2900 block of N LINCOLN AVE
19 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 5 are trading today. Lake View.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe Demir | Coffee / Cafe | 2964 N LINCOLN AVE | 2002 – 2005 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| CAFE ZAMZAM | Coffee / Cafe | 2960 N LINCOLN AVE | 2002 – 2007 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| GOLDEN APPLE RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2971 N LINCOLN AVE 1 | 2002 – open |
| TWISTED TAP BAR & PATIO | Bar / Tavern | 2913 N LINCOLN AVE 1 | 2002 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| CAFE FURAIBO JAPANESE RESTAURANT & SUSHI | Coffee / Cafe | 2907 N LINCOLN AVE | 2004 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK | Thai | 2964 N LINCOLN AVE | 2005 – 2007 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| TA TONG THAI & SUSHI BAR | Japanese / Sushi | 2964 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST FLOOR 1 | 2007 – 2011 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| PAPACITO'S MEXICAN GRILLE | Mexican | 2960 N LINCOLN AVE 1 | 2007 – 2024 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SUZI'S TEA & CAFE | Coffee / Cafe | 2965 N LINCOLN AVE 1 | 2007 – 2009 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| THE BLEEDING HEART BAKERY | Bakery / Dessert | 2961 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST | 2008 – 2011 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| IN IN RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2964 N LINCOLN AVE 1 1 | 2009 – 2011 Inferred: dated from a licence that lapsed |
| Rice Bistro | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2964 N LINCOLN AVE FIRST | 2010 – 2012 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| RICE BISTRO CHICAGO | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2964 N LINCOLN AVE 1 1 | 2012 – 2015 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| BISTRO DRE LLC | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2965 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST | 2012 – 2017 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| SEAFOOD ON THE TABLES | Seafood | 2965 N LINCOLN AVE 1ST | 2017 – 2019 Confirmed: an inspection or the operator dated it |
| MAHANAKHON NOODLE BAR | Chinese | 2907 N LINCOLN AVE 1 | 2019 – open |
| DEAR MARGARET | Restaurant (unspecified) | 2965 N LINCOLN AVE | 2020 – open |
| RICA AREPA VENEZUELAN RESTAURANT | Latin / Caribbean | 2913 N LINCOLN AVE 1 | 2021 – open |
| OLIVE MOUNTAIN GRILL | American / Burger | 2960 N LINCOLN AVE STOREFRONT | 2024 – 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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