Chicago, Illinois: Best French Food Restaurants

The last time I went on a Chicago vacation, I made it my mission to try as much of Chicago's culinary delights. As Illinois' most populous city, I knew this was a chance in a lifetime to try food from around the world. I got to try Chicago Hawaiian food, as well as Russian and Thai food.

But my favorite food in Chicago was Chicago's French restaurants.

The French are known to have a fine knack at creating delicious foods that frame the exquisite flavors of their ingredients. And the French restaurants in Chicago definitely live up to this culinary heritage.

In this Chicago restaurant review, I rated Chicago's French restaurants according to the atmosphere of the restaurant, the attentiveness of the wait staff, and the price and taste of their French dishes. The next time you're vacationing in Chicago, try the best French restaurants that the Windy City has to offer. Trust me, you won't be disappointed!

The Top Five French Restaurants in Chicago:

1. Best Chicago French Restaurant: Chez-Joel French Restaurant

1119 W Taylor St
Chicago, IL 60607

This University Village French restaurant was the best French restaurant I found during my Chicago food adventures. The prices on the menu lean toward the more expensive side, but you definitely will not be disappointed by Chez-Joel's authentic French cuisine.

The waiters and hosts at Chez-Joel are friendly, which helped me a lot when trying to decide which hard-to-pronounce French meal to order off of their huge menu. The restaurant itself is cute and the ambiance is great. This is a very romantic restaurant, perfect for dates.

The food itself is beyond compare. Each dish is carefully prepared, and the chef's attentiveness to the meal's French background is obvious when the food arrives at your table. The menu is filled with delicacies, like fresh fish atop vegetables, or turnip soup. My casual references to the food can't even compare to what it tastes like, and I wish I could tell you the exact names of the meals, but they were as fancy and complicated as the food itself.