Cariño
Restaurant · Uptown
4662 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640
Highlights
Cariño is a culinary gem in Chicago, serving innovative and stunningly presented dishes that blend bold flavors with a casual, vibrant atmosphere.
Cariño is a culinary gem in Chicago, serving innovative and stunningly presented dishes that blend bold flavors with a casual, vibrant atmosphere.
"A michelada-inspired oyster cameos on both the $200 tasting menu and the $125 taco “omakase” at Cariño. It’s also the dish that captures Cariño’s best traits: playful, sophisticated, and delicious. At this intimate Latin restaurant in Uptown, a Bad Bunny playlist serenades couples while chefs in faded Nike caps crack jokes from behind the counter. With its casual-swagger approach to fine dining, Cariño is a refreshing change-up from stuffier spots that also love tweezers and edible flowers." - adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru
"Cariño is a fine dining restaurant in Chicago offering an intimate and immersive Mexican-inspired tasting menu. Led by Chef Norman Fenton and complemented by Denisse Soto's iconic tequila-based cocktails, the restaurant takes guests on a culinary journey to Mexico, celebrating traditional Mexican flavors with a modern twist." - Michael He
"In a cozy corner of Uptown where the train rumbles overhead, Chef Norman Fenton mines his history and his travels to celebrate Mexican cuisine in a distinct, ambitious manner. This tasting menu features boldness and creativity in spades, starting with “chips and salsa” in the form of salsa verde jelly and a tortilla crumble." - MICHELIN Guide
"A restaurant in Uptown, Chicago, offering a tasting menu that showcases Mexican and Central American flavors. It earned a Michelin star in its first year of operation." - Ashok Selvam
"The towering chicharron from Cariño’s Latin-inspired 11-course tasting menu makes you gaze in wonder, like you’re reenacting the first scene of 2001: A Space Odyssey—or Barbie. It comes with a side of smoky esquites, and tells you everything you need to know about this Uptown spot: you’re in for a playful, fun-to-eat meal. Other courses follow suit, like Huitlacoche ravioli that builds a world of corn on a plate or Tajin-topped oysters with a Modelo foam that channels the spicy, refreshing flavors of a michelada. And despite only having a few seats and its not-inexpensive $210 price, Cariño isn’t stuffy or overly formal—you could totally wear a hoodie and jeans to eat a churro with a tiny foie gras hat." - adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru, nick allen
