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Alinea
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Map | Believe the hype and book well in advance. Chicago's most exciting...
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Cutting-Edge
Lincoln Park
 
Arun's
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Map | The finest Thai restaurant in Chicago -- some say in the country...
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Thai
Irving Park
 
Avenues
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Map | The least ostentatious of the city's cutting-edge restaurants...
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Cutting-Edge
Near North
 
Brasserie Ruhlmann
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Once you stroll into this cavernous space (a former Montgomery...
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French
River North
 
Charlie Trotter's
Member Rating: 3.9 | Reserve Online
Map | Plan well in advance to dine at top toque Charlie Trotter's namesake...
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New American
Lincoln Park
 
Custom House
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Map | Chef Shawn McClain established his renown with Asian seafood...
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Steakhouse
South Loop
 
David Burke's Primehouse
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Map | New York celebrity chef David Burke runs Primehouse in the boutique...
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Mexican
Near North
 
Everest
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Map | No one expects romance at the top of the Chicago Stock Exchange...
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French
The Loop
 
Fogo de Chao
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Map | Gaucho-clad servers parade through the dining room brandishing...
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Brazilian
River North
 
Geja's
Member Rating: 4.8 | Reserve Online
Map | For every course there's a fondue at this Lincoln Park longtimer...
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French
Lincoln Park
 
Gibsons Steakhouse
Member Rating: 4.8 | Reserve Online
Map | Chicago movers and shakers mingle with conventioneers at Gibsons...
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Steakhouse
Near North
 
Keefer's
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Map | Few steak houses advertise their broiler men, but the barrier-busting...
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Steakhouse
River North
 
L20
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Well before he opened this fine dining shrine to the sea, Chef...
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French
Lincoln Park
 
Les Nomades
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Map | Intimate and elegant don't make headlines, but Les Nomades holds...
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French
Near North
 
Morton's, The Steakhouse
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Map | Morton's on the Gold Coast is more fun, but this is Chicago's...
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Steakhouse
The Loop
 
Moto
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Map | Mad-scientist chef Homaru Cantu has become a cult figure in the...
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Cutting-Edge
West Loop
 
NoMI
Member Rating: 4.8 | Reserve Online
Map | The expensive linens, Limoges china, and Isamu Noguchi sculpture...
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New American
Near North
 
The Palm
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Map | If you're somebody in this town, your caricatured mug is hung...
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Steakhouse
The Loop
 
Seasons Restaurant
Member Rating: 5.0
Map | How the Four Seasons's boîte manages to please business...
$$$$
New American
Near North
 
Sixteen
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Uninterrupted views of the landmark Wrigley Building, Lake Michigan...
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New American
River North
 
Smith and Wollensky
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Map | Aged-on-the-premises prime beef and an extensive wine cellar...
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Steakhouse
River North
 
TRU
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Map | Chefs Rick Tramonto and, on pastries, Gale Gand do fine dining...
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New American
Near North


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