Michelin Removes 18 Restaurants From Chicago’s 2020 Bib Gourmand List

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:

1. Arami
2. Avec
3. *Avlí Taverna
4. Birrieria Zaragoza
5. *Cabra
6. Ceres’ Table
7. Chilam Balam
8. *Cira
9. *County Barbecue
10. Daguan Noodle
11. Daisies
12. DeCOLORES
13. Dos Urban Cantina
14. The Duck Inn
15. *Etta
16. Fat Rice
17. *Flat & Point
18. Frontera Grill
19. *Funkenhausen
20. *Ghin Khao
21. Giant
22. Gilt Bar
23. Girl & The Goat
24. GT Fish & Oyster
25. HaiSous
26. Herb
27. *Ina Mae Tavern
28. Jam
29. Kai Zan
30. *Kie-Gol-Lanee
31. *La Josie
32. Lonesome Rose
33. Longman & Eagle
34. Lula Cafe
35. Mango Pickle
36. Marisol
37. mfk.
38. Mi Tocaya
39. Mott St
40. *Nella Pizza e Pasta
41. Pacific Standard Time
42. Passerotto
43. Pizzeria Bebu
44. Pleasant House Pub
45. Proxi
46. The Purple Pig
47. San Soo Gab San
48. Smoque BBQ
49. Sol de Mexico
50. Table, Donkey and Stick
51. True Food Kitchen
52. TWO
53. Untitled Supper Club
54. *Virtue