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Diners' Choice: Mediterranean restaurants in Chicago / Illinois

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Updated February 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Mediterranean cuisine in Chicago / Illinois? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyzes more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favorites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!


A photo of La Parra Restaurant and Bar restaurant
4.8
4.8 (547)
$31 to $50
Mediterranean
Berwyn
About the restaurant
La Parra Restaurant & Bar, in Berwyn, IL, is a premier dining establishment serving the Chicago, Cicero and Oak Park areas. We specialize in home made pastas, tapas and the best cocktails you'll ever try. We offer a Mediterranean style menu, a full bar, and dine in or carry out options.

For your next night out, visit La Parra Restaurant & Bar in Berwyn. The best Mediterranean around!

Top review
yecenia
Dined 6 days ago
Everything was delicious! The service was amazing! A little noisey Highly recommend!
A photo of avec West Loop restaurant
4.8
4.8 (895)
$30 and under
Mediterranean
West Loop
About the restaurant
avec, a wine-focused restaurant in Chicago, features Midwestern takes on Mediterranean classics. Inspired by the sun-drenched wine regions of the Mediterranean, avec West Loop has been a Chicago favorite for over 20 years. Originally conceived as a wine bar, avec is the second concept from celebrated one-off hospitality, with communal and bar seating—it is a high-energy, intimate, and interactive experience.

For parties of 6 or more, please call us at 312-377-2002.

Top review
PeterVIP
Dined 7 days ago
Always outstanding food, urban happening vibe and attentive service. A must!
A photo of avec River North restaurant
4.8
4.8 (468)
$30 and under
Mediterranean
River North (Chicago)
About the restaurant
located in the heart of River North, avec features Midwestern takes on Mediterranean classics under the culinary direction of James Beard award-winning chef, Paul Kahan and executive chef Dylan Patel. pair your meal with an incredible array of carefully chosen wines curated by wine director Bret Haire, or simply stop by for a delicious cocktail at our expansive bar.

Top review
JimVIP
Dined 2 days ago
Awesome all the way around! Fabulous! Highly recommend
A photo of Aba - Chicago restaurant
4.8
4.8 (2750)
$50 and over
Mediterranean
West Loop
About the restaurant
Aba is a Mediterranean restaurant with locations in Chicago, IL, Austin, TX, and Bal
Harbour, FL. Aba, meaning father in Hebrew, incorporates Chef CJ Jacobson’s lighter style
of cooking with influences from the Mediterranean, including Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, and
Greece. The bar program showcases rare Mediterranean-inspired wines and spirits.
Signature dishes include Smoky Garlic Hummus, Muhammara, Heirloom Crispy Chicken
Thigh, Shawarma-Spiced Skirt Steak, Grilled Salmon Kebab and more. The bar program
showcases rare Mediterranean-inspired wines and spirits.

Top review
Lucy
Dined 3 days ago
my favorite restaurant in chicago! i’d eat here every day if I could
A photo of Tama restaurant
4.7
4.7 (199)
$31 to $50
Mediterranean
Logan Square
About the restaurant
A charming intimate neighborhood restaurant by Chefs Avgeria Stapaki and Adalberto Olaez that merges Mediterranean traditions with South American and Asian ingredients.



Tama has a strict 2 hour turn time. Your reservation starts at the time it is booked, whether all the members of your party have arrived.
Please understand that we are a small restaurant and ever so grateful you have decided to join us.







Top review
DianeVIP
Dined on Feb 7, 2025
We had the most incredible dining experience at Tama and enjoyed their Restaurant Week menu which was fantastic and a total bargain. The service was impeccable, and our server was so helpful, wonderful and generous. The service in general was perfect. We even met Chef Avgeria who was just lovely. Overall dining experience was an A+++. Will return!
A photo of Pinched on the River restaurant
4.8
4.8 (415)
$30 and under
Mediterranean
River North (Chicago)
About the restaurant
The most unique and eclectic Mediterranean inspired food with a pinch of this and a pinch of that.
Top review
Julie
Dined on Dec 30, 2024
Excellent food! Always are go to place when we come to Chicago.
A photo of Vasili's restaurant
4.7
4.7 (508)
$30 and under
Mediterranean
Naperville
About the restaurant
Love, laughter & lamb—a celebration of food, family & Ouzo! Hearth cooking from the heart inspired by recipes from our Papou, passed through generations.
Top review
emily
Dined 3 days ago
We had an amazing time as always this year we celebrated our anniversary and we got the typical Saganaki, Greek sausages, dip trio with tzatziki hummus and hpitipi, lamp chops and chicken souvlaki. The Saganaki continues to be our favorite and they even gave us a little anniversary dessert! We had an awesome time! 
A photo of Citrine Cafe restaurant
4.7
4.7 (1291)
$31 to $50
Mediterranean
Oak Park
About the restaurant
Located in the heart of Oak Park IL, Citrine offers Mediterranean influenced cuisine with American flair. The menu includes seasonal fish and vegetable dishes, braised meats cooked in clay pots and fresh bread from our brick oven.
Top review
RalphVIP
Dined 7 days ago
We had a wonderful, fixed price 4 course meal and a bottle of wine. Each course was wonderful (8 in total since we each had different course). The service was fantastic, we never touched the bottle of wine, someone was always ready to make certain we had enough in our glass. The same for water. It was a wonderful evening.
A photo of Ema - Glenview restaurant
4.7
4.7 (566)
$30 and under
Mediterranean
Glenview
About the restaurant
Ēma is a Mediterranean and California-inspired restaurant from Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants located at 1320 Patriot Blvd. The menu, crafted by Chef Partner CJ Jacobson features spreads, dips and assorted mezze, Mediterranean small plates, with an emphasis on Hummus & Spreads, Raw, Vegetables and Kebabs. Signature dishes include Moroccan Onion Dip, Spinach & Feta Spread, Tahini Caesar Salad, Octopus Carpaccio and Spicy Brisket Kefta Kebab.

The beverage program showcases cocktails with flavors crafted from Mediterranean ingredients like chinola, fig, fresno chile and coriander. The wine program, curated by Sommelier John C. Slatter, features a globally sourced list of over 70 selections with a strong focus on wineries practicing organic and natural production across the Mediterranean, including ancient grape varieties from Greece, Lebanon and Italy.

Top review
irene
Dined 1 day ago
Great food. Beautiful place. Services is great and fast ! Will come back soon!
A photo of Ema - River North restaurant
4.7
4.7 (4584)
$31 to $50
Mediterranean
River North (Chicago)
About the restaurant
A Mediterranean & California-inspired restaurant featuring small plates & Chef CJ Jacobson's lighter style cooking in Chicago's River North.
Top review
HowardVIP
Dined 4 days ago
Excellent spot for a business lunch, great food and service.
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