Kie-Gol-Lanee
mexican
Kie-Gol-Lanee
Kie Gol Lanee Oaxacan Cuisine
5x Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
Two Chicago locations
Book Uptown • Book Logan Square
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Kie Gol Lanee Oaxacan Cuisine
5x Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
Two Chicago locations
Book Uptown • Book Logan Square
From Oaxaca, Mexico to Chicago
Kie Gol Lanee is a family-owned Mexican restaurant rooted in the traditions of Santa María Quiegolani, Oaxaca.
For over a decade in Chicago, we’ve shared authentic Oaxacan cuisine made with time-honored recipes, earthy ingredients, and heartfelt hospitality. Recognized with the Michelin Bib Gourmand five consecutive years since 2020, we bring bold moles, handmade tamales, mezcal cocktails and plenty of vegetarian and gluten-free options. You can find our warm and welcoming service at our Uptown and Logan Square locations.
Join us for dinner, brunch, catering, and private events — where every meal feels like coming home!
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Gift Cards
Give the gift of a culinary experience at our Uptown or Logan Square locations!
Looking for the perfect gift idea? Treat your loved ones to dinner or brunch at Kie Gol Lanee and let us transport them to the state of Oaxaca for an unforgettable experience!
Whether it's a birthday, anniversary, holiday celebration, or just to show your appreciation, our gift cards make for an ideal present that will never disappoint.
Uptown Gift Cards
Logan Square Gift Cards
Private Events
Our private space in the upper level is the perfect space for an intimate gather with friends and family!
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Private Events
Our private space in the upper level is the perfect space for an intimate gather with friends and family!
Learn more
Let us do the cooking for you!
Whether you are planning a small gathering or a large event we can provide the catering for you! Visit our catering page below for menu and ordering.
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Nuestra Cocina
our kitchen
Nuestra Cocina
our kitchen
Culinary team
After cooking for several years traditional Oaxacan food, the team behind Kie-Gol-Lanee decided to move from their hometown Santa Maria Quiegolani (Kie-Gol-Lanee), Oaxaca to Chicago in 2004. Their culinary experience was enriched when they started cooking contemporary Italian cuisine at an Andersonville restaurant. They learned the inside out of the kitchen and serving for over 100 guests daily. It was a few years later when they decided to open a restaurant that could offer ingredients and flavors from their native state of Oaxaca in September 2016. Since 2020, they have been listed as the MICHELIN Guide Bib Gourmand Winners for the their excellence in food and service at moderate prices.
At Kie-Gol-Lanee, you will find original flavors from the highlands of Oaxaca and the pacific coast including tlayudas, ceviches, tamales oaxaqueños, chapulines (grasshoppers), cornish hen, just to name a few. Our selection of aguas frescas include the famous horchata and tamarindo, as well as a unique squash cooler called chilacayota that you do not want to miss!
Our Menu
Gallery
Menu as captured Aug 27, 2026 · source ↗
Tied with 17 other venues on equal evidence.
We hold 129 venues in Chicago, IL and could score 64 of them. Positions are counted against those 64.
v1.7.4 8.8/100 = sourcing 0.0/50 (named-farm 0 distinct, named-region 0 distinct, attribute 1 distinct [class=graded-spec x0.00], buzzword 0 distinct) + farm partners 0.0/20 (none scored) + registry 0.0/12 (none listed) + press 8.8/18 (capped at 35% of the 0.0-point evidence base).
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See the week▾
| Sunday | 10am – 10pm |
|---|---|
| Monday | 3:30pm – 10pm |
| Tuesday | Not listed |
| Wednesday | 3:30pm – 10pm |
| Thursday | 3:30pm – 10pm |
| Friday | 3:30pm – 10pm |
| Saturday | 10am – 10pm |
“Not listed” means the day was absent from the schedule we read — usually closed, but we never saw it stated, so we don’t claim it.
Overlapping time blocks on the page were rejected rather than merged (likely happy-hour/bar hours): saturday 15:30-22:00 (overlaps 10:00-22:00); sunday 15:30-22:00 (overlaps 10:00-22:00)
Hours checked Aug 27, 2026 · source ↗ · these hours were read from the page text rather than published schedule data, so we show the week instead of calling it open or closed · Always worth confirming with the restaurant.
Book on OpenTable ↗link checked Aug 27, 2026
Authority & awards
- MICHELIN Guide 2026: Bib Gourmand ↗
MICHELIN Guide
Award
Coverage
- Chicago's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 ↗
Chicago Magazine
Press