Chicago · Easier alternatives
6 restaurants in Chicago from this directory, each easier than Alinea on Midnight Table's own difficulty estimate. They share a cuisine and/or a neighborhood with Alinea.
Difficulty is Midnight Table's own estimate, not official Resy or OpenTable data, and not a guarantee. Alinea is Near impossible (5/5) on that scale.
Chicago · Midnight Table estimate 2/5
Plan ahead Plan ahead · 2/5
Same neighborhood (Lincoln Park). Midnight Table estimate 2/5 (Plan ahead), 3 points below Alinea (5/5).
Lincoln Park
Release time on file: 21 days out on a rolling basis; hour not published
Chicago · Midnight Table estimate 2/5
Plan ahead Plan ahead · 2/5
Same neighborhood (Lincoln Park). Midnight Table estimate 2/5 (Plan ahead), 3 points below Alinea (5/5).
Lincoln Park · French
Release time on file: Release schedule not published
Chicago · Midnight Table estimate 2/5
Plan ahead Plan ahead · 2/5
Same neighborhood (Lincoln Park). Midnight Table estimate 2/5 (Plan ahead), 3 points below Alinea (5/5).
Lincoln Park · Thai
Release time on file: Release schedule not published
Chicago · Midnight Table estimate 2/5
Plan ahead Plan ahead · 2/5
Same neighborhood (Lincoln Park). Midnight Table estimate 2/5 (Plan ahead), 3 points below Alinea (5/5).
Lincoln Park · Italian
Release time on file: Release schedule not published
Chicago · Midnight Table estimate 3/5
Tough Tough · 3/5
Same neighborhood (Lincoln Park). Midnight Table estimate 3/5 (Tough), 2 points below Alinea (5/5). Price on file: $$$. Alinea is $$$$.
Lincoln Park · American tavern · $$$
Release time on file: 21 days out at 9:00 AM CT
Chicago · Midnight Table estimate 3/5
Tough Tough · 3/5
Same neighborhood (Lincoln Park). Midnight Table estimate 3/5 (Tough), 2 points below Alinea (5/5).
Lincoln Park
Release time on file: 60 days out; hour not published
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