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Lincoln Square

451 restaurants have held a licence here since 2002. 153 are trading today. Rent tier: Tier 2 · Strong.

How long restaurants last here

59%
still open four years on (380 matured)
61%
Chicago overall
6.0 yrs
median tenure

That is 2 points below the citywide rate. This measures outcomes, not the quality of a place. Access to capital, insurance, lending and daytime foot traffic all move it, and none of them appear in a licence record. Read it as a description of what has happened here, not as a verdict on the neighbourhood or on anyone trading in it.

What is open here now

The concept mix among the 153 restaurants currently trading. 35 opened in the last two years.

ConceptOpen nowShare
Restaurant (unspecified)4127%
Coffee / Cafe2818%
Bar / Tavern138%
Mexican96%
Breakfast / Diner85%
Sandwich / Sub75%

Addresses that have turned over most

Storefronts in Lincoln Square that have hosted the most separate restaurants. A high count is not a verdict on the address either — but it is the first thing worth knowing before signing one, and it is the question a broker will not raise.

AddressRestaurantsOpen now
2501 W LAWRENCE AVE D72History
4825 N WESTERN AVE71History
2619 W LAWRENCE AVE61History
2114 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST60History
4943 N DAMEN AVE50History
2547 W LAWRENCE AVE 1ST A52History
5131 N DAMEN AVE 1ST51History
1968 W LAWRENCE AVE51History

A neighbourhood is not an address.

Everything above describes Lincoln Square as a whole. The record for one storefront is usually more decisive than the average around it, and the read scores a specific concept at a specific address for a specific operator.

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