90 Miles Cuban Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Plantains in Chicago.

1. 90 Miles Cuban Cafe

8.9
2540 W Armitage Ave (at Stave St), Chicago, IL
Cuban Restaurant · Logan Square · 173 tips and reviews

GrubHub ChicagoGrubHub Chicago: Best Cuban sandwiches. The cafe cures its pork and ham for pressed sandwiches like the mainstay Cubano and the house special "Lechón", which's stuffed w/ pulled pork, grilled onions,& fried plantains. Read more.

LCLC: Try the Tostones With Garlic Dip - Yum!!!!!

Mister O.Mister Opinion: Really delicious food. Best tostones I've ever had, and i love tostones. And the coconut flan!

Papa's Cache Sabroso is one of The 15 Best Places for Plantains in Chicago.

2. Papa's Cache Sabroso

8.7
2517 W Division St, Chicago, IL
Latin American Restaurant · Humboldt Park · 34 tips and reviews

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Tony O.Tony Olivieri: make sure you get the mayo-ketchup for the tostones...no garlic on the tostones...

IvanIvan: There is nothing like the taste of home in two chuletas fritas with arroz con gandules and tostones. Bliss.

Café Tola is one of The 15 Best Places for Plantains in Chicago.

3. Café Tola

9.0
3612 N Southport Ave (Addison St), Chicago, IL
Empanada Restaurant · Lakeview · 41 tips and reviews

ShennyShenny: Tried the goat cheese, black beans, and plantain empanada. Still delicious, but the sirloin one I had before is still the best. The empanadas seem larger this time than my last visit though. Props!

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: Housemade empanadas (such as an outstanding black-bean, plantain and goat-cheese one) are warm and taste just made (which they probably were). http://tmoutchi.us/13RnXNp

Jon S.Jon Samp: Beef sirloin and black bean goat cheese plantain. Get those two. Wow!!

Nini's Deli is one of The 15 Best Places for Plantains in Chicago.

4. Nini's Deli

8.6
591 N Noble St (at W Ohio St), Chicago, IL
Deli · West Town · 40 tips and reviews

Miroslav L.Miroslav Lysyuk: Super excited to have found this in my neighborhood. SUPER friendly owners made me feel like family, and the food is affordable and super tasty. Mmm, the fried plantains were just right- crispy soft

peter c.peter cook: Plantains! It comes with guava jelly.

Rosie MaeRosie Mae: Amazing food... Their plantains are my favorite! Very cute and cheerful cafe with stellar customer service :)

Irazu is one of The 15 Best Places for Plantains in Chicago.

5. Irazu

8.5
1865 N Milwaukee Ave (at N Oakley Ave), Chicago, IL
Latin American Restaurant · Bucktown · 106 tips and reviews

TJ D.TJ Devo: this is my favorite restaurant in the wp area. coffee is amazing, gallo pinto with plantains & eggs is a must

Kyle M.Kyle Mowery: grab some plantains at Irazu!

Jeff J.Jeff Johnson: Banana oatmeal shake!!!!!!.. Pepito Sandwitch!!! and get the plantain empanadas with condensed milk for dipping as desert.. :D

Cafecito is one of The 15 Best Places for Plantains in Chicago.

6. Cafecito

8.8
26 E Congress Pkwy (at State St), Chicago, IL
Cuban Restaurant · The Loop · 193 tips and reviews

Thomas A.Thomas Applegate: For meat I love the jerk chicken and pollo chipotle and veggie I get the jardin - and plantain chips. Great staff!

Linda B.Linda Blanco: Best Cubano! If you're daring, try the ropa vieja with sweet plantains & black beans. If it's the daily special, get the grilled tilapia - while it lasts! Black beans & rice Cuban style! Riccissimo!

Sunny V.Sunny Vempati: The plantain chips are amazing

Cafecito is one of The 15 Best Places for Plantains in Chicago.

7. Cafecito

8.8
215 E Chestnut St, Chicago, IL
Cuban Restaurant · Streeterville · 19 tips and reviews

Jenny P.Jenny P: Best fried plantains and best heart of palm salad in Chicago!

Gonzalo D.Gonzalo Diaz: Excellent plantain and coffee

M M.M M: Reasonable price and comfortable. I tried the Jerk sandwich and the Maduros, and they were really good! As a dessert, I took the 3 leches, that was ok! Nice service!!

Cafe Con Leche is one of The 15 Best Places for Plantains in Chicago.

8. Cafe Con Leche

8.3
2714 N Milwaukee Ave (at N. Sawyer Ave.), Chicago, IL
Latin American Restaurant · Logan Square · 64 tips and reviews

Marissa R.Marissa Ryan: Love this place! Little gem in Logan square. Had a BOMB garden salad, which salads are usually just 'meh'. DEFINITELY get the fried plantains!

Greg W.Greg W: Great food. The fried plantains are the best. Try them.

Josh B.Josh Broadhurst: Jabarito with steak is delicious! Fried plantains were great

Havana Grill & Mojito Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Plantains in Chicago.

9. Havana Grill & Mojito Bar

7.8
412 N Clark St (between W Hubbard St & W Kinzie St), Chicago, IL
Cuban Restaurant · River North · 63 tips and reviews

Heather S.Heather Stuyvesant: Amazing food and mojitos! Highly recommend the guava mojitos. If you get plantain chips, ask for a side of mojo (pronounced moe-hoe) to dip in! You wont be disappointed!

Jay T.Jay Thompson: The guacamole, paella and chicken with plantains will change your life.

Gardenia H.Gardenia Hung-Wittler: A Panamerican Caribbean Latin American hideaway for Spanish-American favorite specialties such as Ceviche, Cuban Tostones, Caribbean Seafood Paella, Cuban Desserts and Café con Leche and good dining.

Borinquen Lounge is one of The 15 Best Places for Plantains in Chicago.

10. Borinquen Lounge

7.3
3811 N Western Ave (at W Grace St), Chicago, IL
Latin American Restaurant · North Center · 24 tips and reviews

Jason T.Jason Tham: The jibaritos are delicious, a sandwich with plantains instead of bread

Luigi L.Luigi L.: Polo Frito with red beans/rice and sweet plantains...AWESOME!!!

ⓈⓐⓋⓐⒼⓔ ℬ.ⓈⓐⓋⓐⒼⓔ ℬ: For those of you that are wondering what the fuck a Jibarito is, relax I will tell you. Basically, the typical bread on this sandwich is replaced with fried plantains. They are amazing and garlicky.

La Brasa Roja is one of The 15 Best Places for Plantains in Chicago.

11. La Brasa Roja

8.2
3125 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL
South American Restaurant · Albany Park · 38 tips and reviews

Clancy R.Clancy Ryan: Best roasted chicken in city. Plantains are awesome.

HeidiHeidi: Best dinner deal around -- $10 for an entire chicken (the BEST!), potatoes, corn cake, and plantain. A favorite.

Katie M.Katie McCormick: The chicken is delicious! I usually order the half-chicken dinner and usually bring half of it home for the next day. Servers are attentive!

Cafe El Tapatio is one of The 15 Best Places for Plantains in Chicago.

12. Cafe El Tapatio

9.0
3358 N Ashland Ave (at W Roscoe St), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Lakeview · 64 tips and reviews

Hillary W.Hillary Welton: Sangria is fantastic, as are the tacos del mar and the plantain enchalidas!

Vanessa S.Vanessa Sosa: Food's really gone downhill, u can tell my whole dish was nuked. Beans on plate completely dried out, rice was hard, plantain enchiladas EXTREMELY hot, hotter than if fresh made. Not busy at all.

Liz L.Liz Le: The tilapia is delish, as are the chips and salsa. Great gem of a place.

Fin Sushi Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Plantains in Chicago.

13. Fin Sushi Bar

8.6
1742 W Wilson Ave (at N Hermitage Ave), Chicago, IL
Sushi Restaurant · Ravenswood · 27 tips and reviews

Christopher H.Christopher Hughes: I'm about to have their plantain roll? We will see!!

Veggie C.Veggie Chicago: Plantain sushi is interesting, but maybe more as a shared dessert. A tad sweet.

Fletcher R.Fletcher Rhoads: Surprisingly good sushi at this little place. Get the spring roll appetizer it's great! Nice decor.

La Cocina Boricua is one of The 15 Best Places for Plantains in Chicago.

14. La Cocina Boricua

8.7
2420 W Fullerton Ave (at N Artesian Ave), Chicago, IL
Caribbean Restaurant · Logan Square · 16 tips and reviews

Matthew M.Matthew Malec: Friendly ownership, great jibaritos, and fresh tostones. BYOB too so grab some drinks at the liquor store next door.

SarahSarah: This is the best jibarito in the city. Steak is the way to go. Get the PR rice instead of white, it has tons of flavor. Sandwiches and jibaritos come with bread and AMAZING chicken noodle soup!!

Miggy S.Miggy Smalls: Flawless Victory.Small family owned.incredible food!! Papa Rellenos, empanadas,alcapurria killer! The Mofongo.Ooooohhhhhhh yea BYOB!

Cafe Central is one of The 15 Best Places for Plantains in Chicago.

15. Cafe Central

7.6
1437 W Chicago Ave (at Bishop St), Chicago, IL
Caribbean Restaurant · West Town · 19 tips and reviews

Ed L.Ed Levine: This I not authentic Cuban restaurant. Average at best, sweet plantains were greasy, espresso was terrible, and cafe cubano they hadn't a clue. :(

Jeffrey W.Jeffrey Wright: Great PR food. Try the fried pork chops, sweet plantains and chicken stew.

Ricardo R.Ricardo Rodriguez: Very authentic flavor! Try the alcapurrias, rellenos de papa, pastelillos and tostones! Rice with roasted pork is fantastic!