New Restaurant Businesses in Near West Side, Chicago

41 new restaurant businesses opened in Near West Side in the past year. Sourced from City of Chicago license records, updated daily.

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New this week
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Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
41
Past year

In the past year, 41 new restaurant businesses opened in Near West Side — 2 in the last 30 days, below the neighborhood’s yearly pace. That is 6% of the 690 new restaurant openings across Chicago in the past year, ranking Near West Side #2 of 72 neighborhoods for recent restaurant activity.

Latest opening on file: July 7, 2026. Data refreshed daily from the City of Chicago open data portal.

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