Highest-rated Southern restaurants in Chicago by diners

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#28. The Licking Chicago

- Rating: 2.7/5 (158 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5045 West Madison Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, Seafood
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#27. Kitchen + Kocktails Chicago

- Rating: 3.2/5 (781 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 444 North Wabash Ave. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, Comfort Food, Cocktail Bars
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#26. Chicago's Home Of Chicken & Waffles

- Rating: 3.3/5 (980 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3947 South King Drive Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Southern, Waffles
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#25. Macarthur's Restaurant

- Rating: 3.4/5 (259 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 5412 West Madison St. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, Soul Food
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#24. Lillie's Q

- Rating: 3.5/5 (1084 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 417 North Ashland Ave. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Barbecue, Southern
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#23. Ina Mae Tavern & Packaged Goods

- Rating: 3.5/5 (530 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1415 North Wood St. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, Beverage Store, Breakfast & Brunch
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#22. Bourbon On Division

- Rating: 3.5/5 (59 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2050 West Division St. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, Whiskey Bars
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#21. Big Jones

- Rating: 3.7/5 (1800 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5347 North Clark St. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, Breakfast & Brunch, Bars
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#20. Yardbird

- Rating: 3.7/5 (394 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 530 North Wabash Ave. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: New American, Southern, Cocktail Bars
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#19. Two Fish Crab Shack

- Rating: 3.8/5 (480 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 641 East 47th St. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Seafood, Southern
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#18. House of Blues Restaurant & Bar

- Rating: 3.8/5 (159 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 329 North Dearborn St. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, Bars, Music Venues
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#17. Gold Coast Social

- Rating: 3.8/5 (55 reviews)
- Address: 7 West Divison St. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, American, Cocktail Bars
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#16. The Budlong Southern Chicken

- Rating: 3.8/5 (413 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1008 West Armitage Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, Chicken Shop, Comfort Food
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#15. Wishbone

- Rating: 3.9/5 (1079 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 161 North Jefferson St. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Southern, Bars
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#14. Feed

- Rating: 3.9/5 (649 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2803 West Chicago Ave. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, Breakfast & Brunch, Diners
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#13. Chef Art Smith's Reunion

- Rating: 3.9/5 (211 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 700 East Grand Ave. Ste 131 Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: American, Southern, Chicken Shop
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#12. The Budlong Southern Chicken - Lincoln Square

- Rating: 4.0/5 (252 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4619 North Western Ave. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, Chicken Shop, Comfort Food
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#11. Roost Chicken & Biscuits

- Rating: 4.0/5 (419 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 494 North Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern
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#10. Southern Twang

- Rating: 4.0/5 (20 reviews)
- Address: 3517 North Spaulding Ave. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Food Delivery Services, Southern, Seafood
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#9. Sweet Maple Cafe

- Rating: 4.0/5 (975 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1339 West Taylor St. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: American, Southern, Breakfast & Brunch
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#8. Cleo's Southern Cuisine

- Rating: 4.1/5 (76 reviews)
- Address: 192 North Wells St. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern
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#7. Dawn AM Eatery

- Rating: 4.1/5 (161 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1642 East 56th St. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, Breakfast & Brunch, Cocktail Bars
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#6. Cleo's Southern Cuisine

- Rating: 4.1/5 (176 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4248 South Cottage Grove Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, Personal Chefs, Caterers
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#5. Luella's Southern Kitchen

- Rating: 4.1/5 (1030 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4609 North Lincoln Ave. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, Breakfast & Brunch, Chicken Shop
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#4. The Boiler Shrimp & Crawfish

- Rating: 4.2/5 (715 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3445 Dempster St. Skokie, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#3. Dove's Luncheonette

- Rating: 4.2/5 (802 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1545 North Damen Ave. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, Tex-Mex, Breakfast & Brunch
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#2. Virtue Restaurant

- Rating: 4.5/5 (1062 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 1462 East 53rd St. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, American
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#1. Boxcar Betty's

- Rating: 4.5/5 (123 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 500 West Madison St. Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: Southern, fast food, Chicken Shop
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