Tamale Spaceship is one of The 13 Best Places for Tamales in The Loop, Chicago.

1. Tamale Spaceship

1341 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL
Food Truck · Bucktown · 17 tips and reviews

Steph Y.Steph Yang: Try the duck confit tamale!! It's different, but GOOD, especially with the mole!!

Sharif N.Sharif Nassr: The vegetarian tamales are great. Be warned: stay away from the other tamales, as the corn masa is prepared with lard! If you don't eat swine, you'll thank me every-time.

Amy G.Amy Graff: Barbacoa-style chicken tamales w. peanut mole are perfect. Try the guacamole-- best ever! Nicest guys too.

Daley Plaza Farmer's Market is one of The 13 Best Places for Tamales in The Loop, Chicago.

2. Daley Plaza Farmer's Market

8.4
50 W Washington St (at Dearborn St.), Chicago, IL
Farmers Market · The Loop · 33 tips and reviews

Jen U.Jen Usellis: River Valley Ranch on the corner of Clark & Washington is a must! Their $10 mushroom mix bags and tamales are to die for!

P S.P S: Bigger fruit /veg selection at the NE corner of plaza. On SW corner, mushroom tamales. On N side, Blues Brothers building and lawyers.

Nelson R.Nelson Rodriguez: Salsas Vallarta has really fresh salsas and hummus available. The Jalapeño Salsa - Hot is my favorite! Also, there's lots of great places to sample different cheeses.

La Cocina Mexican Grill is one of The 13 Best Places for Tamales in The Loop, Chicago.

3. La Cocina Mexican Grill

7.5
45 N Wells St (Btw Madison & Washington), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · The Loop · 21 tips and reviews

Sal U.Sal Ukani: Fish tacos here are the best and so healthy. Grilled tilapia with poco de gallo and cilantro.

Christina M.Christina M.: Awesome place. Club music is being played while your there. Art work on the colorful walls and great food.

Andre P.Andre P.: Great food. Reasonably priced.

Max's Take Out is one of The 13 Best Places for Tamales in The Loop, Chicago.

4. Max's Take Out

20 E Adams St (at S Wabash Ave), Chicago, IL
Hot Dog Joint · The Loop · 42 tips and reviews

Jonathan C.Jonathan C.: My go-to place for an authentic Chicago-style hot dog in the loop. Great for a cheap lunch. They also have a Halal - Zabiha menu available.

John W.John W.: Great hot dogs.

Hugo M.Hugo Mujica: Absolutely delicious, big and tasty. Gyro Cheese Burger 

Luke's Italian Beef is one of The 13 Best Places for Tamales in The Loop, Chicago.

5. Luke's Italian Beef

7.7
215 W Jackson Blvd (btw Wells & Franklin), Chicago, IL
Sandwich Spot · The Loop · 37 tips and reviews

CheapismCheapism: Grab a Chicago-style dog for $2.35 or Italian Beef sandwich for $4.65. Other items include meatball sandwiches, pasta and turkey subs. You can purchase beef by the pound to take home. Read more.

❤️Melanie K.❤️Melanie Knight👩👸👸👼🐶🐶: Amazing!!!!

Daniel C.Daniel Crum: I enjoyed Lukes, but I don't have anything else to compare it to. Had the Beef & Sausage combo (dipped)- would recommend. However, it's criminal that they don't have anyway for you to wash-up - messy!

Gold Coast Dogs is one of The 13 Best Places for Tamales in The Loop, Chicago.

6. Gold Coast Dogs

159 N Wabash Ave (at W Randolph St), Chicago, IL
Hot Dog Joint · The Loop · 30 tips and reviews

Explore ChicagoExplore Chicago: Gold Coast Dogs splits the ends of their hot dogs before char-grilling them to crispy perfection, giving a unique blooming flower-petal look to their otherwise classic Chicago style dog. Read more.

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: GCD dogs are natural-casing Vienna Beef, you can get them char-grilled, and they have the weird splayed-ends thing, setting these Chicago-style dogs apart.

SRSR: Greatest Char-dog Ever. Extra for extra sport peppers.

Cadillac Palace Theatre is one of The 13 Best Places for Tamales in The Loop, Chicago.

7. Cadillac Palace Theatre

9.3
151 W Randolph St (at LaSalle St), Chicago, IL
Theater · The Loop · 66 tips and reviews

Jason G.Jason Gilmore: The balcony provides the best view if you have opera glasses, which as a proper gentleman is a must.

KristinaKristina: Respect the theater, dress up!

ᴡ S.ᴡ Silvestri: so excited to see Wicked

5411 Empanadas Truck is one of The 13 Best Places for Tamales in The Loop, Chicago.

8. 5411 Empanadas Truck

8.0
Chicago, IL
Food Truck · Logan Square · 28 tips and reviews

KateKate: Go with the classic beef empanada and make sure to get a side of their chimmichurri to go with - soo good!

Cindy C.Cindy C.: Pretty good, make sure to try two different ones. I liked the beef and the BBQ chicken.

s.s.: Always a line... Always worth the wait... You should eat here... What else are you gonna do?!?!

Chipotle Mexican Grill is one of The 13 Best Places for Tamales in The Loop, Chicago.

9. Chipotle Mexican Grill

7.4
230 W Monroe St (at S Franklin St), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · The Loop · 12 tips and reviews

Ben D.Ben Davis: Be careful! They give you tiny portions of meat and guacamole but still expect you to pay full price!

Kellie K.Kellie K: Order online and don't stand in the long line!

Trina N.Trina NR: Order online or go to Cosi around the corner for lunch.

Macy's is one of The 13 Best Places for Tamales in The Loop, Chicago.

10. Macy's

7.7
111 N State St (btwn W Randolph St & W Washington St), Chicago, IL
Department Store · The Loop · 158 tips and reviews

Negin N.Negin NG: Various shopping opportunities, luxury clothes, cosmetics and jewelry, fabulous gourmet food court & superb café & interiors. MAGNIFICENT glass ceiling! Expensive stuff but a definite tourist magnet.

Explore ChicagoExplore Chicago: Head to the 5th Floor for a view of the Tiffany Favrile glass ceiling, which was installed in 1907, and contains over 1.6 million pieces of glass.

Jenny W.Jenny Williams: Try the ramen at Noodles by Takashi on the 7th floor at lunchtime mon-sat. Best ramen in Chicago...