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Top Restaurant Ratings: Chicago

A Comparison of Ratings

Alinea is one of the highest rated Chicago restaurants on Gayot

Michelin is now reviewing restaurants in Chicago. Unlike Michelin and Zagat, we are constantly adjusting our ratings online, whereas theirs are set in stone for a solid year. Note that the restaurant ratings below are based solely on the food.





Side-by-side ratings comparison from
November 30, 2011:

GAYOT

18/20

- Alinea

17/20

- Charlie Trotter's
- Everest
- L2O
- TRU
- Vie

16/20
- Schwa
- Seasons
- Spiaggia
- Topolobampo
- Zealous

15/20
- avec
- Blackbird
- Boka
- The Bristol
- Carlos'
- Coco Pazzo
- Crofton on Wells
- Frontera Grill
- graham elliot
- Green Zebra
- Le Titi de Paris
- mk
- Moto
- North Pond
- One sixtyblue

- Perennial Virant
- Prairie Grass Café
- The Publican
- Sepia
- Sunda
- Takashi

- Tallgrass
- Terzo Piano
- Urbanbelly

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MICHELIN

***

- Alinea

**

- Charlie Trotter's
- Ria

*

- Blackbird
- Boka
- Bonsoirée
- Courtright's
- Everest
- graham elliot
- Longman & Eagle

- L2O
- Moto
- Naha
- Schwa
- Seasons
- Sepia
- Spiaggia
- Takashi
- Topolobampo
- TRU
- Vie



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ZAGAT

29

- Alinea
- Les Nomades
- Schwa

28


- Arun's
-
Michael
- Tallgrass
- Topolobampo
- TRU

27

- Blackbird
- Carlos'
- Charlie Trotter's
- Everest
- Frontera Grill
- Hot Doug's
- Katsu Japanese Restaurant

- The Lobby at The Peninsula Chicago
- L2O
- Maijean
- Mana Food Bar
- mk
- Moto
- Naha
- Oceanique
- Over Easy Café - Riccardo Trattoria
- Seasons
- Spiaggia
- Sprout
-
Sushi Wabi
- Vie

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