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The show films in Chicago, including on location in neighborhoods such as [[River North]], [[Ukrainian Village, Chicago|Ukrainian Village]], and [[Wicker Park, Chicago|Wicker Park]], and at real Chicago restaurants including [[Mr. Beef]] and [[Kasama (restaurant)|Kasama]].[{{Cite web |last=Nabeel |first=Amaan |date=July 23, 2025 |title=From Chaos to Culture: How 'The Bear' Effect is Having a Real Impact on Chicago's Restaurant Scene |url=https://www.motionpictures.org/2025/07/from-chaos-to-culture-how-the-bear-effect-is-having-a-real-impact-on-chicagos-restaurant-scene/ |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=Motion Picture Association |language=en-US}}] Recurring visual and thematic motifs include time and trains.[{{Cite news |last=Gold |first=Alexandra J. |date=September 18, 2023 |title=Every Second Counts: On FX’s 'The Bear' |url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/every-second-counts-on-fxs-the-bear/ |access-date=2026-04-01 |work=Los Angeles Review of Books}}][{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Pearse |date=2023-08-03 |title=In ‘The Bear,’ Chicago’s Public Transportation Never Goes Off the Rails |url=https://chicago.eater.com/2023/8/3/23817679/the-bear-fx-chicago-restaurant-workers-chicago-transportation-authority-el-train-cta |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=Eater Chicago |language=en-US}}] |
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The show films in Chicago, including on location in neighborhoods such as [[River North]], [[Ukrainian Village, Chicago|Ukrainian Village]], and [[Wicker Park, Chicago|Wicker Park]], and at real Chicago restaurants including [[Mr. Beef]] and [[Kasama (restaurant)|Kasama]].[{{Cite web |last=Nabeel |first=Amaan |date=July 23, 2025 |title=From Chaos to Culture: How 'The Bear' Effect is Having a Real Impact on Chicago's Restaurant Scene |url=https://www.motionpictures.org/2025/07/from-chaos-to-culture-how-the-bear-effect-is-having-a-real-impact-on-chicagos-restaurant-scene/ |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=Motion Picture Association |language=en-US}}] Recurring visual and thematic motifs include time and trains.[{{Cite news |last=Gold |first=Alexandra J. |date=September 18, 2023 |title=Every Second Counts: On FX’s 'The Bear' |url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/every-second-counts-on-fxs-the-bear/ |access-date=2026-04-01 |work=Los Angeles Review of Books}}][{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Pearse |date=2023-08-03 |title=In ‘The Bear,’ Chicago’s Public Transportation Never Goes Off the Rails |url=https://chicago.eater.com/2023/8/3/23817679/the-bear-fx-chicago-restaurant-workers-chicago-transportation-authority-el-train-cta |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=Eater Chicago |language=en-US}}] They typically shoot for "about 39 days," or an average of about four days per episode.[{{Cite web |last=Fenimore |first=Christopher |date=2023-06-23 |title=Five Fits With: 'The Bear' Creator Chris Storer |url=https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a44306190/chris-storer-the-bear-five-fits/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Esquire |language=en-US}}] |