The Ultimate Guide To Every Chicago Restaurant Featured On ‘The Bear’

Block Club Chicago / by Alec Karam / May 18, 2026

CHICAGO — “The Bear” is set to close its kitchen doors for good June 25, as the hit FX on Hulu series drops its fifth and final season.

In the Chicago-set series, Jeremy Allen White plays chef Carmy “The Bear” Berzatto, who turns his family’s Italian beef business into a gourmet restaurant. The series was inspired by River North’s Mr. Beef, where series creator Christopher Storer once worked.

In the lead-up to the eight-episode end of the show, we’ve compiled a list of 51 Chicago-area restaurants, bars and shops that were featured on the dramedy, from classics to establishments entirely transformed into new (fictional) culinary creations for the series. Read More Here.