Bocadillo Market is a Spanish-inspired café, restaurant, and market in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, serving bocadillos, tapas, coffee, pastries, and Spanish specialties. Located on Grand Avenue, the restaurant offers two distinct dining experiences: a casual daytime counter and a communal Spanish supper on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Chef James Martin draws inspiration from both Spain and the American South, exploring the culinary connections created by Moorish influence and the movement of ingredients and traditions across cultures. Martin owns Bocadillo Market with his wife and partner, Jessica Neal. The restaurant’s approach combines Spanish traditions with flavors and influences connected to Martin’s family roots in South Carolina.

During the day, guests can stop in for Spanish-style baguette sandwiches, coffee, pastries, tapas, and items from the market. The menu includes options such as smoked lamb and Serrano ham bocadillos, tortilla de patatas, crispy calamari, patatas bravas, croquetas, empanadas, farm salad, pan con tomate, and Spanish-inspired sweets. Vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free options are available, and the restaurant can accommodate many food allergies.

On Friday and Saturday nights, Bocadillo Market transforms from a counter-service café into a communal dining experience. Its Spanish Supper brings guests together at one long table for a multi-course, family-style meal designed around shared food and conversation.

Bocadillo Market also provides Chicago catering for private gatherings, weddings, anniversaries, corporate events, and other occasions, with options ranging from bocadillos and market spreads to full Spanish suppers. Private events can also be hosted at the Grand Avenue restaurant.