My wife’s grandparents do this really cool thing for birthdays where, instead of giving a gift, they take the birthday boy/girl out to eat wherever they want.

WHERE. EVER.

Thanks to this, I’ve eaten at some awesome restaurants…mostly steakhouses. Well, I can tack some of these places on to the list! Here are the 2020 Michelin star rated restaurants in Chicago!

THREE STARS
Alinea    Lincoln Park

TWO STARS
Acadia    South Loop
Oriole    West Loop
Smyth    West Loop

ONE STAR
Band of Bohemia    Ravenswood
Blackbird    West Loop
Boka    Lincoln Park
El Ideas    Pilsen
Elizabeth    Lincoln Square
Elske    West Loop
Entente    Lakeview
Everest    Loop
Goosefoot   Lincoln Square
Kikko    West Loop (new)
Mako    West Loop (new)
Next    West Loop (new)
North Pond    Lincoln Park
Omakase Yume    West Loop  (new)
Parachute    Avondale
Schwa    Wicker Park
Sepia    West Loop
Spiaggia    Gold Coast
Temporis    Noble Square
Topolobampo    River North
Yugen    West Loop   (new)