3 ranked late night restaurants in Uptown, Chicago — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.
3 picksThese are the 3 best Uptown restaurants for a late-night meal, ranked. Cariño is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.8 stars across 2,859 reviews. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. If you only order one thing, make it the huitlacoche ravioli at Cariño. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.
Uptown covers a lot of ground for its size — Mexican and Tacos are all well represented across the 3 spots we track here, and the neighborhood averages 4.5 stars.
Mexican in Uptown — 4.8 across 2,859 diner reviews
Must-try: Huitlacoche Ravioli, Oyster Michelada
📍 4662 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60640
Mexican in Uptown — 4.5 across 828 diner reviews
Must-try: Quesabirria, Goat Birria, Consomme
📍 4800 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640
Tacos in Uptown — 4.2 across 1,065 diner reviews
Must-try: Al Pastor, Carne Asada
📍 1724 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Cariño — 4.8 stars across 2,859 reviews, the highest on this list. Mexican in Uptown — 4.8 across 2,859 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 huitlacoche ravioli at Cariño, the quesabirria at Birrieria Zaragoza and the al pastor at Primo Chuki's Taqueria. 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 — 2 of the 3 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.