Chicago : Alinea, L20 snag 3 stars from Michelin Guide
(Crain's) — Alinea and L2O landed coveted three-star ratings in the inaugural Michelin Guide for Chicago restaurants.
Roughly 350 restaurants snagged a mention in the iconic publication, considered by some to be the authority on dining. The guide goes on sale Thursday.
Jean-Luc Naret, director of the Michelin Guides, said he was "very impressed by the level of quality" at Chicago restaurants, whether it is fine dining, a burger joint or a taqueria.
"You have a wide choice of type of cuisine," he said.
Three stars
The following restaurants earned three stars for having exceptional cuisine and being worth the visit:
- Alinea
- L2O
Two stars:
- Avenues at the Peninsula Hotel
- Charlie Trotter's
- Ria at the Elysian Hotel
One star:
- Blackbird
- Boka
- Bonsoiree
- Crofton on Wells
- Everest
- Graham Elliot
- Longman & Eagle
- Naha
- NoMI
- Schwa
- Seasons
- Sepia
- Sixteen
- Spiaggia
- Takashi
- Topolobampo
- Tru
- Vie