New Restaurant Businesses in Loop, Chicago

40 new restaurant businesses were licensed in Loop in the past year. Sourced from City of Chicago license records, updated daily.

Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued.

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New this week
5
Last 30 days
13
Last 90 days
40
Past year

In the past year, 40 new restaurant businesses were licensed in Loop — 5 in the last 30 days, outpacing the neighborhood’s yearly pace. That is 5% of the 826 new restaurant licenses across Chicago in the past year, ranking Loop #4 of 74 neighborhoods for recent restaurant activity.

Most recent license on file: September 3, 2026. Data refreshed daily from the City of Chicago open data portal.

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