chicago Restaurants and Bars

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• Alinea  - Grant Achatz's home of molecular gastronomy and food as art. Includes sample menu, photo galleries of food and restaurant, and profiles of staff and principals.
• Andrzej Grill Restaurant  - Polish restaurant in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. Includes menu, photos and links to reviews.
• Benjamin's Galena  - Good food and spirits in classic solid oak bar with extensive microbrews.
• Benny's Chop House  - River North steakhouse serving dry-aged beef. Includes lunch, dinner and bar menus, wine, beer and whiskey lists, and private dining information.
• Berghoff  - Features contemporary dishes and German foods from the original Berghoff's menu. Provides restaurant and lunch cafe menus, bar specials, private dining and catering information, and online sales of Berghoff beer and cookbooks.
• Cafe Ba Ba Reeba  - Features tapas and Spanish foods. Includes menu, online ordering for delivery or take-out, and details of special events and private dining.
• Cedars  - Mediterranean restaurant serving patrons in Chicago. Menus and catering details available online.
• CEO Deliveries  - Delivers food from over 70 of the city's finest restaurants.
• Charlie Trotter's  - Consistently rated as one of the best restaurants in the world, serving three tasting menus that change daily in order to highlight the freshest available ingredients. Includes sample menus, wine list, and information about the gourmet to-go retail shop.
• The Chicago Diner  - Vegeterian diner, offers menu, history, catering, recipes, and calendar.
• Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder  - Located in an old home across from the site of the St. Valentine's Day massacre, serving pizza pot pie and grinders. Provides menu, history and photos.
• The Dock at Montrose Beach  - Casual eatery and bar with outdoor dining along Lake Michigan. Includes menu, news and photos.
• Dos Diablos  - River North area Mexican restaurant and cantina provides its brunch, lunch, and dinner menus, beverage list, and party package menus.
• Downtown Chicago Restaurant on Magnificent Mile: Restaurants & Lounges  - Providing operating hours, phone numbers and dress codes for on-site restaurants and lounges as well as information about those located nearby.
• Eli's Cheesecake  - Information on recipes, history, online ordering, and daily blog.
• Four Seasons Hotel Chicago - Dining  - A Chicago restaurant offering a creative cuisine combining a taste of France with North American flavors.
• Frontera Grill and Topolobampo  - Rick Bayless's restaurants feature regional Mexican cuisine from a menu that changes monthly. Frontera is more lively and casual; Topolobampo is dressier and classic. Provides menus, cocktail and wine lists, catering and special events details.
• Geja's Cafe  - Romantic restaurant featuring fondue, with live and flamenco guitar. Includes menu, wine list and details of winemaker dinners.
• Girl and the Goat  - West Loop eatery of "Top Chef" Season 4 winner Stephanie Izard, with sample menu, photographic tour, press, and special events.
• Glunz Bavarian Haus  - German restaurant with live German band every Saturday night provides its menu, beer list, history, and details of special events.
• GreaseFreak  - Photos of Chicago-style food with ratings, including pizza slices, Italian beef, hot dogs and gyros.
• Hop Haus  - Offers gourmet burgers and craft beers at its two locations. Provides menu, beer list and photos.
• Kamehachi  - Japanese restaurant and sushi bar.
• Leopold  - Belgian-inspired food and drink. Includes menu, wine and beer lists, and map.
• Lutz Cafe and Pastry Shop  - Bakery using traditional German and European recipes, in operation since 1948. Provides menu, photo gallery of wedding and special occasion cakes, and online ordering in USA for most items.
• Mercat a la Planxa  - Catalan-inspired tapas restaurant located downtown provides its breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch menus, drink list, and photos.
• Miller's Pub  - Pub and restaurant serving steaks and chops, Canadian baby back ribs, fish, burgers and sandwiches. Provides food and drink menus, and history.
• Moto  - Homaro Cantu’s molecular gastronomy experience at Fulton Market. Includes menu, wine list, team profiles, and photo gallery.
• The Parthenon  - Greek restaurant in operation since 1968 provides its dinner and family-style menus, wine list and information about catering services and banquet room.
• Peggy Kinnane's  - Irish pub and restaurant in the heart of downtown with daily specials and events.
• Pequod's Pizza  - Sports bar that serves deep dish pizzas created in cast iron pans for the richest flavors.
• Pizza Persona  - A fast-casual eatery offering personal size pizzas, calzone and salads. Includes menu and links to reviews.
• The Purple Pig  - Features classic Mediterranean fare, housemade charcuterie, and cheeses.
• Red Apple Buffet  - Buffet with two locations, featuring traditional and contemporary Polish cuisine. Includes photos, catering menus, and maps.
• The Ritz-Carlton Chicago Restaurant  - A unique Chicago restaurant that provides a casual setting for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night fare, as well as providing specialty coffees and award-winning desserts.
• Salpicón  - Upscale Mexican fare. Provides dinner and Sunday brunch menus, tequila and wine lists, specials, and recipes.
• The Southern Chicago  - Bucktown bar and restaurant featuring Southern comfort food and a large selection of whiskeys. Includes dinner and weekend brunch menus, whiskey list, and information about private parties.
• Sprout Restaurant  - French-American fixed price menu, from executive chef Dale Levitski of "Top Chef" fame. Includes sample menu, wine list, photographs, blog and map.
• Sultan's Market  - Middle Eastern restaurant with locations in Wicker Park and Lincoln Park areas provides dining and catering menus, videos, and online ordering.
• Tavern on Rush  - Steakhouse provides menu details, events, map, employment opportunities, contact details, and photos.
• Tru  - French food set in a whimsical setting for the serious diner.
• Uberstein  - German restaurant and bar with Bucktown and Wrigleyville locations provides its menu, beer list and specials.
• Venus  - Located in Greektown, features the Mediterranean cuisine of Cyprus. Provides menus (including gluten-free choices), photographs, map and reviews.