Top 6 Restaurants web developers in Chicago

In Chicago, a business website typically costs $5,000 – $20,000, while a custom web app runs $20,000 – $120,000. Agency day rates of USD 85-160/hr are the main driver, followed by integrations and how much custom functionality you need. Tecklogist quotes restaurants projects from from $799 at a fixed price.

A business website usually takes 3–6 weeks; a custom web app takes 8–20 weeks. Delays almost always come from late content, unclear scope or third-party integrations, so agree those before work starts.

The usual options are WordPress + booking plugin, Squarespace / Webflow, Custom ordering platform and Toast / Lightspeed website module. The right one depends on how often your team edits content, which systems the site must connect to and your budget, so be wary of any Chicago agency that recommends the same platform for every client.

Ask about a menu system the restaurant can edit itself; direct online ordering or a booking widget that doesn't route commission through Deliveroo, Uber Eats, or OpenTable when the customer found you organically; mobile-first design tested on an actual phone on a real 4G connection outside {city}'s best-connected postcodes. Then ask for two or three live restaurants websites they built, who will actually work on yours, and what support looks like after launch.

This list is published by Tecklogist, and we rank ourselves first because restaurants websites are core work for us: fixed prices, fixed timelines and code you own. The other Chicago agencies are ordered by the restaurants evidence in their public profiles, and none of them pay to appear.