Michelin Announces Chicago’s 2019 Bib Gourmand List

The 2019 Michelin Bib Gourmand list features nine newcomers among the 58 Chicago restaurants in this year’s group. That’s a four-restaurant bump from last year when Michelin named 54 Chicago restaurants to its “short list.” Bib Gourmands honor “quality restaurants that have menu items that offer two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less (excluding tax and gratuity).” Five restaurants dropped off from last year.

Hyped recent openings such as Pacific Standard Time in River North, Marisol inside the Museum of Contemporary Art, and Proxi — the West Loop follow-up from the owners of Sepia — made the list. Inspectors rewarded Daguan Noodle in Chinatown, with a news release praising “excellent rice noodles in a variety of homemade broths.” A second Chinese restaurant, Jade Court — from the founders of venerable Phoenix Restaurant — in University Village also made the list.

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One of Chicago’s most unique restaurants, Passerotto — Jennifer Kim’s Korean-American restaurant in Andersonville that splices Italian technique — also made the list, as did Lonesome Rose, Land & Sea Dept’s Tex-Mex spot in Logan Square. Pizzeria Bebu, the thin-crust specialists in Lincoln Park, also pop up on the list proving that Chicago has several different styles of pizzas.

Both Green Zebra in West Town and Jaipur in West Loop fell off due to shutters. Lincoln Square’s Luella’s Southern Kitchen, Brendan Sodikoff’s Maude’s Liquor Bar on Randolph Restaurant Row, and The Publican also failed to reappear this year. Publican’s exclusion is curious, begging the question whether One Off Hospitality Group’s beloved restaurant is in the running for a star. The tire company will announce Chicago’s Michelin-starred restaurants in one week, on September 26.

Check out the full listing below, * denotes a new restaurant:

1. Angry Crab
2. Arami
3. Au Cheval
4. Avec
5. bellyQ
6. Bohemian House
7. The Bristol
8. Ceres’ Table
9. Chilam Balam
10. Cumin
11. *Daguan Noodle
12. *Daisies
13. DeCOLORES
14. Dos Urban Cantina
15. Dove’s Luncheonette
16. The Duck Inn
17. Fat Rice
18. Frontera Grill
19. Giant
20. Gilt Bar
21. Girl & The Goat
22. GT Fish & Oyster
23. HaiSous
24. Han 202
25. Herb
26. Hopleaf
27. *Jade Court
28. Jam
29. Jin Thai
30. Kai Zan
31. *Lonesome Rose
32. Longman & Eagle
33. Lula Café
34. Mana Food Bar
35. Mango Pickle
36. *Marisol
37. mfk.
38. MingHin
39. Mi Tocaya
40. Mott St.
41. Nana
42. *Pacific Standard Time
43. *Passerotto
44. *Pizzeria Bebu
45. Pleasant House Pub
46. *Proxi
47. The Purple Pig
48. Quiote
49. Sabri Nihari
50. San Soo Gab San
51. Smoque BBQ
52. Sol de Mexico
53. Sushi Dokku
54. Table, Donkey and Stick
55. True Food Kitchen
56. TWO
57. Untitled Supper Club
58. Wood