In the past year, 8 new restaurant businesses opened in Near South Side — 1 in the last 30 days. That is 1% of the 690 new restaurant openings across Chicago in the past year, ranking Near South Side #31 of 72 neighborhoods for recent restaurant activity.
Latest opening on file: July 14, 2026. Data refreshed daily from the City of Chicago open data portal.
Recently opened in Near South Side
- Patio1802 S WABASH AVE
- Doodles 'nola1601 S MICHIGAN AVE 3RD 300
- Momentum Coffee1900 S STATE ST 1ST
- Priscilla's Kitchen Catering1401 S STATE ST 13 1307
- Earthly Essence LLC2344 S STATE ST
- Brulee2036 S MICHIGAN AVE
- Edueats Food Service Company1930 S ARCHER AVE 1
- Sakana Japanese Restaurant1307 S WABASH AVE 1
- Siam Thai1329 S MICHIGAN AVE 1ST
- Dunkin'2503 S DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR
- Go Grocer1251-1255 S MICHIGAN AVE 1
- Mikami1400 S MICHIGAN AVE C, D
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