New Restaurant Businesses in West Town, Chicago

43 new restaurant businesses were licensed in West Town 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
2
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
43
Past year

In the past year, 43 new restaurant businesses were licensed in West Town — 2 in the last 30 days, below the neighborhood’s yearly pace. That is 5% of the 826 new restaurant licenses across Chicago in the past year, ranking West Town #3 of 74 neighborhoods for recent restaurant activity.

Most recent license on file: September 4, 2026. Data refreshed daily from the City of Chicago open data portal.

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