Best Trendy Restaurants in Harwood Heights
4 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
Legno Chicago
A dress-up-capable Italian room with a real wood-fired anchor.
Notable Picks
8.2
An Italian dining room with a more polished feel than most of the corridor, where wood-fired pizza and classic entrées make it easy to build a full date-night meal. The best experience comes from choosing one pizza to share and one composed entrée rather than treating it like a sampler table.
Must-Try Dishes:
Diavolo pizza, Chicken piccata, Spaghetti with veal meatballs
What Makes it Special: A dress-up-capable Italian room with a real wood-fired anchor.
8.2
Vibes:
Date Night Magic
Trendy Table Hotspots
Girls Night Out Approved
Birthday & Celebration Central
A Peruvian-leaning kitchen that’s best when you commit to a paced, course-by-course meal rather than a scattered table. The strongest move is to start with a bright seafood opener, then land on one beef or rice-and-seafood main that carries the meal’s depth.
Must-Try Dishes:
Yucas trufadas, Oysters, Lomo saltado
What Makes it Special: A tasting-menu-style approach to Peruvian flavors in a neighborhood dining room.
Worthy Picks
7.8
A newer, sports-leaning pizza-and-burger spot with late-night hours where the strongest play is one signature pizza plus one handheld, not a full sampler. It’s at its best when you treat it like a focused game-night order—pizza as the anchor, then one shareable side.
Must-Try Dishes:
Pro Shop Burger, Pepperoni & sausage pizza, French dip chips
What Makes it Special: Late-night pizza-and-burger menu built for game watching.
7.8
A conveyor-style sushi format that’s best approached as a controlled tasting run: grab a few core nigiri and one familiar roll, then reassess before stacking plates. The experience is the point here—keep choices simple and you’ll get the cleanest read on quality.
Must-Try Dishes:
Salmon Nigiri, California Roll, Edamame
What Makes it Special: Rotary sushi format that turns dinner into a choose-as-you-go tasting loop.