The best French restaurants in Bucktown, Chicago — 3 ranked picks with ratings and must-try dishes.
3 picksBucktown has 3 French restaurants we would send anyone to, ranked here by rating and review depth. Chez Poulet sits at the top with 4.8 stars. If you only order one thing, make it the rotisserie chicken at Chez Poulet. This is a higher-spend list — plan accordingly. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.
Bucktown is a French-leaning pocket of Chicago where the 3 restaurants we track average 4.8 stars.
French in Bucktown — 4.8 across 2,456 diner reviews
Must-try: Rotisserie Chicken, Chimichurri, Curried Elote
📍 2234 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
French in Bucktown — 4.8 across 1,203 diner reviews
Must-try: French Onion Soup, Escargot, Selle De Lapin
📍 1958 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
French in Bucktown — 4.7 across 1,103 diner reviews
Must-try: Crab Croquettes, Grilled Shrimp with Butternut Squash
📍 1960 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Chez Poulet — 4.8 stars across 2,456 reviews, the highest on this list. French in Bucktown — 4.8 across 2,456 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 rotisserie chicken at Chez Poulet, the french onion soup at Le Bouchon and the crab croquettes at Pompette. 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.