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Where to Dine on Passover in Chicago

Why is this night different from all other nights? Because restaurants serve matzo

by Samantha Nelson and Eater Staff Updated
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by Samantha Nelson and Eater Staff Updated

As the sun sets on Wednesday, April 5, Jews all over the world will be asking, “Why is this night different from all other nights?” The answer, of course, is because it is Passover. And it’s not really that different from all other nights because Passover will go on for seven more. The first two nights of the spring holiday are traditionally celebrated with a seder, a highly ritualized meal recounting the story of the escape from slavery in Egypt. These 20 restaurants are making it easier to host friends and family by offering special menus with symbolic foods and dishes that obey the holiday’s restriction against eating leavened bread.

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Prairie Grass Cafe

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Celebrate at home with a $130 dinner for two including matzo ball soup, slow-braised barbecue brisket with cauliflower mash and apple kugel. Chicken liver, flourless chocolate cake and wine are available to add on. The restaurant will also be offering Passover specials on April 5.

601 Skokie Blvd, Northbrook, IL 60062
(847) 205-4433
(847) 205-4433
Monica Kass Rogers

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Hewn

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Place an order through Tock by 8 p.m. April 3 to pick up a $12 four-pack of plain and chocolate macaroons on April 5. The special is also available at the bakery’s Libertyville location.

1733 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 869-4396
(847) 869-4396

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Fiya

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A $60 dinner offered for a minimum of two people throughout Passover includes a mix of Fiya classics and Passover specials such as housemade wood-fired matzo, latkes, chicken matzo ball soup, roast chicken and macaroons. Make a reservation through Resy.

5419 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 543-7074
(773) 543-7074

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Steingold's of Chicago

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Steingold’s offers a $175 Passover feast for four to six people for pickup throughout the holiday that includes Manischewitz and pomegranate-braised lamb shanks, roasted asparagus, crispy fingerling potatoes, matzo crackers, and flourless chocolate cake. All of the items are also available a la carte along with an edible seder plate that includes egg salad, charoset, beets with horseradish and pickled onions. Place an order here.

3737 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 661-2469
(773) 661-2469

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The Graystone Tavern

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The Wrigleyville bar offers themed specials from March 24 to April 13 including $7 matzo ball soup, $11 matzo-battered chicken tacos, $14 matzo-battered fish and a $10 Burning Bush cocktail made with tequila, triple sec, lime juice and roasted habanero syrup. Jewish drag queen Merriam Levkowitz hosts bingo at 7:30 March 28 and performs at 11:30 a.m. April 2 and 8 p.m. April 4.

3441 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 666-5450
(773) 666-5450
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The Bagel Restaurant and Deli

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The North Side deli will be offering a special dine-in Passover meal for $39.95. The menu includes chopped liver, gefilte fish, matzo ball soup, carrot and prune tzimmes, green beans, and a choice of chicken, brisket, whitefish, or meatballs.

3107 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 477-0300
(773) 477-0300

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Mon Ami Gabi

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Celebrate April 5 and 6 with a $54.95 meal featuring traditional dishes such as matzo ball soup, housemade gefilte fish with beet horseradish, chopped liver, brisket, potato pancakes with apple sauce and flourless chocolate cake. Make a reservation on OpenTable or place a carry-out order through Tock by 10 a.m. April 1.

2300 N Lincoln Park W, Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 348-8886
(773) 348-8886

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Floriole Cafe & Bakery

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You could do worse than picking up your seder dessert at Floriole, plus a little extra to get you through the rest of the week. Baker Sandra Holl is offering flourless chocolate cake, macaroons and crunchy meringue peeps. Order via Tock for pickup April 6-9 or 13.

1220 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 883-1313
(773) 883-1313

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Summer House Santa Monica

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Chef Ben Goodnick’s Passover meal includes a choice of salmon, chicken breast, or beef short rib, plus matzo ball soup, tzimmes, potato pancakes, kasha varnishkes, and flourless chocolate cake for dessert. Dinner is $55.95 per person, or $19.95 per kid, and is available Wednesday and Thursday April 5 and 6 for dine-in, pickup or delivery. Preorder via Tock.

1954 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 634-4100
(773) 634-4100

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The Goddess and Grocer

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Order the full seder meal here for two (or for one for two nights), or get entrees, appetizers, sides, and dessert a la carte. Options include matzo ball soup, matzo-crusted chicken schnitzel, zucchini lasagna, sweet potato kugel and matzo s’mores cookies. Order here by noon March 29 for pickup at any of their four locations April 5 and 6. Delivery is available for orders of $150 or more.

1649 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 342-3200
(773) 342-3200

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Bistronomic

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The Gold Coast French restaurant will be offering a three-course prix fixe dinner for $46 for the entire week of Passover. The menu includes multiple choices for every course — including chicken liver mousse, a tartare of the day, salmon, short ribs, and crunchy bittersweet chocolate bars — possibly to encourage diners to return for multiple meals.

840 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 944-8400
(312) 944-8400

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Kasia’s Deli

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This Ukrainian Village deli is offering a to-go meal April 5-8 and 10-13: for $19 per person, get a choice between roasted salmon with spinach or grilled chicken breast, plus matzo ball soup, steamed vegetables, latkes with apple sauce, and beets with horseradish. Order via Tock.

2101 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 486-7500
(773) 486-7500

Osteria Via Stato

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A la carte specials available for dine-in, carryout and delivery April 5 and 6 include matzo ball soup, beef short rib and chocolate-dipped macaroons. Make a reservation on OpenTable or place an order here.

620 N State St, Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 642-8450
(312) 642-8450

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Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab

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Joe’s is offering a special Passover meal for dine-in and takeout April 5 and 6, although without its signature stone crab, which is 100 percent treyf. Instead, choose from herb-roasted chicken, braised short rib with red wine bordelaise, or Alaskan halibut en papillote, all accompanied by matzo ball soup, gefilte fish with red beet horseradish, potato pancakes, and flourless chocolate cake. The meal is $69.95 per person, though dishes are also available a la carte. Make a reservation here or place a carryout order on Tock by April 1.

60 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 379-5637
(312) 379-5637

Ema

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Ema is serving a takeout Passover dinner with Mediterranean flavors: matzo with toasted almond and garlic spread, brisket with smoked almond chermoula, chicken kebab, lemon dill rice, and sticky date cake. Meals are $58.95 per person April 5 and 6; order via Tock.

74 W Illinois St, Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 527-5586
(312) 527-5586

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Aba

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Like its sibling restaurant Ema, Aba puts a Mediterranean spin on the traditional Passover meal by serving hummus with matzo crackers and crudité, braised short rib with berbere spice, crispy chicken thighs with almond dukkah, and almond tart for dessert. Dinner is $58.95 per person and available for pickup or delivery April 5 and 6. Order via Tock by 9 a.m. April 3.

302 N Green St 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60607
(773) 645-1400
(773) 645-1400

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Beatrix

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Beatrix is offering the same Passover dinner on April 5 and 6 for carryout or delivery from its Fulton Market, River North, and Streeterville locations. The meal includes garlic herb marinated roasted chicken, slow-braised short rib with sherry jus, matzo ball soup, gefilte fish, regular and vegetarian chopped liver, and flourless chocolate cake for $54.95 per person. Preorder via Tock by 8 p.m. April 3.

834 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 733-0370
(312) 733-0370

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Masa Madre

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The Mexican-Jewish bakery is once again serving its flourless cafe de olla pecan and almond cake topped with chocolate ganache for $26 from March 28 through April 14. Order here for pickup or delivery.

135 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
(872) 202-8307
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Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen

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The Chicago classic deli is serving a full range of Passover dishes, sides, and desserts, including charoset, lamb shank bones for the seder plate, a choice between red and white horseradish, and five flavors of macaroon. Order a la carte or choose a $55 chicken or $65 brisket dinner for two that includes matzo ball soup, kishke, matzo kugel, glazed carrots and flourless chocolate cake. Delivery within the Chicago city limits is available through DoorDash. Order via Tock.

1141 S Jefferson St, Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 939-2855
(312) 939-2855

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Zeitlin’s Delicatessen

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The virtual deli and bakery is offering $15 quarts of matzo ball soup with vegetables and fresh dill and $20 chocolate almond cake for pickup and delivery April 1-15. Place an order here.

3331 W 26th St, Chicago, IL 60623
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Prairie Grass Cafe

601 Skokie Blvd, Northbrook, IL 60062

Celebrate at home with a $130 dinner for two including matzo ball soup, slow-braised barbecue brisket with cauliflower mash and apple kugel. Chicken liver, flourless chocolate cake and wine are available to add on. The restaurant will also be offering Passover specials on April 5.

601 Skokie Blvd, Northbrook, IL 60062
(847) 205-4433
(847) 205-4433
Monica Kass Rogers

Hewn

1733 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201

Place an order through Tock by 8 p.m. April 3 to pick up a $12 four-pack of plain and chocolate macaroons on April 5. The special is also available at the bakery’s Libertyville location.

1733 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 869-4396
(847) 869-4396

Fiya

5419 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640

A $60 dinner offered for a minimum of two people throughout Passover includes a mix of Fiya classics and Passover specials such as housemade wood-fired matzo, latkes, chicken matzo ball soup, roast chicken and macaroons. Make a reservation through Resy.

5419 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 543-7074
(773) 543-7074

Steingold's of Chicago

3737 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613

Steingold’s offers a $175 Passover feast for four to six people for pickup throughout the holiday that includes Manischewitz and pomegranate-braised lamb shanks, roasted asparagus, crispy fingerling potatoes, matzo crackers, and flourless chocolate cake. All of the items are also available a la carte along with an edible seder plate that includes egg salad, charoset, beets with horseradish and pickled onions. Place an order here.

3737 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 661-2469
(773) 661-2469

The Graystone Tavern

3441 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

The Wrigleyville bar offers themed specials from March 24 to April 13 including $7 matzo ball soup, $11 matzo-battered chicken tacos, $14 matzo-battered fish and a $10 Burning Bush cocktail made with tequila, triple sec, lime juice and roasted habanero syrup. Jewish drag queen Merriam Levkowitz hosts bingo at 7:30 March 28 and performs at 11:30 a.m. April 2 and 8 p.m. April 4.

3441 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 666-5450
(773) 666-5450
Papergirl PR

The Bagel Restaurant and Deli

3107 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657

The North Side deli will be offering a special dine-in Passover meal for $39.95. The menu includes chopped liver, gefilte fish, matzo ball soup, carrot and prune tzimmes, green beans, and a choice of chicken, brisket, whitefish, or meatballs.

3107 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 477-0300
(773) 477-0300

Mon Ami Gabi

2300 N Lincoln Park W, Chicago, IL 60614

Celebrate April 5 and 6 with a $54.95 meal featuring traditional dishes such as matzo ball soup, housemade gefilte fish with beet horseradish, chopped liver, brisket, potato pancakes with apple sauce and flourless chocolate cake. Make a reservation on OpenTable or place a carry-out order through Tock by 10 a.m. April 1.

2300 N Lincoln Park W, Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 348-8886
(773) 348-8886

Floriole Cafe & Bakery

1220 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL 60614

You could do worse than picking up your seder dessert at Floriole, plus a little extra to get you through the rest of the week. Baker Sandra Holl is offering flourless chocolate cake, macaroons and crunchy meringue peeps. Order via Tock for pickup April 6-9 or 13.

1220 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 883-1313
(773) 883-1313

Summer House Santa Monica

1954 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614

Chef Ben Goodnick’s Passover meal includes a choice of salmon, chicken breast, or beef short rib, plus matzo ball soup, tzimmes, potato pancakes, kasha varnishkes, and flourless chocolate cake for dessert. Dinner is $55.95 per person, or $19.95 per kid, and is available Wednesday and Thursday April 5 and 6 for dine-in, pickup or delivery. Preorder via Tock.

1954 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 634-4100
(773) 634-4100

The Goddess and Grocer

1649 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Order the full seder meal here for two (or for one for two nights), or get entrees, appetizers, sides, and dessert a la carte. Options include matzo ball soup, matzo-crusted chicken schnitzel, zucchini lasagna, sweet potato kugel and matzo s’mores cookies. Order here by noon March 29 for pickup at any of their four locations April 5 and 6. Delivery is available for orders of $150 or more.

1649 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 342-3200
(773) 342-3200

Bistronomic

840 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611

The Gold Coast French restaurant will be offering a three-course prix fixe dinner for $46 for the entire week of Passover. The menu includes multiple choices for every course — including chicken liver mousse, a tartare of the day, salmon, short ribs, and crunchy bittersweet chocolate bars — possibly to encourage diners to return for multiple meals.

840 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 944-8400
(312) 944-8400

Kasia’s Deli

2101 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

This Ukrainian Village deli is offering a to-go meal April 5-8 and 10-13: for $19 per person, get a choice between roasted salmon with spinach or grilled chicken breast, plus matzo ball soup, steamed vegetables, latkes with apple sauce, and beets with horseradish. Order via Tock.

2101 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 486-7500
(773) 486-7500

Osteria Via Stato

620 N State St, Chicago, IL 60654

A la carte specials available for dine-in, carryout and delivery April 5 and 6 include matzo ball soup, beef short rib and chocolate-dipped macaroons. Make a reservation on OpenTable or place an order here.

620 N State St, Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 642-8450
(312) 642-8450

Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab

60 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611

Joe’s is offering a special Passover meal for dine-in and takeout April 5 and 6, although without its signature stone crab, which is 100 percent treyf. Instead, choose from herb-roasted chicken, braised short rib with red wine bordelaise, or Alaskan halibut en papillote, all accompanied by matzo ball soup, gefilte fish with red beet horseradish, potato pancakes, and flourless chocolate cake. The meal is $69.95 per person, though dishes are also available a la carte. Make a reservation here or place a carryout order on Tock by April 1.

60 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 379-5637
(312) 379-5637

Ema

74 W Illinois St, Chicago, IL 60654

Ema is serving a takeout Passover dinner with Mediterranean flavors: matzo with toasted almond and garlic spread, brisket with smoked almond chermoula, chicken kebab, lemon dill rice, and sticky date cake. Meals are $58.95 per person April 5 and 6; order via Tock.

74 W Illinois St, Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 527-5586
(312) 527-5586

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Aba

302 N Green St 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60607

Like its sibling restaurant Ema, Aba puts a Mediterranean spin on the traditional Passover meal by serving hummus with matzo crackers and crudité, braised short rib with berbere spice, crispy chicken thighs with almond dukkah, and almond tart for dessert. Dinner is $58.95 per person and available for pickup or delivery April 5 and 6. Order via Tock by 9 a.m. April 3.

302 N Green St 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60607
(773) 645-1400
(773) 645-1400

Beatrix

834 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

Beatrix is offering the same Passover dinner on April 5 and 6 for carryout or delivery from its Fulton Market, River North, and Streeterville locations. The meal includes garlic herb marinated roasted chicken, slow-braised short rib with sherry jus, matzo ball soup, gefilte fish, regular and vegetarian chopped liver, and flourless chocolate cake for $54.95 per person. Preorder via Tock by 8 p.m. April 3.

834 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 733-0370
(312) 733-0370

Masa Madre

135 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612

The Mexican-Jewish bakery is once again serving its flourless cafe de olla pecan and almond cake topped with chocolate ganache for $26 from March 28 through April 14. Order here for pickup or delivery.

135 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
(872) 202-8307
(872) 202-8307

Manny's Cafeteria & Delicatessen

1141 S Jefferson St, Chicago, IL 60607

The Chicago classic deli is serving a full range of Passover dishes, sides, and desserts, including charoset, lamb shank bones for the seder plate, a choice between red and white horseradish, and five flavors of macaroon. Order a la carte or choose a $55 chicken or $65 brisket dinner for two that includes matzo ball soup, kishke, matzo kugel, glazed carrots and flourless chocolate cake. Delivery within the Chicago city limits is available through DoorDash. Order via Tock.

1141 S Jefferson St, Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 939-2855
(312) 939-2855

Zeitlin’s Delicatessen

3331 W 26th St, Chicago, IL 60623

The virtual deli and bakery is offering $15 quarts of matzo ball soup with vegetables and fresh dill and $20 chocolate almond cake for pickup and delivery April 1-15. Place an order here.

3331 W 26th St, Chicago, IL 60623
Anthony Goslawski

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