Arun's

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8 / 10

8 expert reviews

“Chef/owner Arun Sampanthavivat oversees every detail at this culinary mainstay, which has been serving a well-dressed and moneyed crowd since 1985.”

– Michelin Guide

Frommer's Frommer's
"Yes, Arun's is a Thai restaurant, but it's in a whole different league from the noodle shops scattered around the city." Full review
Zagat Zagat
4.5
""Upscale Thai" is "taken to its apex" at this Northwest Side "must-visit", where chef-owner Arun Sampanthavivat prepares "out-of-this-world" prix fixe dishes." Full review
Gayot Gayot
14.0
"Beautiful Thai art and antiques set the serene stage for 12-course, prix-fixe dining... at chef-owner Arun Sampanthavivat's Northwest side place." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"The flavors here are flat, the proteins overcooked, the food obscured by dated attempts to mask it all with random piles of carved vegetables." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"One of the finest Thai restaurants in Chicago—some say in the country—is also one of the most expensive, featuring only 12-course tasting menus for a flat $85." Full review
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