The 10 best restaurants in Lombard

This guide ranks the 10 best restaurants inside the Village of Lombard, the DuPage County suburb on the Union Pacific West Metra line, for residents planning a night out and visitors stepping off the train. The list follows village limits. Neighboring Villa Park, Glen Ellyn, Oakbrook Terrace, Downers Grove, Glendale Heights and Addison are separate towns and are not included, while Yorktown Center sits inside Lombard.

The picks favor independent, owner-run Lombard restaurants, and five of the ten sit on the blocks around the Metra station downtown. Burgers run $11.50 to $15 at the top pick, pastas $15 to $21 at the Italian house on Main Street, and ramen costs about $16 on St. Charles Road. A slow-roasted lamb platter sized for two costs $36 at the Yemeni pick.

How we chose

The list is ranked by track record: years in Lombard, weighed together with coverage in readable local outlets such as the Daily Herald, Shaw Local, ABC7 Chicago and Patch. The top three spots went only to restaurants with a sit-down dining room, which is why carry-out-only Gianorio’s sits fourth despite 32 years in Lombard. The last three picks have the least outside coverage, so their places rest mostly on each restaurant’s own menu. National chains were left out, including the outlets around Yorktown Center and along Roosevelt Road. Chicago-area groups qualified only when the Lombard restaurant is the original or a one-off concept: Noodles Pho U and Noon Whistle started in Lombard before opening in Bolingbrook and Naperville, and Egg House, which has an Arlington Heights sibling, shares owners with Grove Tavern next door.

Hours and prices below come from each business and change without notice. Call ahead if you are making a special trip.

Babcock’s Grove House

Steve and Dana Moreau opened Babcock’s Grove House in 2016 inside an 1858 limestone building on St. Charles Road that first operated as a hotel, back when Lombard and Glen Ellyn shared the name Babcock’s Grove. The kitchen cooks Midwestern comfort food from scratch, with no freezers except for ice cream and no microwaves. Order the Famous-ish Chicken Schnitzel sandwich with lingonberry for $13 or the Bab’s Classic burger for $11.50. A decade on the same corner and 2016 reviews in the Daily Herald and Shaw Local put the restaurant first. Daytime orders are placed at the counter, and full table service begins after 4 p.m.

Hours: Tue-Thu 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fri-Sat 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; closed Sunday and Monday.

Address: 101 W St Charles Rd, Lombard, IL 60148

Why they made the list

• Pie is baked each morning and sold only by the slice, at $8, after 4 p.m., and flavors often sell out.
• The dining room seats about 50, roughly 30 more fit on the patio from late spring to early fall, and the restaurant takes no reservations.
• Cocktails come from the owners’ craft cocktail bar next door, and guests can carry a drink over to the table.
• The building sits at Park and St. Charles, steps from the Lombard Metra station and Lilacia Park.

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Noodles Pho U

Trung Truong, whose family left Vietnam in 1978 and spent time in a refugee camp in Malaysia before settling in Illinois, opened Noodles Pho U as a small carryout on South Main Street in 2008. The Truong family still runs the kitchen, and the beef broth is simmered fresh every day. The 121 Pho puts every beef cut on the menu into one bowl, and first-timers can also try the Korean stone bowl bibimbap or the beef cube tomato rice. Eighteen years of family ownership and a broad Vietnamese and pan-Asian menu put the restaurant second. Dine-in seating closes 30 minutes before closing time, so late arrivals should plan on carryout.

Hours: Sun-Thu 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Fri-Sat 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Address: 1239 S Main St, Lombard, IL 60148

Why they made the list

• The restaurant expanded the Lombard dining room and held a grand reopening in 2015.
• A separate halal menu runs alongside the regular menu.
• Summer rolls come with a house peanut sauce, and the vermicelli bowls use a house-made fish sauce.
• The family opened a second Noodles Pho U at 546 E Boughton Rd in Bolingbrook.

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Rosemary & Jeans Public House

Founders Tracy and Matt Nelson opened Rosemary & Jeans Public House in December 2019 in a 1920s Colonial house on Main Street. Chef Javier Avila joined as executive chef in March 2023 and bought the restaurant that November. The menu sticks to Italian family recipes: the Panattoni family pasta ragu with linguine is $18, and red wine braised Italian sausage over polenta is a $12 house specialty. Nearly seven years on Main Street, full table service and a chef-owner in the kitchen put the restaurant third. Reservations are accepted and walk-ins are welcome, and the house has a parking lot and bike racks.

Hours: Check current hours before you go.

Address: 116 S Main St, Lombard, IL 60148

Why they made the list

• The name honors the mothers of Tracy and Matt Nelson, and the Avila family kept that name after the 2023 sale.
• The Lombard Historical Society knows the building as the Alice Gray House, and The Lombardian newspaper staff had offices there before the restaurant moved in.
• Upstairs rooms hold private parties of up to 40 guests, and The Lounge, with a small pub-style bar, fits groups of 10 to 20.
• Chicken and sausage cacciatore over parmesan polenta is $19, as is the Tuscan braised cod with artichokes, olives and capers.

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Gianorio’s Pizza & Pasta

Pizza has come out of the ovens at Gianorio’s Pizza & Pasta in Lombard since 1994, and the shop on South Main Street takes carry-out orders only. A 10-inch cheese pizza starts at $10.95, the Beef and Hot pie pairs Italian roast beef with hot giardiniera, and deep dish comes in 10 to 14 inches starting at $19.50. More than three decades of pizza put Gianorio’s fourth, behind three sit-down dining rooms. Deep dish takes at least 60 minutes, so order one at least an hour before closing.

Hours: Mon-Thu 3 to 8 p.m.; Fri-Sat 2 to 8 p.m.; closed Sunday.

Address: 434 S Main St, Lombard, IL 60148

Why they made the list

• The Lombard Area Chamber of Commerce lists the shop as family owned and operated by Lombard residents.
• Catering comes in half and full trays of mostaccioli, lasagna and fried chicken, plus beef, sausage and meatballs by the pound.
• Frozen pizzas are sold to bake at home.
• Delivery is limited to catering orders, with a fee based on distance.

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Egg House

Toni Zekjiri and Bani Ismili took over the corner cafe at Main Street and St. Charles Road shortly before the pandemic and built Egg House into a breakfast and lunch stop that ABC7 Chicago profiled in 2022 as a rare pandemic success story. That report described made-from-scratch meals at modest prices and a family feel in the dining room. Years on the downtown corner and two rounds of local news coverage put Egg House fifth. Breakfast and lunch are the only meals here; for dinner, the same owners run Grove Tavern next door.

Hours: Check current hours before you go.

Address: 2 W St Charles Rd, Lombard, IL 60148

Why they made the list

• The Daily Herald reported in 2023 that Zekjiri, who is from Albania, works at the restaurant seven days a week.
• The corner space once held The Grove, a restaurant owned by the family of George Garifalis.
• A second Egg House operates at 24 E Miner St in Arlington Heights.

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Noon Whistle Brewing

Beer came first at Noon Whistle Brewing, which opened at 800 E Roosevelt Rd in December 2014 and brewed First Born as the company’s first beer. The Lombard brewpub now runs a scratch-made pizza kitchen seven days a week. Margherita pizza is $22, The Holy Grail is $24 and a build-your-own pie starts at $16, with sandwiches such as the toasted Italian sub at $17. Weekend brunch adds biscuits with homemade sausage gravy for $12. A full kitchen beside the original brewhouse earns the brewpub sixth place. Only service animals are allowed inside, so leave the dog at home.

Hours: Kitchen Mon-Thu noon to 9 p.m.; Fri noon to 10 p.m.; Sat 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The taproom stays open an hour later.

Address: 800 E Roosevelt Rd, Lombard, IL 60148

Why they made the list

• In August 2020, Patch reported that the brewery added a kitchen and tripled the size of the taproom.
• A pinball tournament runs on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m., and trivia starts Mondays at 7 p.m.
• Growlers, crowlers and cans are sold to go.
• A second Noon Whistle taproom operates in Naperville.

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Grove Tavern

The owners of Egg House opened Grove Tavern next door as a revival of The Grove, a downtown restaurant once run by Pete and Tom. The house specialty is the Tavern Burger, topped with slow-roasted pulled pork, barbecue sauce, cheddar and crispy onions, and a smokehouse section covers brisket, pulled pork and ribs. Brisket also goes into tacos and a smoked brisket melt on sourdough. Grove Tavern ranks seventh because the restaurant is newer than the six above. Pickup orders can be placed through the tavern’s website.

Hours: Check current hours before you go.

Address: 6 W St Charles Rd, Lombard, IL 60148

Why they made the list

• The Daily Herald reported in September 2023 that the project would fill a vacant one-story building that once housed Bona Pizza.
• The 2023 plan called for a patio, a three-season dining room and a kitchen shared with the breakfast cafe next door.
• Pete’s Special Salmon comes with a sweet and spicy Calabrian pepper glaze, roasted broccolini and rice.
• Combo platters pair a half slab of ribs with brisket, pulled pork and a fried quarter chicken.

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Kyo Ramen & Poke Bowl

Ramen, poke and sushi share one menu at Kyo Ramen & Poke Bowl on the 100 block of West St. Charles Road. Tonkotsu ramen is $15.95 and the Kyo miso ramen is $15.50, while the ahi tuna poke bowl is $16.50 and specialty rolls run from $15 to $18.50. Kyo ranks eighth for a broad ramen, poke and sushi menu in the downtown core, with less of a track record than the restaurants above. Plan around Tuesday, the one day of the week the restaurant stays closed.

Hours: Mon and Wed-Thu 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fri-Sat 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sun noon to 9 p.m.; closed Tuesday.

Address: 108 W St Charles Rd, Lombard, IL 60148

Why they made the list

• The ramen list runs from Korean kimchi and Thai tom yum to curry chicken and Taiwan beef, and the vegetable miso ramen is $13.95.
• A kids miso ramen is $8.
• The Naruto, Fried Dragon and Spider-Man rolls top the specialty roll list at $18.50 each.
• The restaurant is a short walk from the Lombard Metra station on the Union Pacific West line.

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Sufra Authentic Yemeni Cuisine

Slow-roasted lamb is the draw at Sufra Authentic Yemeni Cuisine on East Roosevelt Road; sufra means dining table in Arabic. The signature hanith is roasted for hours with cardamom and cumin and served over basmati rice, and the lamb version is $36, portioned for two like every dinner entree. Chicken mandi is $18, and fahsa, a stew served bubbling in a clay pot, is $19 with chicken or $21 with lamb. Meats are hand-slaughtered and certified by the Halal Food Standards Alliance of America. Sufra ranks ninth because the restaurant has fewer outside write-ups than the places above. Plain and garlic naan cost $3 each for scooping up the fahsa.

Hours: Check current hours before you go.

Address: 411 E Roosevelt Rd, Lombard, IL 60148

Why they made the list

• The menu also carries South Asian dishes such as samosa chaat and sweet potato chaat at $10 each.
• The restaurant can be booked for private events of up to 70 guests.
• Catering trays of lamb hanith, chicken mandi and zurbian are sized for 10 to 12 guests.
• Sufra took part in the Village of Lombard’s first Restaurant Week in January 2026.

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Thai Kitchen

A few blocks south of downtown on Main Street, Thai Kitchen cooks traditional and modern Thai dishes for dine-in, pickup and delivery. The salad list includes Isan staples such as larb, nam sod and green papaya salad at $10.95 each, and grilled moo ping pork skewers are $9.95. Tom yum soup, green curry and pad siew noodles lead the rest of the menu. Thai Kitchen closes out the list because the restaurant has drawn less press than the nine above. Lunch specials run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Hours: Mon-Sat 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; closed Sunday.

Address: 344 S Main St, Lombard, IL 60148

Why they made the list

• Crab rangoon is $7.95 and chicken satay is $9.95 on the appetizer list.
• Beef salad is $12.95, and the seafood salad is $15.95.
• Fish cakes and shrimp in the blanket are $9.95 each.
• Online orders for pickup or delivery go through the restaurant’s own website.

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