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The dining room at Ila's Chicago: exposed brick, timber ceiling beams and warm pendant lights, with guests seated at tables and the bar behind them

Make Yourself at Home

Where the

world's flavors
feel like home

Where the

world’s flavors
feel like home

Where the

world’s flavors feel like home

Welcome to Ila's Restaurant & Bar, globally inspired comfort food in River North, served in a warm, unhurried space where everyone belongs. No rush, just real connection.

Welcome to Ila’s Restaurant & Bar, globally inspired comfort food in River North, served in a warm, unhurried space where everyone belongs. No rush, just real connection.

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15 W HUBBARD ST · RIVER NORTH , CHICAGO

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Four members of the Ila's family standing together outside the restaurant's front door on Hubbard Street

Named for Íla, the cook who started it all

Where Everyone Belongs

Come for the food. Stay for the feeling.

Ila's Restaurant & Bar is inspired by the heart and soul of the owner's mother, Íla, a gifted cook whose warmth, generosity, and love of sharing food bring people together. We serve comfort food with a global twist in a space designed for connection and lingering conversations. Ila's isn't just a restaurant, it's a place to gather, stay a while, and enjoy the simple joy of good food with good people.

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Four members of the Ila's family standing together outside the restaurant's front door on Hubbard Street

Named for Íla, the cook who started it all

Where Everyone Belongs

Come for the food. Stay for the feeling.

Ila’s Restaurant & Bar is inspired by the heart and soul of the owner’s mother, Íla, a gifted cook whose warmth, generosity, and love of sharing food bring people together. We serve comfort food with a global twist in a space designed for connection and lingering conversations. Ila’s isn’t just a restaurant, it’s a place to gather, stay a while, and enjoy the simple joy of good food with good people.

Private dining and events

Our story

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Offering world food favorites with a twist

Offering world food favorites with a twist

A menu that travels the world

Comfort food without borders, empanadas folded around butter chicken, pierogies filled with lamb birria, short rib over sesame mash. A handful of the dishes our regulars keep coming back for.

Achari Paneer Fried Rice

$20

$15

spiced paneer, onions, poblano, mama Ila's homemade rice, tamarind and coriander chutneys

Chef's Specialty

Empanada Duo

$17

butter chicken & roasted corn-shishito, mint chutney, chimichurri ranch

Dinner Starter

Lamb Birria or Cacio e Pepe Pierogies

$15

braised lamb dumplings, oaxacan cheese, consomme or potato and cheese filling, parmesan, fonduta, toasted black pepper

Chef's Specialty

Crispy Confit Duck Leg

Crispy Confit Duck Leg

$32

sweet potato puree, braised collard greens, piri piri jus

Chef's Specialty

Ila's Casa Dragones Flight

$50

Mama Ila's favorite tequila, a curated tasting of Blanco, Reposado & Añejo

Tequila Flight

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A spread of Ila's dishes on a dark table: flatbread in a wire basket, a curry in a copper serving pot, and plates finished with mixed greens

Food & drink · Ila's Chicago

A spread of Ila's dishes on a dark table: flatbread in a wire basket, a curry in a copper serving pot, and plates finished with mixed greens

Food & drink · Ila's Chicago

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An evening at Ila's

Warm light, generous tables, and a room made for staying longer than planned.

Ila's Restaurant & Bar

Make yourself
at home.

Make yourself at home.

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Open for dinner nightly, and from 11:30 AM on Sundays!

Gather a table. Make yourself at home.

Mon – Thu

4PM – 10PM

Kitchen closes 9PM

Fri

4PM – 1AM

Kitchen closes 10PM; Late night bites from 10PM-1AM

Sat

4PM – 1AM

Kitchen closes 10PM; Late night bites from 10PM-1AM

Sun

11:30AM – 9PM

Kitchen closes 8PM; Bottomless mimosas from 11:30AM

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Directions

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15 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60654 · (312) 579-4849

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Dinner nightly · Sundays from 11:30AM · PRIVATE EVENTS · 15 W HUBBARD ST, RIVER NORTH.

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