Soup season is finally here! In Downtown Oak Park, we have a soup selection guaranteed to warm your soul, featuring a selection of global flavors! We ranked these soups from hearty to healthy, from decadent to delicate for meat lovers, vegans, and everyone in between.
AMERICAN
Coopers Hawk – 950 Lake Street
CRAB SHRIMP & LOBSTER BISQUE
We rank this soup capital “D” for decadent—it’s rich, creamy, and savory—and it’s perfect for seafood lovers!
Pot Belly Sandwich Shop – 1100 Lake Street
LOADED BAKED POTATO
This soup is another capital “D” for decadent! Who doesn’t love a hearty baked potato in a bowl with all the toppings like bacon, cheddar cheese, and green onion? Make it veggie, and skip the bacon!
INDIAN
Khyber Pass – 1031 Lake Street
MUGHLAI GOSHT SOUP
This is a meat lover’s dream: rich and flavorful broth featuring Mughlai spices like saffron, cardamom, and black pepper combined with tender pieces of lamb.
FRENCH
Léa French Cafe – 106 N. Marion Street
PISTOU SOUP
This soup is ranked capital “H” for hearty and is made with white beans, pasta, zucchini, leeks, green beans, tomatoes, carrots, celery, onions, and basil. And it’s vegan, too!
Little Gem Cafe -189 N. Marion Street
FRENCH ONION SOUP
We ranked the soup a capital “S” for savory its deep and decadent beef broth, perfectly caramelized onions, and topped with toasted to perfection Gruyère cheese — it’s like traveling to the French Countryside.
MEDITERRANEAN
Jerusalem Cafe Oak Park – 1030 Lake Street
LENTIL SOUP
This soup is ranked capital “C” for comforting with lentils cooked with olive oil and a hint of fresh lemon. It’s like a hug in a bowl. And it’s vegan, too!
ASIAN
KYURAMEN – 118 N. Marion Street
TOKYO TONKOTSU SHOUYU
We ranked this soup a capital “U” because of its umami-rich pork bone broth with ramen noodles. It is a meal in a bowl with toppings like tender braised pork belly, green onions, and a marinated soft-boiled egg.
Poke Burrito Oak Park – 1025 Lake Street
SPICY MISO CHICKEN RAMEN
This soup is ranked capital “S” for spicy made with a miso chicken soup base and ramen combined with bean sprouts, bok choy, corn, menma, a fish cake, and an egg, topped with green onion, sesame seeds, and garlic.
Sushi House – 1107 Lake Street
NIKU SOBA SOUP
This soup is ranked capital “S” for satisfying, featuring buckwheat noodles served in a savory broth, topped with thinly sliced steak and onions.
Katy’s Dumplings – 1113 Lake Street
WONTON SOUP
We had to rank this soup a capital “C” for classic because it is a customer favorite featuring house-made wontons made with shrimp, pork, and veggies floating in a delicate broth.
ITALIAN
Munch – 104 N. Marion Street
ITALIAN PASTA & LENTIL SOUP
This soup is ranked capital “H” for homey and it is made with lentils, fresh vegetables, and petite pasta. And it’s vegan, too!
Tre Sorelle Ristorante – 1111 Lake Street
MINESTRONE SOUP
We ranked this soup capital “H” for homemade because it is made with a rich vegetable broth featuring bright, fresh veggies, beans, and pasta — tastes even better than Nonna’s! But, shh, don’t tell her!
MEXICAN
Hecho en Oak Park – 1053 Lake Street
SOPA DE LENTEJAS
We ranked this soup capital “D” for delicious, and it is a popular Mexican lentil soup served with pieces of fresh avocado.
Boss Burrito – 1110 Westgate Street
TORTILLA SOUP
This soup is ranked capital “T” for its terrific blend of shredded chicken, black beans, corn, and house-made tortilla strips.
Tacos El Tio #4 -1115 Lake Street
CALDO DE POLLO/CHICKEN SOUP
We ranked this soup “S” for savory because is is made with tender pieces of chicken, a medley of veggies, and garbanzo beans, served with toppings like onions, cilantro, and lime.
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