Chicago Restaurants Open 24 Hours - 2024

Christmas morning, an hour before sunrise, the snow is gusting, the wind is whistling, and you find yourself walking the deserted streets of Chicago craving something caloric and greasy. How you got here is nobody's business. The only question is: are any restaurants open 24 hours near me?  If only you had a guide to Chicago's 24/7/365 restaurants. 

Enter Domu!  Today, your favorite Chicago apartment site is pleased to offer the renters of our beloved city a list of Chicago restaurants open 24 hours.  Whether it be Thanksgiving, Christmas , or Festivus, we have found at least three dozen local eateries that are open and ready to serve hot food any time of the day, any day of the week, every week of the year. These always-open restaurants are scattered across 26 Chicago neighborhoods. 

We don't rate or endorse restaurants, and we don't guarantee their hours of operation. Keep in mind that these are largely mom-and-pop restaurants, and their hours of operation are always subject to change. 

We should point out that all the restaurants featured on our list offer table service. Restaurants open 24 hours and 365 days solely by virtue of late-night drive-thru's have been omitted because drive-thru's don't count. Nor do hot dogs and reheated pizza at 7-11. 

The White Palace Grill gets special mention for being more than a half-century old, making them members of Domu's  vintage restaurant club,  too. 

With the notion that "close" counts in horseshoes, hand-grenades, and late-night eats, we would be remiss not to mention that Chicago also boasts quite a few dining establishments that describe themselves as "open 24 hours" but which are closed on Thanksgiving or Christmas.  So rather than 86'ing these usually reliable options, we've included them on a list of "honorable mentions," otherwise known as "24/7/363."  But 363 is as low as we go.  Restaurants closed more than two days a year fail to rate. 

24-hour restaurants in Chicago come and go faster than midnight gyros, so please let us know if we've omitted anything from our survey. We want our Chicago apartment-dwelling customers to know as much as possible about their  Chicago neighborhoods!  And next time you see us walking the streets early on Christmas morning, flag us down for some greasy-spoon victuals. Our treat!