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There’s huge turnover on the 2020 Michelin Bib Gourmand list in Chicago as the tire company removed 18 restaurants. The new list consists of 54 members with 14 newcomers. The newcomers include Eater National Best New Restaurant member Virtue. Cabra — Boka and Stephanie Izard’s Peruvian rooftop restaurant in the West Loop — also made the list, along with Cira, Boka’s restaurant on the first floor of the Hoxton hotel.
Inspectors appear intent on injecting new excitement into the 2020 ranking. Logan Square newcomer Flat & Point and County BBQ on Taylor Street join Smoque BBQ as the only barbecues on the list. County had been closed for an extended period due to fire.
Au Cheval, producers of possibly Chicago’s most famous burger, has been removed. Other notable removals include Andersonville’s craft beer bar Hopleaf and Dove’s Luncheonette in Wicker Park. Cumin and Sabri Nihari’s removals mean there is only one South Asian restaurant on the list (Mango Pickle). Four restaurants — Bohemian House, Jade Court, Mana Food Bar, and Quiote — fell off due to closures.
Last year, the tire company included a record 58 Chicago restaurants with nine newcomers.
The Bib Gourmands are known as the short list in the industry, recognizing value-driven restaurants. The more prestigious Michelin stars will be released for Chicago on September 26.
Check out the full listing below.
* denotes a new restaurant:
- Arami
- Avec
- *Avlí Taverna
- Birrieria Zaragoza
- *Cabra
- Ceres’ Table
- Chilam Balam
- *Cira
- *County Barbecue
- Daguan Noodle
- Daisies
- DeCOLORES
- Dos Urban Cantina
- The Duck Inn
- *Etta
- Fat Rice
- *Flat & Point
- Frontera Grill
- *Funkenhausen
- *Ghin Khao
- Giant
- Gilt Bar
- Girl & The Goat
- GT Fish & Oyster
- HaiSous
- Herb
- *Ina Mae Tavern
- Jam
- Kai Zan
- *Kie-Gol-Lanee
- *La Josie
- Lonesome Rose
- Longman & Eagle
- Lula Cafe
- Mango Pickle
- Marisol
- mfk.
- Mi Tocaya
- Mott St
- *Nella Pizza e Pasta
- Pacific Standard Time
- Passerotto
- Pizzeria Bebu
- Pleasant House Pub
- Proxi
- The Purple Pig
- San Soo Gab San
- Smoque BBQ
- Sol de Mexico
- Table, Donkey and Stick
- True Food Kitchen
- TWO
- Untitled Supper Club
- *Virtue
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