{"id":966696,"date":"2026-07-29T11:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/966696\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T11:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:46:20","slug":"lollapalooza-2026-what-to-eat-at-the-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/966696\/","title":{"rendered":"Lollapalooza 2026: What to eat at the festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lollapalooza returns<\/a> to Grant Park on Thursday, with a packed lineup of food vendors serving everything from deep-dish pizza to matcha mocktails.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s offerings include more than a dozen new vendors, such as Filipino Hawaiian restaurant Kanin and Chicago classic The Berghoff. Festival staples, like Billy Goat Tavern and Wow Bao, will also be back.<\/p>\n

Chow Town, the main area of food vendors, will stretch along Columbus Drive as in previous years. Tacotl\u00e1n will be slinging beef quesabirrias ($22), elote cups ($10) and aguas frescas ($15), while Yuzu Chicago will serve chicken gyoza ($10), deep-fried tempura rolls ($16), sweet green tea ($8) and more.<\/p>\n

Goddess & Grocer will also be back for the first time since 2023, with coconut chicken tenders ($16), cheeseburgers ($16), buffalo chicken wraps ($16) and more.<\/p>\n

This year, select vendors will offer shareable buckets of food, including six empanadas from Cafe Tola ($50), tamarind french fries with lumpia and short ribs from Cebu Chicago ($40) and chicken nuggets with fries from The Stopalong ($35).<\/p>\n

For lighter, more affordable fare, check out Sabroso! Mexican Grill\u2019s tacos and tamales ($5 each) or Bagel Miller\u2019s plain or everything bagels ($5). Hawkers will also be roaming the festival grounds, selling tacos, desserts and snacks.<\/p>\n

New this year is Lollapalooza Midway, next to the Lincoln Statue, where vendors will serve carnival fare including funnel cake, fried Oreos, corn dogs and more. Attendees can also catch views of the city skyline from atop a Ferris wheel and play games to win festival merchandise.<\/p>\n

This year also marks the first time that THC beverages will be available at Lollapalooza, as the festival announced a new partnership with THC beverage brand Se\u00f1orita.<\/p>\n

The country-western themed Skunk\u2019s Honky Tonk, introduced last year, will be back with hot dogs, beer, specialty cocktails and seating for anyone looking to escape the main festival crowds.<\/p>\n

The festival\u2019s other food areas, Dessert Island, Plant Base and Vibe Village will also be returning. Dessert Island and Plant Base will move to the grassy area in front of Perry\u2019s Stage. At Dessert Island, attendees can grab all sorts of sweet treats, from snow cones ($15) to Dippin\u2019 Dots ($11 for a small, $14 for a medium size).<\/p>\n

Plant Base will feature a lineup of vegan and vegetarian vendors, serving burgers ($18), empanadas, tacos (one for $7, three for $19), spring rolls ($10) and more.<\/p>\n

Vibe Village, south of the Buckingham Fountain, will serve Instagrammable bites, including the viral sugar-coated fruit tanghulu ($12) and Matcha Cita\u2019s specialty matcha lattes ($11 to $13), soft serve ($10) and mocktails ($10 to $12). Along with food, Vibe Village will feature merchandise, beauty services and glittery festival accessories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lollapalooza returns to Grant Park on Thursday, with a packed lineup of food vendors serving everything from deep-dish…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":966697,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5124],"tags":[960,31468,5386,1818,25734,268826,280106,388355,72256,388354,388356,388357],"class_list":["post-966696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-chicago","tag-chicago","tag-grant-park","tag-il","tag-illinois","tag-lollapalooza","tag-lollapalooza-2026","tag-lollapalooza-chicago","tag-lollapalooza-food","tag-lollapalooza-lineup","tag-lollapalooza-what-to-eat","tag-when-is-lollapalooza","tag-where-is-lollapalooza"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117003104204065944","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/966696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=966696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/966696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/966697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=966696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=966696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=966696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}