There are 230 restaurants participating this year. Of “my” 41, some I have already patronized, some have been on my bucket list for years, and some are recently opened and I’d like to check ‘em out:

• Aja
• Aria
• Bar Toma
• The Bedford
• Bistro Campagne
• bistronomic
• Blackbird
• Blue 13
• Boka
• Bristol
• Cafe Ba Ba Reeba
• Cafe Spiaggia
• Carnivale
• C-House
• David Burke’s
• Duchamp
• Epic
• Farmhouse
• Florentine
• Frontera
• Gage
• GT Fish & Oyster
• Hubbard Inn
• LM Restaurant
• Markethouse
• Mercat a la planxa
• Mon Ami Gabi
• n9ne
• Nacional 27
• Naha
• Nightwood
• NoMI
• Paris Club
• Perennial
• Province
• Sable
• Sepia
• Table 52
• Terzo Piano
• Topolobampo
• Vermillion

And from that I can probably only pick one. Maybe 2. Three if I budget myself carefully the rest of January.

Oh Restaurant Week. Such a good deal and yet I haven’t been able to enjoy your awesomeness since 2008 (Carnivale!).

chicagobusiness:

This is a great Google map for anyone looking for nearby Restaurant Week deals.