Jibarito

Calls itself the Home of the Jibarito: the North Center spot tied to the sandwich's invention. Also makes a sweet-plantain version, the jibarita.

Puerto Rican bistro and rum bar in Uptown with a short menu of home-style dishes. Jibaritos on well-fried tostones, best with a rum cocktail.

Modest Humboldt Park Puerto Rican cafe best known for mofongo, though diners keep singling out its hot, crisp bistec jibarito with arroz con gandules.

Small, long-running BYOB spot in Humboldt Park famous for rotisserie chicken, which also goes shredded into a well-regarded jibarito.

No-frills Puerto Rican kitchen on the Humboldt Park and Logan Square border. People come for the thin-sliced steak jibarito with garlicky mayo.

Busy, music-filled Hermosa restaurant and bar with a big Puerto Rican menu. The jibarito is stacked with skirt steak; cheese costs extra.

Lively River North Cuban restaurant and mojito bar. Skirt steak grilled to order with caramelized onions and chihuahua cheese, open past 2 a.m. on weekends.

Bright, mural-lined Dunning restaurant and sister to Jibaritos y Mas, with breakfast and cocktails alongside a full lineup of plantain sandwiches.

Friendly Logan Square counter with Cuban roots where the owner greets regulars by name. Jibaritos with fillings from classic steak to ropa vieja.

Pop-up turned Paseo Boricua storefront in 2025 that swaps burger buns for fried plantains around smashed patties. Breakfast versions too.

Former Pilsen favorite that reopened in the Loop after a fire. Every jibarito comes full or half size, including a vegan version.

Logan Square Puerto Rican spot with the widest range of jibaritos in town, including a Cubano version.