Is Sepia Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Chicago, IL)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11 Chicago, Illinois
Current status
As of October 2026, Sepia is listed open on sepiachicago.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The site check on 2026-09-08 showed sepiachicago.com live with an active reservations system and homepage branding describing it as a Michelin-starred West Loop restaurant. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 11, Episode 9
- Address 123 North Jefferson Street, Chicago, IL 60661
- Website sepiachicago.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Part 1 — Season 11, Episode 9
"Best Thing I Ever Ate" episode "Borrowed Favorites" showcased Sepia's Michelin-starred New American cooking, served inside a converted 19th-century print shop in Chicago's West Loop. The restaurant opened in 2007 and built its reputation on a seasonal tasting menu paired with an extensive wine list. Its West Loop dining room has become a fixture of Chicago's fine-dining scene over nearly two decades. The restaurant's website, sepiachicago.com, was live and current as of 2026-09-08, with its homepage title describing it as a Michelin-starred West Loop restaurant and running an active online reservations system. The same site check found working navigation to Menus, Private Dining, Happenings, Gift Cards, About, FAQ, Team, Press, Careers, Directions, and Gallery pages, consistent with an actively managed, currently operating restaurant as of that date.
Part 2 — All-Star, Episode 4
Sepia is a New American restaurant in Chicago's West Loop, opened in 2007 in a converted 19th-century print shop (thebestthingieverate.com). It appeared alongside several other restaurants in the 'Marvelous Meats' episode of All-Star Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network), which TheTVDB.com lists as airing 2020-08-10.
The episodes
Also in Season 11
Season 11: 79 of 96 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 8Cecconi's Dumbo
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Ep 9Babystacks Cafe
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Ep 9The Magic Castle
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Ep 9Welcome Diner
Open
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Sources we checked
- sepiachicago.com https://www.sepiachicago.com/
- thebestthingieverate.com https://www.thebestthingieverate.com/Sepia-Chicago-IL
- TheTVDB https://thetvdb.com/series/all-star-best-thing-i-ever-ate/episodes/7853504
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Record btiea-0875 · checked by Cal Marchetti.