The Best New Restaurants in Chicago, October 2026

Proud to see two restaurants I work with, The Logan Inn and Muhājir/Bobo, on Eater Chicago's list of the best new restaurants this month. Opening a restaurant in Chicago takes a lot of work behind the scenes, and it's great to see these teams recognized. Congrats, everyone!

Eater Chicago's October heatmap includes The Logan Inn, a cafe, cocktail bar, and 28-room inn that opened in September with pastries from Meg Galus by day and a martini-focused bar by night. It also features Muhājir, a Lincoln Park restaurant from the team behind Lilac Tiger and Coach House whose menu traces migration through coastal flavors from India, the Philippines, Morocco, and beyond, with the Filipino cocktail bar Bobo tucked behind the kitchen.

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