Best Group Dining Gatherings Restaurants in West DePaul
5 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
Vegan Plate
A fully vegan Thai menu with expansive curries, noodles, and shareable appetizers.
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#1
Vegan Plate
8.6
Vegan Plate is a full-service Thai restaurant in the DePaul stretch of Lincoln Park serving a broad, fully plant-based menu of curries, noodles, and stir-fries. Diners rely on it for comforting standards like green curry, drunken noodles, and banana spring rolls when they want sit-down vegan Thai rather than grab-and-go.
Must-Try Dishes:
Green Curry, Drunken Noodle, Banana Spring Rolls
What Makes it Special: A fully vegan Thai menu with expansive curries, noodles, and shareable appetizers.
#2
Avli Taverna
8.5
Avli Taverna is a contemporary Greek restaurant from a small local group, known for shareable mezze, thoughtful seafood, and a strong cocktail program in a narrow Lincoln Park townhouse space. It’s where locals book date nights and small celebrations when they want Greek beyond gyros and souvlaki.
Must-Try Dishes:
Flaming Saganaki, Octopodi (grilled octopus), Spanakopita
What Makes it Special: A Bib-Gourmand-recognized Greek spot where mezze, cocktails, and polished service make Wrightwood feel like a night out in Athens.
8.3
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Brewery & Beer Garden Republic
Broken Barrel Bar is a chef-driven sports bar in Lincoln Park where house-smoked, dry-rubbed wings share space with a large beer list and a big heated beer garden. Since 2018 it has leaned into wings as a calling card, drawing groups for award-winning flavors and game-day viewing.
Must-Try Dishes:
Garlic Buffalo Wings, BourbBBQ Wings, Smoked Dry-Rub Wings
What Makes it Special: A modern sports bar built around house-smoked, competition-style wings and a large beer garden.
8.2
Mi Nueva Tierra is a family-owned Mexican restaurant from Chef Lou, opened in 2020, where scratch-made tacos, chilaquiles, and plated mains share space with a full bar and weekend DJ nights. It functions as a neighborhood hang for Lincoln Park locals who want sit-down Mexican with craft margaritas that still feel reasonably priced.
Must-Try Dishes:
Mahi Mahi Taco, Al Pastor Taco, Chilaquiles Verdes
What Makes it Special: A newer family-run spot where Chef Lou’s tacos, chilaquiles, and margaritas mix restaurant polish with neighborhood pricing.
#5
Trilokah
8
Trilokah brings Kerala and broader South Indian cooking to a compact Clybourn space, with dosas, kothu porotta, and regional curries alongside a shorter list of North Indian standards. The room is simple but comfortable, and recent praise centers on the depth of spice, flaky parottas, and the sense that they are cooking for homesick South Indians as much as neighborhood explorers.
Must-Try Dishes:
Thalassery Chicken Dum Biryani, Kottayam Style Fish Curry, Trilokah Kizhi Porotta Chicken
What Makes it Special: A Kerala-focused kitchen where dosas, biryanis, and parottas lean proudly South Indian.