Virtue serves Southern American cooking in Hyde Park, working through a menu of catfish, fried gizzards, collard greens, cornbread, short ribs, and a T-bone, with banana pudding and cake for dessert — dishes that turn up again and again in what diners order.
The restaurant's chef was a James Beard Best Chef finalist in 2020, won the James Beard Award for Best Chef in 2022, and took the James Beard Foundation's Emerging Chef award in 2023. Michelin has awarded Virtue a Bib Gourmand across multiple guides, including 2019, 2021, 2024, and 2025.
Eater has named Virtue to its Chicago best-of list, and Time Out Chicago included it on its 2025 city best-of list. Robb Report named it among its Best New Restaurants for 2026.
The restaurant's chef was a James Beard Best Chef finalist in 2020, won the James Beard Award for Best Chef in 2022, and took the James Beard Foundation's Emerging Chef award in 2023. Michelin has awarded Virtue a Bib Gourmand across multiple guides, including 2019, 2021, 2024, and 2025.
Eater has named Virtue to its Chicago best-of list, and Time Out Chicago included it on its 2025 city best-of list. Robb Report named it among its Best New Restaurants for 2026.