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25,581 Chicago restaurants, every license and closure since 2002, refreshed daily.

1900 block of W MONTROSE AVE

14 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 6 are trading today. Lincoln Square.

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.

RestaurantConceptAddressYears
ELY'S BAKERYBakery / Dessert1956 W MONTROSE AVE 1ST2002 – 2005
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
STARBUCKS COFFEE #2491Coffee / Cafe1900 W MONTROSE AVE2002 – open
LA AMISTAD INC.Restaurant (unspecified)1914 W MONTROSE AVE 1ST2005 – open
PARIS PATISSERIE CAFECoffee / Cafe1956 W MONTROSE AVE2006 – 2007
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
SWEET HONEYBEE BAKERY, INC.Bakery / Dessert1918 W MONTROSE AVE 12007 – 2010
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
SWEET SIGNATURE, INC.Bakery / Dessert1956 W MONTROSE AVE 1ST2007 – 2008
Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed
Sweet Sensations PastryBakery / Dessert1918 W MONTROSE AVE GROUND2010 – 2018
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
Earth's Healing CafeCoffee / Cafe1942 W MONTROSE AVE 12011 – 2017
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
CITY PRESS JUICE & BOTTLEHealth / Juice1942 W MONTROSE AVE 1ST2017 – 2022
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
JULIUS-MEINLRestaurant (unspecified)1918 W MONTROSE AVE2020 – 2022
Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it
First Slice Pie CafeCoffee / Cafe1969 W MONTROSE AVE 1ST2021 – open
MINDFUL BAKING CAFECoffee / Cafe1942 W MONTROSE AVE STOREFRONT2022 – open
PARADISE PORT CAFECoffee / Cafe1918 W MONTROSE AVE2023 – open
Irene's BagelsBreakfast / Diner1942 W MONTROSE AVE 12025 – open

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Everything above is the record as it stands today. Get an email when a new restaurant licence appears in Lincoln Square, and nothing at all in the weeks when none does. It covers openings only: a closure takes about three years to surface fully in the public record, and we will not send an alert we cannot stand behind.

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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