3 ranked date night restaurants in Old Town, Chicago — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.
3 picksThese are the 3 best Old Town restaurants for a date-night dinner, ranked. Topo Gigio is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.8 stars across 2,764 reviews. Prices run the whole way from $ counters to $$$$ rooms. If you only order one thing, make it the conchiglie alla sarda at Topo Gigio. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.
Old Town covers a lot of ground for its size — Italian, Peruvian Nikkei and Sushi omakase are all well represented across the 3 spots we track here, and the neighborhood averages 4.2 stars.
Italian in Old Town — 4.8 across 2,764 diner reviews
Must-try: Conchiglie Alla Sarda, Eggplant Parm
📍 1516 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610
Peruvian Nikkei in Old Town — 4 across 1,557 diner reviews
Must-try: Yellowfin Tuna Tartare, Grilled Octopus, Chaufa
📍 1252 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610
Sushi omakase in Old Town — 3.9 across 896 diner reviews
Must-try: 17-Course Omakase
📍 1816 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614
Topo Gigio — 4.8 stars across 2,764 reviews, the highest on this list. Italian in Old Town — 4.8 across 2,764 diner reviews.
None of the 3 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.
The conchiglie alla sarda at Topo Gigio, the yellowfin tuna tartare at Kayao and the 17-course omakase at Sushi Suite 202. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 3 of the 3 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.