The single best thing a tourist can do in Chicago -- a 90-minute boat tour down the Chicago River with expert guides explaining 130+ years of architectural history. See Marina City, the Wrigley Buildi...
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The Aviary
Molecular Cocktails · West Loop
Grant Achatz cocktail bar where drinks are served in custom vessels, some requiring tools to consume. The ice program alone is worth a PhD. This is the Alinea of cocktails -- inventive, theatrical, an...
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Monteverde
Italian Pasta · West Loop · James Beard Award
Sarah Grueneberg handmade pasta temple in the West Loop that serves some of the best noodles in America. The cacio e pepe is transcendent, the tortelloni in brodo is comfort in a bowl, and every singl...
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Indienne
Indian Fine Dining · River North
The only Michelin-starred Indian restaurant in Chicago, and it redefines what Indian fine dining can be in America. French technique meets Indian spices in a gorgeous River North space. The tasting me...
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Schwa
Creative / Avant-Garde · Wicker Park · Michelin 1 Star
Michael Carlson's eccentric Wicker Park BYOB where punk rock energy meets Michelin precision. The tasting menu changes constantly, the chef works the entire line himself, and reservations are famously...
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Girl & the Goat
New American · West Loop · James Beard Award
Stephanie Izard Top Chef winner restaurant that put the West Loop on the map and never stopped being one of the hardest reservations in Chicago. The goat empanadas are iconic, the wood-roasted vegetab...
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Elske
Scandinavian / New American · West Loop
David and Anna Posey Scandinavian-inspired West Loop gem with a tasting menu option and an a la carte bar menu. The flavors are clean, precise, and deeply seasonal. The kringle pastries at dessert are...
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Feld
New American Tasting Menu · West Town
Newly Michelin-starred West Town tasting menu from chef Brent Frederick that combines Midwestern ingredients with global technique. The intimate room seats just 28, and the seasonal menu changes frequ...
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Topolobampo
Mexican Fine Dining · River North
Rick Bayless Michelin-starred fine-dining Mexican that proves Mexican cuisine belongs at the highest levels. The tasting menu is a deep dive into regional Mexican traditions with produce from Bayless ...
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Rotating Theme · West Loop / Fulton Market · Michelin 1 Star
Grant Achatz's West Loop restaurant that reinvents itself completely every few months with a new theme, menu, and identity. Past themes have included Paris 1906, Childhood, and Thai street food. Ticke...