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    Lirica Restaurant

    3.2 (197 reviews)
    ModerateLatin American
    Open 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Caprese salad with salmon
    Patrick D.

    A surprisingly nice option on navy pier. I think it's associated with the hotel but we didn't know that when we made reservations. We mentioned we were seeing a show at Chicago Shakespeare and got 20% off our bill. Nice touch. Sandwich was very large. My husband enjoyed the caprese salad with salmon (a nice sized piece of salmon). We wanted the mussels but we were told not to eat mussels from anywhere right now due to some unspecified issue. We were surprised but chose not to challenge the server so got the grilled octopus instead. It was ok. Slightly overcooked but not enough to complain.

    Breakfast Menu
    Irma C.

    This restaurant is located on the 1st floor right next to the check in desk of the hotel. It a convenient breakfast stop the day we checked out. Plenty of seating. It was a nice view of the water and the sky line. Coffee was fresh and tasted great. I ordered the Lox and Bagel with no onions. It was delicious and perfect for a day of travel.

    Spicy Rigatoni
    kaula u.

    Came here for dinner. Ordered the spicy rigatoni, latin burger, & mac and cheese. The food was pretty good, flavorful besides the mac and cheese. Could have used more seasoning. The one thing that I did not like was the service. They could definitely be more friendly, the service felt cold and as if we just needed to get out of there as quickly as possible.

    Chocolate crème brûlée
    April R.

    This restaurant is located at the lobby of the Sable hotel at Navy Pier. I like how convenient it is to have a good restaurant at the hotel lobby because sometimes you are just too tired to go out of your way to dine. Service is friendly. I went here for lunch and for after dinner dessert and I got to consistent warm and friendly treatment from the staff. I enjoyed their food, particularly the spicy rigatoni and calamares. They also served a chocolate crème brûlée topped with strawberry which I surprisingly enjoyed (I was skeptical as this was chocolate flavored). It was heavier and denser than a regular brûlée but delicious nonetheless. My friends tried the lobster roll and they weren't too impressed by it. Ambiance is casual with a view of the lake.

    Key Lime Pie - $14 as of 8/2025
    Bob L.

    Plenty of indoor seating (for a late Friday night). Great service as a result! Items we ordered as of 8/2025: - Milk Braised Pork Shoulder - $30 - Decent though the turmeric cream sauce wasn't as flavorful as expected. Pork shoulder was decently tender. Would pass in the future. - Spicy Rigatoni - $23 (+ $12 for shrimp addition) - This was delicious. The rigatoni was good perfectly and the tomato cream was perfectly balanced. Shrimps were very large and well worth the extra $12. We would order this again! - Ceviche Tostada - $14 - Not bad and while the presentation is interesting, breaking the tostada to eat the thing was a bit of a hassle. It would probably be better with the Ceviche on the side and using the Tostada to scoop it instead of what they did here. - Key Lime Pie - $14 - Nice zest from the limes! We enjoyed this as the perfect palate cleanser after our meal.

    Spicy pineapple Fresno: just wonderful.
    Jeudi J.

    Everything here is always great, delicious, served promptly, spaced out as requested, wonderful service. Perfect for pre-theater because they always make sure to get us done in time without rushing. Mussels are amazing as are the empanadas. Cocktails are creative & refreshing. Key lime pie delightful but more surprising was dark chocolate creme brûlée; just gorgeous. Our go-to place at Navy Pier. And discount if you're seeing a show at Chicago Shakespeare!

    Apple cobbler
    KELLY M.

    Came to have dinner. Once we were sat down we order whole branzino, braised beef, ahi tuna and apple cobbler. The service was not that good, had to wait to get my order place. Then when I got my fish, it was not cooked. Thought they will make another fish, but they just recook it on the stove. It was ok. This restaurant is Spanish cuisine, there isn't much flavor. I would say the tuna and apple cobbler were the one I like so far.

    Burger
    Christopher A.

    It's a beautiful restaurant in the hotel on the Navy pier. Service at this restaurant was incredibly slow despite it not being busy at all. Prices at this restaurant are ridiculous. $22 for a burger and fries. The burger was pretty standard. Nothing special there.

    Oaxacan Old Fashioned and Pearl Martini
    Angelica L.

    Rating: 4.1/5 [cocktails only] We ordered two cocktails at the bar, and they were delicious. The drinks came out quickly and were expertly prepared, but they lacked complexity, making the price feel pretty steep. Pear Martini ($18): Absolut Pear, lemon, simple syrup. A minimal ingredient list, but the bartender mastered this drink. I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did--it was actually really good. The pear flavor was prominent but not overwhelming. Oaxacan Old Fashioned ($20): Mezcal Unión, Altos Añejo, agave, Angostura & mole bitters. I love this take on an Old Fashioned--smooth and not too bold, making it easy to enjoy.

    Lunch/dinner menu
    Elayna D.

    Located in the Navy Pier/Sable Hotel, it was nice to have a restaurant located right at the hotel. I dined here for breakfast, lunch and dinner during my stay at The Sable. I tried the calamari, empanadas, two egg breakfast, steak burger, breakfast potatoes, and the greek yogurt. All were prepared well and tasted really good. The empanadas were my least favorite, the filling may have been better in a quiche or something, but the filling did not taste good to me. My favorites were the steak burger and the breakfast potatoes. Prices are way up there, yogurt was $10, steak burger either $22 or $25 and it comes with fries. The breakfast potatoes were $6 and the calamari was $19. Prices and menu can be found on their website. I would return only if staying in the hotel again. As for service, everyone was really friendly and food did not take very long to come out once ordered.

    Avocado toast and yogurt parfait
    Mengya L.

    Had breakfast here for two days during a weekend getaway. The service is pretty fast. The view is amazing! We tried the egg Benedict, avocado toast, yogurt parfait, breakfast burrito and French toast. The decaf we got is pretty good. Avocado toast is generally very hard to mess up, however, it really disappointed me. Pouched egg is fine, but the cherry tomatoes on top are freezing cold, which I don't understand. Thankfully the yogurt parfait was good. Our bill for the first morning had an automatic 18% tip surcharge that I almost didn't catch. It's literally two of us. I got cured by the French toast the next morning. It was truly delicious, fresh, hot, soft, chewy. The mascarpone cheese is the perfect garnish.

    Avocado toast
    Nush C.

    Great service. Delicious food. Beautiful patio. We had the eggs your way, breakfast burrito and avocado toast with some coffee. It was all perfect and I'm picky! Scrambled eggs were perfect. Soft and not over cooked. Bacon wasn't too salty and thick. My husband loved the avocado toast and my 10 year old finished his burrito. Potatoes were delicious and crispy. Overall the best breakfast I've had in awhile.

    Canela Apricot Margarita
    Lauren S.

    The only reason we stopped here was due to walking the entire pier and we were thirsty. I thought it would also be nice to have a drink and stare out to the ocean since nothing was open outside anywhere on the pier. To enter, it was confusing because there were several entrance doors and it was so bright outside that we could not see inside. Another customer walked up and thought the same thing. A staff member from the inside came out to greet us and guide us through the proper door. We made our way to the bar and sat. The bartender made his way towards us and gave us menus. We were just planning to drink so we quickly reviewed the drink portion of the menu. I ordered the Canela Apricot Margarita and hubs ordered a beer. I love apricots and was excited to try a drink with apricot, since it's very rare. Our drinks arrived soon after and that's it. No, hey let me know if you need anything or would you like to order food. We finished our drinks and left without planning to come back. Maybe during the colder months, some of the staff is not of great quality but everyone else we interacted with were wonderful.

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    I'd never had Cuban food before until I came here. I got a fried tilapia platter which came with…read morerice and a spinach salad. I genuinely cleaned this plate off. The spinach had a kind of sauce with it that when mixed with the rice and fish tasted absolutely divine. The plantains were perfectly fried. My friend got the pork sandwich which she also enjoyed. We also got two vanilla lattes which were very good. This place has both indoor and outdoor seating. We opted for outdoor because the weather was nice but the vibes were good inside as well. They have a pastry counter indoors that looked good. I would highly recommend making a reservation because the place was packed on a Thursday morning! In the future I would bring friends and family here.

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    Lirica Restaurant - latin - Updated July 2026

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