There are SO many wonderful restaurants in Chicago, it is challenging to choose, especially since new ones are always popping up. However, here are a few that I have bookmarked as my favorites and what draws me there:
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- Avec (Mediterranean Small Plates)
- Aviary/The Office (Speakeasy)
- Acanto Restaurant & Wine Bar (Italian)
- The Drifter Chicago (Speakeasy)
- The Gage (Iconic Restaurant at Crown Fountains)
- Gibson’s Bar & Steakhouse (Steakhouse Icon)
- GT Fish & Oyster (Top Seafood Restaurant)
- Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse (Baseball, food & drink)
- Hugo’s Frog Bar & Fish House (Finest Seafood)
- King Crab House (Oldest Crabhouse)
- Manny’s Cafeteria & Delicatessen (Since 1942)
- Marisol (Innovative flavors at the MCA)
- Old Town Ale House (Art Filled Dive Bar since 1958)
- Pizzeria Uno & Pizzeria Due (Chicago Deep Dish)
- The Promontory (Hearth to Table)
- The Publican (Eclectic Farmhouse Fare)
- Shaw’s Crab House (Premiere Seafood Restaurant)
- Signature Room (95th Floor of Hancock Center)
- Topo Gigio Ristorante (Old School Fine Italian)
