Best Healthy Restaurants in Near North Side
11 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
Burrito Beach
A Chicago-born Mexican grill balancing speed, customizability, and fresher ingredients.
Notable Picks
8.4
Burrito Beach’s Ohio Street location is a fast-casual staple for toasted burritos, bowls, and tacos built with fresher-than-average ingredients. High-volume lunch lines from nearby offices and hotels speak to its role as Streeterville’s reliable, customizable Mexican grill.
Must-Try Dishes:
Toasted Burritos, Beach Bowls, Crispy Quesadillas
What Makes it Special: A Chicago-born Mexican grill balancing speed, customizability, and fresher ingredients.
Kanela Breakfast Club brings a slightly Greek-leaning brunch menu to Streeterville, with lox-and-bagel plates and fried egg bagel sandwiches sharing space with pancakes and crab cake benedicts. It’s a sit-down option where the bagel set skews more composed and cafe-style than grab-and-go, with enough variety to please both bagel traditionalists and brunch grazers.
Must-Try Dishes:
Lox and Bagel with chive cream cheese, Fried egg bagel sandwich, Crab Cake Benedict
What Makes it Special: A polished brunch cafe where lox bagels and eggy bagel sandwiches are treated like plated entrees.
8.4
Bombay Eats is a fast-casual Indian spot where wraps, bowls, and rolls translate Mumbai street food into quick lunches and easy takeout in Streeterville. Opened in 2010 by husband-and-wife team Falguni and Ali Dewjee, it leans on streamlined ordering, vegetarian-friendly options, and consistent execution to keep office workers and locals coming back.
Must-Try Dishes:
Chicken Tikka Wrap, Cheese Paneer Wrap, Samosa Wrap
What Makes it Special: Fast-casual Indian wraps and bowls that stay remarkably consistent for quick downtown meals.
#4
Poke Poké
8.3
A fast Loop counter for build-your-own poke where the best bowls stay disciplined: one base, one protein lane, and a clean sauce choice so the fish reads bright instead of buried. It’s strongest at lunch rush when ingredients turn over quickly and the bowls land cold-crisp and balanced.
Must-Try Dishes:
Build-your-own poke bowl, Spicy tuna bowl, Salmon bowl with simple soy-sesame sauce
What Makes it Special: Fast, customizable poke built for downtown lunch efficiency.
8.3
Pinched on the River is a compact Streeterville spot tucked along the Ogden Slip, known for build-your-own pitas, bowls, and Mediterranean grills backed by a well-loved wine list. It’s a flexible choice that works as well for quick lunches as it does for casual riverfront dinners on the patio.
Must-Try Dishes:
Chicken Shawarma Bowl, Beef Chevaps Plate, Falafel Pita
What Makes it Special: A riverside Mediterranean grill where customizable pitas and bowls meet an efficient, friendly crew.
8.2
A 100% plant-based juice café near the Magnificent Mile, JuiceRx focuses on cold-pressed juices, superfood smoothies, and acai bowls built from organic ingredients. Locals use it as a reliable healthy stop for breakfast or light lunches where execution is tighter than the typical juice bar.
Must-Try Dishes:
Harlequin Monkey Bowl, Fruit Alchemist Bowl, Supreme Green juice
What Makes it Special: A fully plant-based juice bar where acai bowls, toasts, and cold-pressed juices are treated with restaurant-level care.
Worthy Picks
7.9
Tucked inside the SPACE 519 concept store, The Lunchroom is a 40-seat cafe serving vegetable-forward, California-style takes on American lunch standards, plus brunch plates and pastries. Portions skew lighter and presentations cleaner than neighboring hotel spots, with an emphasis on salads, toast-based plates, and composed sandwiches. It’s more of a daytime hangout than a destination dinner, but fills a real gap for fresher-feeling food near the Mag Mile.
Must-Try Dishes:
Avocado Toast Club, Carolina BBQ Chicken Flatbread, Farm Table Burrata
What Makes it Special: A stylish concept-store cafe serving lighter, California-influenced American lunches.
Chapel Street Cafe & Restaurant is an Australian-influenced all-day spot off Delaware Place, serving coffee drinks, brunch plates, and bistro-style dinners under high ceilings and big windows. It skews more relaxed than the hotel fine dining nearby, pulling in locals for thoughtful breakfast and burger plates after shopping or museum visits.
Must-Try Dishes:
Chapel Street Breakfast, Glenmore Burger, Melbourne Hot Jam Doughnuts
What Makes it Special: An Aussie-inspired all-day cafe where thoughtful brunch plates and coffee meet a stylish, high-ceilinged room.
7.8
This Streeterville outpost of the Chicago-born Dollop Coffee group functions as a bright, laptop-friendly cafe with vegan-friendly bagels and a build-your-own bagel option alongside pastries and espresso drinks. It’s less a full breakfast destination than a reliable grab-a-bagel-and-work stop, especially for nearby residents and hospital staff.
Must-Try Dishes:
Build Your Own Bagel, Bagel sandwiches with egg and cheese, Toasted everything bagel with chive cream cheese
What Makes it Special: Local coffee roaster’s Streeterville cafe with vegan-friendly bagels and a customizable bagel program in a workspace-friendly room.
A fast-casual seafood counter that’s most useful as a clean, efficient lunch move—simple plates and bowls built around straightforward proteins and sauces. It’s not a destination dining room, but it’s a reliable way to get fish-forward food quickly in the neighborhood.
Must-Try Dishes:
Salmon plate/bowl, Fish tacos, Shrimp bowl/salad
What Makes it Special: Fast, fish-forward bowls and plates built for a reliable lunch routine.
#11
Kaleido Rolls
7.7
Hidden in the Plaza of the Americas just off Michigan, Kaleido Rolls is a tiny counter turning out Vietnamese-style salad rolls in flavors like spicy tuna, shrimp, and chicken Caesar. It’s a fast, healthier-feeling option for office workers and shoppers who don’t want another heavy Mag Mile lunch.
Must-Try Dishes:
Spicy Tuna Salad Roll, Shrimp Salad Roll with Peanut Sauce, Chicken Caesar Salad Roll
What Makes it Special: A literal hole-in-the-wall salad-roll stand off Michigan Avenue.