mfk. Restaurant

mfk. Restaurant

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mfk. serves Spanish food in a tapas format, built around small plates meant for the table rather than individual courses. Seafood shows up often, with aguachile and octopus among the dishes reviewers mention most, alongside pork and a rotating range of other shareable plates. The wine list runs alongside the food as part of the draw.

The restaurant has held a Michelin Bib Gourmand across multiple guide years — 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024 — and was selected in the 2025 Michelin Guide. A chef at mfk. was also named a finalist for the James Beard Foundation's Rising Star Chef of the Year in 2019.
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AWARDMichelin Guide Bib Gourmand2019–2024
AWARDMichelin Guide Selected2025
AWARDJames Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef of the Year, finalist2019
RATINGS4.7 stars across 436 reviews3 sources
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City

Chicago

Neighborhood

Lakeview

Price

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Cuisine

Spanish

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James Beard Finalist 2019
Recognition
Michelin Selected 2025
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