423 tracked keywords, 8,108,410 searches a month, $5.0M in equivalent ad value — live market data for the Chicago metro.
12-month demand index across this vertical's keywords. 100 = the peak month.
Top 50 of 423 by search volume. Volume is metro-scoped; CPC is what advertisers pay per click today — up to $25.80 for “flower delivery today chicago”.
| KEYWORD | SEARCHES/MO | CPC | DIFF | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| restaurants near me | 4,090,000 | $0.48 | 9 | transactional |
| breakfast near me | 450,000 | $0.37 | 23 | transactional |
| pizza near me | 450,000 | $0.97 | 0 | transactional |
| bars near me | 450,000 | $0.28 | 0 | transactional |
| lou malnati pizza | 301,000 | $0.35 | 18 | commercial |
| coffee shops near me | 301,000 | $0.31 | 0 | transactional |
| gilt bar chicago | 60,500 | $0.33 | 6 | commercial |
| chicago pizza grinder | 49,500 | $0.30 | 18 | commercial |
| cafe ba ba reeba chicago | 49,500 | $1.14 | 10 | commercial |
| emporium bar chicago | 40,500 | $0.39 | 16 | commercial |
| andy's jazz bar chicago | 33,100 | $0.20 | 14 | commercial |
| chicago pizza | 27,100 | $0.55 | 23 | commercial |
| italian restaurants chicago | 27,100 | $1.18 | 35 | commercial |
| west loop restaurants | 27,100 | $1.35 | 4 | commercial |
| restaurantes chicago | 27,100 | $1.27 | — | informational |
| luxbar chicago | 27,100 | $0.95 | — | branded |
| bar siena chicago | 27,100 | $1.58 | 20 | commercial |
| chicago nutella cafe | 27,100 | $0.27 | 17 | commercial |
| eleven city diner chicago | 27,100 | $0.48 | 10 | commercial |
| magnolia bakery chicago il | 27,100 | $0.25 | 15 | commercial |
| pizza deep | 22,200 | $0.38 | — | commercial |
| pizza home run inn | 22,200 | $0.56 | 5 | commercial |
| frontera grill chicago | 22,200 | $0.41 | — | branded |
| giordano's pizza | 18,100 | $2.16 | 25 | commercial |
| best restaurants chicago | 18,100 | $0.82 | 18 | commercial |
| michelin restaurants chicago | 18,100 | $0.69 | 30 | commercial |
| gordon ramsay burger chicago | 18,100 | $0.36 | 10 | commercial |
| carnivale restaurant chicago | 18,100 | $0.75 | 6 | commercial |
| emerald bar chicago | 18,100 | $0.29 | 0 | commercial |
| high five ramen chicago | 18,100 | $0.26 | 0 | commercial |
| wormhole coffee chicago | 18,100 | $0.27 | — | branded |
| chicago restaurants | 14,800 | $1.38 | 25 | commercial |
| river north restaurants | 14,800 | $1.17 | 17 | commercial |
| jimmys pizza cafe | 14,800 | $2.36 | 11 | commercial |
| cool restaurants in chicago | 14,800 | $0.87 | 0 | commercial |
| brunch chicago | 14,800 | $0.65 | 10 | commercial |
| pizza parlor chicago | 14,800 | $1.64 | 4 | commercial |
| beauty bar chicago | 14,800 | $0.26 | 0 | commercial |
| chicago redhead piano bar | 14,800 | $0.17 | — | commercial |
| geja's cafe chicago | 14,800 | $4.16 | 11 | commercial |
| stax cafe chicago | 14,800 | $0.52 | 5 | commercial |
| beggars pizza near me | 12,100 | $1.39 | 0 | transactional |
| chicago style pizza | 12,100 | $0.47 | 38 | commercial |
| restaurant week chicago | 12,100 | $3.97 | 0 | commercial |
| breakfast in chicago | 12,100 | $0.37 | 15 | commercial |
| lincoln park restaurants | 12,100 | $1.13 | 25 | commercial |
| brown sugar bakery chicago | 12,100 | $0.66 | 14 | commercial |
| tanuki sushi chicago | 12,100 | $0.99 | — | branded |
| spy bar chicago | 12,100 | $0.48 | 9 | commercial |
| bar cocina chicago | 12,100 | $0.40 | — | commercial |
Live Google results for the highest-value food & dining searches in Chicago.
1,000 food & dining businesses tracked in the Chicago metro — 68 of them have no website at all.
| BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse | 4.8 | 27,784 | ✓ |
| Giordano's | 4.5 | 26,346 | ✓ |
| Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse | 4.8 | 25,340 | ✓ |
| Gino's East | 4.7 | 20,111 | ✓ |
| Kitchen + Kocktails By Kevin Kelley - Chicago | 4.7 | 18,484 | ✓ |
| Pizzeria Portofino | 4.9 | 18,404 | ✓ |
| STK Steakhouse | 4.7 | 17,891 | ✓ |
| RAMEN-SAN | 4.7 | 17,481 | ✓ |
| Giordano's | 4.4 | 15,921 | ✓ |
| Lou Malnati's Pizzeria | 4.4 | 13,372 | ✓ |
The food & dining names Chicago already knows — branded demand is the moat everyone else ranks against.
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