Best Girls Night Out Sandwiches Restaurants in Chicago
3 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
The Warbler
A modern neighborhood bistro with standout soups, wings, and pastas.
Notable Picks
#1
The Warbler
8.5
A Lincoln Square neighborhood favorite that lands in a contemporary American lane with comfort-forward starters and pastas that reward ordering like a regular. The kitchen’s strengths show best when you build a meal around one craveable appetizer and one pasta centerpiece instead of scattering across the menu.
Must-Try Dishes:
Mushroom soup, Korean-style chicken wings, Whipped ricotta
What Makes it Special: A modern neighborhood bistro with standout soups, wings, and pastas.
Worthy Picks
7.9
A cozy Puerto Rican room where sandwiches show up as jibaritos—tostone “bread,” real crunch, and fillings that eat like comfort food with intent. Treat it like a paced meal: order one jibarito or mofongo anchor and let the cocktails do the extra work.
Must-Try Dishes:
Jibarito, Mofongo, Pollo al ajillo
What Makes it Special: Puerto Rican jibaritos and mofongo paired with a rum-forward cocktail program.
#3
Sottomarino
7.7
A lower-level Loop Italian with a speakeasy-leaning bar vibe, best when you treat it as drinks-plus-pasta rather than a sprawling dinner. The move is burrata or a small starter, then one signature pasta like squid ink or alla norma to keep the meal focused.
Must-Try Dishes:
Squid ink pasta, Burrata, Pasta alla norma
What Makes it Special: A basement-level Italian bar that plays like a downtown date-night hideout.