The Block List · Chicago
Best-rated restaurants in River North, Chicago
How it's ranked: the 16 places a Google Maps search for this category shows within 1 km, ordered by star rating weighted by review volume. Listings under 30 reviews aren't ranked. Not Google Maps' own ranking.
River North, Chicago
Restaurants · Top 16 by Google rating, weighted by review volume.
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Restaurants in River North, in short
The best-rated restaurants in River North, Chicago, are Lil' Ba-Ba-Reeba!, RPM Seafood and Il Porcellino. Lil' Ba-Ba-Reeba! leads the list with 4.9 stars across 2,277 Google reviews. We looked at 16 places within 1 km of the neighborhood's center. The 16 on this list add up to 106,362 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7.
River North is number 1 of 5 neighborhoods in Chicago for restaurants, with a score of 4.81.
Questions
What is the best restaurant in River North?
By this list, Lil' Ba-Ba-Reeba!: number 1 with 4.9 stars and 2,277 Google reviews. Next come RPM Seafood and Il Porcellino.
How is this ranking built?
How it's ranked: the 16 places a Google Maps search for this category shows within 1 km, ordered by star rating weighted by review volume. Listings under 30 reviews aren't ranked. Not Google Maps' own ranking.
Which other neighborhoods in Chicago are good for restaurants?
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- Logan Square · 4.71 · #1 Federales Tacos & Tequila - Logan Square, Chicago
Updated September 24, 2026 · Ratings and review counts from Google.
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