500 block of N LAKE SHORE DR
8 restaurants have held a licence on this block since 2002. 2 are trading today.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITE RESTAURANT | Restaurant (unspecified) | 505 N LAKE SHORE DR 7000 | 2002 – 2023 |
| SUSHI HUKU | Japanese / Sushi | 505 N LAKE SHORE DR | 2002 – 2002 |
| SUSHI MATSURI JAPANESE RESTAURANT | Japanese / Sushi | 505 N LAKE SHORE DR 214 | 2003 – 2005 |
| Copper Blue | Restaurant (unspecified) | 505 N LAKE SHORE DR 105 | 2005 – 2009 |
| THE BISTRO BY THE PIER | Restaurant (unspecified) | 505 N LAKE SHORE DR 1 105 | 2012 – 2016 |
| CASA MARGARITA | Restaurant (unspecified) | 505 N LAKE SHORE DR 1 | 2017 – open |
| LE FRENCH PATISSERIE | Bakery / Dessert | 505 N LAKE SHORE DR 1ST 103 | 2023 – open |
| RESTAURANT EMPYREE | Restaurant (unspecified) | 505 N LAKE SHORE DR 7000 | 2023 – 2025 |
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 at a specific address for a specific operator, which is the question this page cannot answer.
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