Tzuco Chicago

Tzuco sits on North State Street, a five-minute walk from Water Tower Place. The room runs smart and elegant, serving a menu defined as modern Mexican fusion.

Most restaurants in this part of Chicago lean heavily on the convenience of their proximity to the Magnificent Mile, often sacrificing substance for tourist foot traffic. Tzuco ignores that shortcut. It offers a more deliberate approach to Mexican cooking that feels out of place among the nearby chain steakhouses, which is exactly why you go there. It is a necessary departure for anyone who finds the surrounding blocks too formulaic, providing a level of polish that the immediate neighborhood otherwise lacks.