Top rated Soul food restaurants in Chicago, United States to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Soul food restaurants in Chicago

Experience the best that Chicago has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 29 places from Soul food restaurant category.

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The SoulFood Lounge 2

Soul food restaurant

👍👍 We had a great experience at the new Soulfood Lounge location that opened up last month. The service was nice and efficient. All the staff were pleasant and patient. The ambiance was comfy, and the food was tasty. We all ordered the grand tasting so we could try a variety of dishes (at half the size...

4.70 (75 reviews)

Buddy Guy's Legends

Blues club

Classic blues club with up-and-coming & famous acts 7 nights a week plus New-Orleans-inspired grub.

$$ $$

4.60 (2.9K reviews)

Majani Soulful Vegan Cuisine

Vegan restaurant

Low-key, easygoing stop serving a range of plant-based cuisine & vegan offerings in unfussy digs.

$$ $$

4.60 (950 reviews)

Vegan World Cafe

Vegan restaurant

👍👍 Great food and great service. Not a vegan but they make some great food and they are a local business. I just the seating was a little better. I highly recommend the chicken and beef tacos and hibiscus tea

$$ $$

4.60 (136 reviews)

Authentic Cooking Soul Food Kitchen

Soul food restaurant

$$ $$

4.60 (48 reviews)

Soul Prime

Soul food restaurant

4.50 (245 reviews)

The Foodie's Spot

Soul food restaurant

👍 This hit the spot! Everything was Super well seasoned!! (I don’t like bland food). Ordered via phone when I was down the street cause I wanted to make sure they had snapper still available and my order was ready in just a few mins after I walked in the door! It smelled so good and was nice & hot so...

$$ $$

4.50 (217 reviews)

Soul Veg City

Vegan restaurant

Vegetarian/vegan Southern & soul food plus a juice bar in a casual storefront space with local art.

$$ $$

4.40 (2K reviews)

Blue Door Kitchen & Garden

American restaurant

American restaurant serving seasonal food & cocktails in an elegant, intimate setting with a patio.

$$ $$

4.40 (889 reviews)

The Delta | Chicago

Southern restaurant (US)

Hip spot with funky-chic decor offering a menu of tamales & Southern fare with house cocktails.

$$ $$

4.40 (520 reviews)

Hoanh Long Vietnamese & Chinese Restaurant

Vietnamese restaurant

Pan-Asian staples, such as pho, stir-fries & hot pot meals, are dispensed in a quaint cafe setting.

$ $$$

4.40 (426 reviews)

City Life Restaurant & Lounge

Lounge

Dive bar with comfort-food classics amid low lighting & sports on TVs, plus karaoke & a patio.

$ $$$

4.30 (629 reviews)

Chef Daddy's

Soul food restaurant

Plate of homestyle soul food, plus old-school desserts, turned out in humble, compact quarters.

$ $$$

4.20 (724 reviews)

The L Station

Restaurant

🫤 Tl;Dr, the food is decent but at this price point I expect delicious. They are willing to work with you if you have any issues with the food however. I just didn't have the time to wait for any longer than I already had (an hour), for food that wasn't even hot. BE ADVISED THERE IS AN AUTO GRATIUTY...

4.20 (214 reviews)

CREED-Flossmoor

Soul food restaurant

Casual resource for fried & smoked chicken, catfish, wraps, classic sides & other comfort foods.

4.20 (191 reviews)

Chicago's Home of Chicken & Waffles

Chicken restaurant

Soul food that includes big portions of its namesake & down-home sides in an exposed-brick setting.

$$ $$

4.10 (3.6K reviews)

Pearl's Place Restaurant

Soul food restaurant

White-tablecloth restaurant serving Southern/soul food classics such as fried chicken & catfish.

$$ $$

4.10 (3.3K reviews)

Soulé

Soul food restaurant

Cozy option for modernized soul & Creole cooking with BYOB (with a fee) beverages in a casual space.

$$ $$

4.10 (1.7K reviews)

The Good Life Soul Food Cafe

Soul food restaurant

😐 Let me first start off by saying, I am a big supporter of Black owned businesses. I have been going to this cafe for about 2 years now. I went today and I feel some type of way, the owner was there, and she was very rude. Actually, I had just visited the cafe on Sunday, and she was not in a good moo...

4.10 (706 reviews)

St Rest No 2 Country Kitchen

Soul food restaurant

$$ $$

4.10 (322 reviews)

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Top rated Soul food restaurants in Chicago, United States