000 block of N WACKER DR
15 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 6 are trading today. Loop.
Everyone who has traded here
Oldest first, from the City of Chicago’s licence record. A closing year is the year the licence lapsed, which trails the day the door shut — often by many months.
| Restaurant | Concept | Address | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| TACO FRESCO | Mexican | 29 N WACKER DR 1ST | 2002 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| GATEWAY NEWSTAND | Bakery / Dessert | 20 N WACKER DR 1ST | 2002 – 2018 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| MCDONALD'S#20518 | American / Burger | 29 N WACKER DR | 2003 – 2010 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| RA @ UBS CHICAGO | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1 N WACKER DR 30 | 2003 – 2020 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| McDONALD'S | American / Burger | 29 N WACKER DR 1 | 2009 – 2018 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| THE EASTMAN EGG COMPANY | Restaurant (unspecified) | 29 N WACKER DR 1ST 104 | 2014 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| Be Leaf | Restaurant (unspecified) | 29 N WACKER DR 1 103 | 2015 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| ONE NORTH KITCHEN AND BAR | Bar / Tavern | 1 N WACKER DR 1 | 2018 – open |
| ARMAND'S PIZZERIA | Italian / Pizza | 29 N WACKER DR 1ST 104 | 2019 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| 11 DINING | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1 N WACKER DR 30 | 2019 – 2021 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| ESPRESSO AND MILK | Coffee / Cafe | 20 N WACKER DR 105 | 2021 – open |
| Kinsley by Fairgrounds | Restaurant (unspecified) | 1 N WACKER DR 1ST 150 | 2022 – open |
| ONW Coffee shop | Coffee / Cafe | 1 N WACKER DR UPPER MEZZANINE | 2024 – open |
| EAVES COCKTAIL CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 20 N WACKER DR 1 | 2025 – open |
| LYA | Restaurant (unspecified) | 29 N WACKER DR 1 103 | 2025 – open |
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What the block does not tell you
A block that has turned over often is worth knowing about before signing on it, but the count on its own is not a verdict — a busy corridor churns partly because it is busy. The read scores a specific concept for a specific operator against one storefront's own record, which is the question this page cannot answer.
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