Mediterranean / Greek restaurants in Chicago
60 trading today — 1% of every restaurant open in the city. 212 have held a licence here since 2002, and 13 opened in the last 24 months.
How long Mediterranean / Greek restaurants last
Measured only on restaurants that opened long enough ago to have reached 4 years, so recent openings cannot flatter it. A rate is published only where at least 40 have.
Where Mediterranean / Greek clusters
By community area, most open today first. Counts only — a four-year survival rate needs 40 matured restaurants and only ≈16% of these cells have that many, so the rate lives below, where it can be quoted honestly.
| Neighbourhood | Open now | Ever licensed |
|---|---|---|
| LoopTier 1 · Prime | 10 | 13 |
| AustinTier 4 · Value | 3 | 12 |
| Rogers ParkTier 2 · Strong | 2 | 10 |
| EnglewoodTier 4 · Value | 2 | 6 |
| Chicago LawnTier 4 · Value | 2 | 7 |
| New CityTier 4 · Value | 1 | 9 |
| South ShoreTier 4 · Value | 1 | 11 |
| Humboldt ParkTier 3 · Emerging | 1 | 10 |
| Auburn GreshamTier 4 · Value | 1 | 7 |
| ChathamTier 4 · Value | 1 | 5 |
By zip code
The same cut for anyone working from an address rather than a neighbourhood name.
| Zip | Open now | Ever licensed |
|---|---|---|
| 60653 | 4 | 6 |
| 60607 | 4 | 8 |
| 60661 | 3 | 7 |
| 60609 | 3 | 11 |
| 60651 | 3 | 15 |
| 60618 | 3 | 7 |
| 60611 | 3 | 6 |
| 60626 | 2 | 10 |
| 60612 | 2 | 5 |
| 60620 | 2 | 10 |
| 60629 | 2 | 7 |
| 60649 | 1 | 11 |
Thinking about opening one?
This page is the record: what has been tried, where, and how long it lasted. A read scores a specific concept at a specific address against it — including whether Mediterranean / Greek is the strongest thing you could put in that space. One full read a month is free, no card.
Read an address freeFrom the City of Chicago business-licence record · rebuilt August 4, 2026 · methodology