Chef work shirts built for the line and everything after it. The Work Henley Tee and Supply Chef Workshirt move fast through a hot shift; the Chef Shirt and French Kitchen Workshirt bring a collared, buttoned line that reads clean front-of-house. Designed by working chefs, each style solves a different part of the shift. Compare fabrics, fits, and pocket details in the table below.
Chef Work Shirts Top Picks
Snap placket goes on fast before a shift, and the sleeve pocket keeps your thermometer within reach mid-service.
Poly pique wicks moisture and snaps shut fast, built for the kind of 12-hour shift that beats up cotton twill.
Collarless button-front layers clean under an apron and still looks finished when you step out to talk to a table.
Flap pocket with a hidden slot and armpit vents make this collar work double duty behind the pass and out front.
Compare the Chef Work Shirts
| Style | Best for | Fabric & build | Fit & sizing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work Henley Tee | Everyday line cook or FOH crossover shifts | Cotton Jersey, snap-front henley placket, sleeve pocket | XS–3XL |
| Chef Shirt | Layering under an apron, front-of-house moments | 100% Cotton French Twill body with chambray combo accents, underarm vents | XS–4XL, runs large — size down if between sizes |
| Men's Tailored Chef Coat | A tailored, fitted line silhouette | 59% cotton/37% polyester/4% spandex body, 100% polyester stretch side panels | Tailored fit with side stretch panels; see size chart |
| French Kitchen Workshirt | Collared front-of-house presentation with kitchen durability | 100% Cotton (White) or 47% Lyocell/43% Cotton/10% Wool (Gray Chambray), flap pocket | XS–4XL |
| Supply Chef Workshirt | Hotter kitchens and long, sweaty shifts | Poly Pique, hollow snap-front closure | XS–3XL |
| Herringbone French Kitchen Workshirt | Front of house or after-service wear | 47% Lyocell, 43% Cotton, 10% Wool herringbone chambray | XS–4XL |
Sizing & Care
Sizes run consistently across the collection: the Work Henley Tee, Supply Chef Workshirt, and Men's Tailored Chef Coat span XS through 3XL, while the Chef Shirt, French Kitchen Workshirt, and Herringbone French Kitchen Workshirt extend to 4XL for a fuller range of bodies on the line. The Chef Shirt is the one exception worth knowing before you order — it's cut to run a bit large, so size down if you're between sizes. Check the size chart before you order, especially if you're stocking a few sizes for a team. Care is straightforward across the range: follow our care instructions and the label sewn into each garment, and the cotton jersey, cotton French twill, poly pique, and lyocell-cotton-wool blends here are all built to hold up to the kind of washing a shirt worn multiple shifts a week actually gets. The Supply Chef Workshirt's poly pique is the one to reach for if you're washing and wearing on a tight turnaround between doubles. If you're dressing a full team and want a consistent look across roles, front-of-house pieces like the collared French Kitchen Workshirt pair naturally with a piece from the chef aprons collection. For teams standardizing sizing and reordering across a roster, our wholesale and team ordering page walks through how TILIT works with restaurant and hospitality groups building out a uniform program.
More about chef work shirts
Every kitchen runs a shift differently, and this range is built to match. For a shirt you can get into fast and move through a double in, the Work Henley Tee swaps a full button-down for a snap-front placket, with a sleeve pocket for a pen or thermometer and the signature apron neck tab that keeps a strap off your neck by hour six.
For a hotter line, the Supply Chef Workshirt runs on the same poly pique as the rest of the Supply collection, lightweight and moisture-wicking, with hollow snap closures you can get through fast between courses. Want a collar instead? The French Kitchen Workshirt adds a flap pocket with a hidden slot, in cotton or a lyocell-cotton-wool chambray with more texture and drape, and the Herringbone French Kitchen Workshirt runs that same lyocell-cotton-wool blend in a herringbone weave built for front of house as much as the pass. The Chef Shirt keeps things collarless with a full button-front in cotton French twill and underarm vents for when the line heats up.
Shared details, different jobs
Across the range, the same builder's touches repeat: a sleeve or flap pocket sized for a thermometer, an apron neck tab, snap or button closures built for service instead of a desk job. TILIT's founders spent real time on a line before drawing any of it up, which is why the details land where your hands and shoulders actually work. Compare fit, fabric, and sizing in the table above to find the one for your shift.