Pet-Friendly Restaurants in Chicago

A One Off Hospitality honky-tonk taqueria at the Damen-Milwaukee-North six-corners in Wicker Park, with a large fenced outdoor patio that has been one of the city's most consistently dog-welcoming tables since 2009. Tacos al pastor, whiskey-and-tequila list, and a sound system that runs Waylon Jennings into Beyoncé. Water bowls produced on arrival and the patio takes leashed dogs by default, no questions asked.

A West Loop Randolph Street beer hall with one of the largest dog-friendly patios in Chicago, including a fenced 'beer garden' lawn that markets itself explicitly to dogs (Yappy Hour Tuesdays). 35 beers on tap, sausages, pretzels and a heated retractable-roof setup that keeps the patio open through winter. Water bowls and complimentary dog biscuits produced on arrival.

A 1932 Old Town tavern famous for slow-cooked baby back ribs and as a Frank Sinatra haunt, with a side-street covered patio on Eugenie that takes leashed dogs whenever the weather is above 5 °C. Walking distance from Lincoln Park and the Lincoln Park Zoo, so easy to combine with a morning at the Wiggly Field DPA. Ribs, burgers, classic cocktails, no-reservations counter-bar inside.