Top 5 French Restaurants in Chicago

Chicago has an abundance of find French restaurants and these are some of the best. Some of these French Restaurants in Chicago have traditional menus and some are very inventive. So whatever your taste in French cooking, there will be one that will become your new favorite. Do make reservations.

Bistro 110 at 110 E Pearson St, Chicago 60611 Phone: 312-266-3110 has a quite casual atmosphere with white table cloths and wood paneling. The dress is dressy/casual. Do try to make a reservation at this one The menu is a combination of traditional and new French cuisine with First Course Selections like Artichoke Baked with Brie for $8.95, Escargots en Croute for $9.95 or French Onion Soup for$ 6.95. Main courses include Steak Au Poivre et Gallette de Pomme de Terre for $31.95, Wood-Roasted Salmon Fillet for $19.95. They are open Mon-Wed: 11:30am-10pm, Thu-Fri: 11:30am-11pm, Sat: 10:30am-11pm, Sun: 4pm-10pm and for the New Orleans Jazz Brunch Sun: 10:30am-4pm

Blackbird at 619 W Randolph St, Chicago, Illinois 60661 Phone: 312-715-0708 is on the high end of the scale, a place to come for a very special dinner. Do make reservations and the dress is on the dressy side of casual. The menu is very unique. They have put their own twist on French cooking. A meal here can start with items like salad of endives for $8.00, crispy confit of swan creek farm suckling pig for $13.00 or roasted Hudson valley foie gras for $17.00. Main course include cable farm country fried rabbit leg for $33.00 or grimaud farms smoked duck breast for $35.00. They are open for lunch
Mon-Fri: 11:30am-2pm and dinner Mon-Thu:5:30pm-10:30pm and Fri-Sat: 5:30pm-11:30pm.

Kiki’s Bistro at 900 N Franklin St, Chicago Illinois 60610 Phone: 312-335-5454 Fax: 312-335-0614 has the muted lighting and small intimate tables that make it perfect for special date. The prices are on the moderate side for a French restaurant too. Think dressy casual and you meal can start off with something like Päté De Foie De Canard for $9.00, Shrimps Provencale for $10.00 or Caille Grillee Et Spaghetti De Courge for $11.50. Main course can be Steak Au Poivre for $28.00, Coq Au Vin for $19.00 or Sauteed Sea Scallops for $24.00. They have more of the traditional items here.

La Petite Folie at 1504 E 55th St, Chicago, Illinois 60615 Phone: 773-493-1394 has a crisp, bright modern look with a traditional menu. Do make reservations. And think dressy casual. The menu starts off with items like escargots persillade for $ 9.00, par-seared foie gras for $14.00 or frisee salad with smoked trout for $9.00 and for a main course, salmon and wild mushrooms in puff pastry for $18.00, medallions of venison 28.00 or a vegetarian choice like wild mushroom crepes fpr $18.00, they are open for lunchTue-Fri: 11:30am-1:45pm and dinner
Tue-Sat: 5pm-8pm.

Marche at 833 W Randolph St, Chicago Illinois 6060 Phone: 312-226-8399, Fax: 312-226-4603 has a very homey feel with the exposed beams and a formal feel with the white tablecloths and it makes for a nice combination. They recommend that you make reservations. Think on the dressy side of casual. The menu starts off with items like Escargots for $8. 95 or Salade Duck Confit for $11.95 and main course include Duck A La Montmorency for $24.95, Walleye Pike a La Nicoise for $21.95 and Pork Roti d’Alsace for $18.95. They are open Sun-Thu: 5:30pm-10pm and Fri-Sat: 5:30pm-12am.