Le Bouchon
About
Le Bouchon is a small French bistro on Damen Avenue in Bucktown, between Homer Street and Armitage Avenue. Jean-Claude Poilevey opened the restaurant in 1993, and his sons Oliver and Nicolas have run the dining room and kitchen since 2016. The menu sticks to the Paris bistro canon: onion tart, French onion soup, escargot in garlic butter, salade Lyonnaise, steak frites and poulet rôti, plus a whole roasted duck carved at the table.
What to know
- Executive chef Waldo Gallegos has cooked at Le Bouchon since opening day in 1993.
- The Poilevey family also owns Obelix, a contemporary French restaurant in River North.
- Time Out Chicago ranked Le Bouchon first in its December 2023 guide to the city’s best French restaurants.
- Reservations are booked through SevenRooms.
- The Damen stop on the CTA Blue Line is about half a mile south.
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