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Women-Owned Restaurants

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Illustration of a woman chef in a white chef coat and white chef's hat stands holding a tray of baked goods.

With the stay-at-home order extended to May 30, our communities need our help more than ever. Here are some Chicago-based women-owned restaurants you can support while you stay at home!

Restaurants

  • Chicago Diner logo
    Chicago Diner
    Vegetarian/Vegan (Logan Square & Lakeview)
  • Hema's Kitchen logo
    Hema's Kitchen
    North Indian (Devon/West Rogers Park)
  • Lotus logo
    Lotus Cafe & Banh Mi Sandwiches
    Vietnamese (UIC & Downtown)
  • Brown Sugar Bakery logo with picture of Chef/Owner Stephanie Hart smiling
    Brown Sugar Bakery
    Southern style bakeshop (Greater Grand Crossing, Austin & Navy Pier)
  • Owner Mary Nguyen Aragoni stands at the French Market location of Saigon Sisters
    Saigon Sisters
    Vietnamese (West Loop & Streeterville)

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Women's Leadership and Resource Center

1200 W. Harrison, 1700 SSB (MC 363), Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: (312) 413-1025
Fax: (312) 413-8393
wlrc@uic.edu
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