56 "BYOB" restaurants in Chicago.
True BYOB spots (AKA no corkage fee) are hard to find. True BYOB spots with food that doesn’t suck are even rarer. Here are the places where you can show up with your own bottle and spend that extra money on a meal you actually want to eat.
Schwa, the restaurant equivalent of the most interesting man in the world. Better start working on the reservation now.
Ruxbin may not get as much press as it used to, but it’s still excellent. A must hit for a quiet meal.
Funky, fresh, and delicious. Big & little's is one of the best and most interesting restaurants you can eat at.
Bayan Ko is a great BYOB Filipino and Cuban restaurant in Ravenswood that’s perfect for dinner with friends.
Luella’s Gospel Bird is a Southern restaurant in Wicker Park that makes great fried and jerk chicken.
Drop reasonable cash for a steak dinner with your friends at Tango Sur instead of emptying the bank account at a high end meal.
Cho Sun Ok is a long-standing Korean restaurant. The food is great, but the ambience is even better. A BYOB policy doesn’t hurt.
Spinning J is an excellent bakery and soda fountain in Humboldt Park that has housemade sodas, fresh baked pies, and sandwiches.
