Best road-trip restaurants in Illinois
Start here: 66 route-useful dining stops in Illinois, grouped by town and filtered by cuisine or price. This is the curated road-trip layer, not every restaurant in the state.
Updated 2026-07-01. Check current hours, reservations, and seasonal closures before you go.
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Original Little Italy stand since 1938 serving the archetypal dripping Italian beef sandwich, dunked and loaded with giardiniera.
The country's oldest cafeteria-style Jewish deli since 1942. (South Loop)
South Loop cafeteria-style Jewish deli since 1942, famous for hand-carved corned beef piled high on rye.
River North single-location Italian beef stand, the real-life inspiration for The Bear, serving juicy dipped sandwiches since 1979.
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