Bazaar Meat – Chicago

Occupying part of the second floor of Bank of America’s building in the River North district, Chicago’s version of Bazaar Meat is substantially similar in concept to the Las Vegas location, but very different in execution. The premise, again, is to adapt chef José Andrés’ elevated, avant garde take on American and Spanish dining for a more meat-and-potatoes audience, trimming the magic tricks somewhat in favor of more steak options.

In Chicago, there are fewer beef selections, some of the seafood choices have shifted to the first-floor Bar Mar, and the dining room is decidedly lighter and brighter than the dark, casino-adjacent Las Vegas Bazaar Meat. While we’ll always carry a torch for the incredibly designed Beverly Hills and South Beach Bazaars, Chicago’s Bazaar Meat currently has the chain’s best overall environment, even considering the attractive (but frenetic) NYC location and Vegas’s second Bazaar, the recently opened Bazaar Mar.