hotels lead: Adorn at the Four Seasons, run by James Beard winner Jonathon Sawyer, and NoMI at the Park Hyatt, with its wall of glass onto the Water Tower. The St. Regis room, Tre Dita, is the newest and most ambitious. All three take reservations a week or more ahead.
Are Chicago hotel restaurants open to non-guests?
Yes. Every restaurant on this list welcomes the public, not only hotel guests, and most take reservations through OpenTable, Resy or the hotel's own site. Tre Dita and the Four Seasons and Park Hyatt rooms fill their best weekend tables first, so book a week or more ahead rather than walking in.
Which Chicago hotel restaurant has the best view?
NoMI at the Park Hyatt looks straight at the historic Water Tower from the seventh floor, and Cindy's at the Chicago Athletic Association has a glass-roofed thirteenth-floor room and terrace facing Millennium Park and the lake. Travelle at The Langham overlooks the Chicago River. For a view dinner, book NoMI; for a view brunch, book Cindy's.
How much do Chicago hotel restaurants cost?
Plan on a top-end spend at Tre Dita, where the shared porterhouse runs about 290 dollars, and an upper-end spend at the Four Seasons, Park Hyatt and Langham rooms. Cira inside The Hoxton is more forgiving, with shared plates from around 10 dollars, and Cindy's sits in the upper-mid range. Set a budget with the floor and order to it.
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