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Offers a Chicago restaurant guide organized by type of cuisine for restaurants in the City of Chicago. Dining choices range from steakhouses to pizzerias for your special night on the town.

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Top 100 Chicago restaurants of all types with the best-of winners in any number of dining categories, such as best steakhouse, best deli, best Italian, best seafood and best burger. Find detailed information for directions, maps, reviews, official web site and much other info. You can then order the hard copy guide.

Restaurant Listings

Berghoff Cafe Chicago
17 West Adams Street
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312.427.3170
Fax: 312.427.6549
Email: info@17WestChicago.com

410 Club and Conference Center
410 N. Michigan Avenue, 60611
p: (312)944-7600

Bacino's Pizza on Wacker
75 E. Wacker Drive, 60601
p: (312)263-0070

Bandera Restaurant
535 N. Michigan Avenue, 60611
p: (312)644-3524

Big Bowl
6 E. Cedar Street, 60611
p: (312)640-8888

Bistro 110
110 E. Pearson Street, 60611
p: (312)266-3110

Blackhawk Lodge
41 E. Superior Street, 60611
p: (312)280-4080

Blue Chicago
736 N. Clark Street, 60610
p: (312)642-6261
World-famous blues nightclub featuring the finest in Chicago's blues
musicians and vocalists, located in the River North Entertainment District.

Bonsoiree Cafe and Delicacies
2728 W. Armitage Avenue Chicago, IL 60647
773-486-7511,  email: shin@bon-soiree.com
Upscale food in a casual, smart, clean atmosphere and reasonable prices. Try the elegant lunch and dinner menus during the week or come in on the weekend for an exciting brunch.

Bootleggers
13 W. Division Street, 60610
p: (312)266-0944

Brazzaz
539 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60610
312-595-9000, email: info@brazzaz.com
This Brazilian Steakhouse is "A Cut Above the Rest." Waiters carve a plethora of meats tableside, and there is a 30-40 item all-you-can-eat salad bar. There are about 16 meat varieties, with some specialties you won't find at the other competition. The contemporary decor features South American accents, including plasma screens in the bar area showing Brazilian entertainment. The bar offers caipirinhas and mojitos, plus a signature tropical cocktail and martini list.

Butch McGuire's
20 W. Division Street, 60610
p: (312)337-9080
Butch McGuire opened his saloon in the spring of 1961, and Division Street became the “Street of Dreams”. Butch’s, the original singles bar in the country, began as a place where the local gold coast and old town singles, most of which were Butch’s friends, could drink.

Cafe Luciano
871 N. Rush Street
60611
p: (312)266-1414

Celebrity Cafe
320 N. Dearborn, 60610
p: (312)836-5499

The Cheesecake Factory
875 N. Michigan Avenue, 60611
p: (312)337-1101

Cafe Spiaggia
980 N. Michigan Avenue, 60611
p: (312)280-2750

California Pizza Kitchen
835 N. Michigan Avenue - 7th Floor, 60611
p: (312)787-7300

Chicago Chop House
60 W. Ontario Street, 60610
p: (312)787-7100

Cielo Restaurant and Bar
676 N. Michigan Avenue, 60611
p: (312)944-7676

Club Creole
226 W. Kinzie Street, 60610
p: (312)222-0300

Club Macanudo
60 E. Walton Place, 60611
p: (312)642-4200
Multi-level restaurant and cigar lounge offering classic American cuisine and wild game with premium spirits and cigar store. With T.V. and live music.

Corner Bakery
676 N. St. Clair Street, 60611
p: (312)266-2570

Cru Cafe & Wine Bar
888 N. Wabash, 60611
p: (312)337-4001

Dave & Busters
1024 N Clark St, Chicago IL, 60610
312-943-5151
email: Kristen_Schascheck@daveandbusters.com    
A family friendly entertainment and dining experience. Featuring an extensive arcade, pool tables, a full menu of American style cuisine, as well as a bar and lounge. Private and corporate party packages and rooms available.

Dick's Last Resort
435 E. Illinois @ McClurg Ct.
312-836-7870, email: chstore@dlrmc.com
The shame of Chicago since 1988, Dick's Last Resort is the premier destination for folks who know how to have a great time. With lip smackin' grub, free live music, sassy staff, a full bar and giant icy-cold beers, Dick's is the Chicago playground for both kids and adults. Two outside decks means that there's plenty of room to get hot, hot, hot during the summer!

Dine
733 West Madison at Halsted
312-602-2100, email: dara@kurman.com
DINE, A classic 1940's - style eatery, opens in Chicago's growing west loop area. Dine is offering a tasty combination of classic American dishes and contemporary comfort food. “It’s the kind of restaurant that Chicagoans particularly enjoy – classy yet casual, stylish and comfortable with delicious food that is familiar but with a creative flair”, says executive chef Chris Turano.

The Dining Room at Kendall College
900 N. North Branch, Chicago, IL 60622
312-752-2EAT, email: sgrandpre@kendall.edu
Eat someone's homework. Really. Kendall College Dining Room is an extraordinary classroom that provides students the opportunity to gain real-world experience in a professionally run fine dining restaurant under the supervision of Kendall's experienced faculty. Thanks to an outstanding faculty and dedicated students, Kendall College produces the finest chefs and pastry chefs in the Midwest. Come dine with the students before they become famous. The Dining Room offers guests an amazing view of the Chicago skyline, lots of free parking, full bar service and multi-course meals at very reasonable prices. Come see and dine for yourself!

The Dining Room At the Ritz Carlton Chicago
160 E. Pearson Street, 60611
p: (312)573-5223

DownTown Dogs
804 N. Rush Street, 60611
p: (312)664-6656

Edwardo's
1212 N. Dearborn Street, 60610
p: (312)337-4490
www.edwardos.com  

Ed Debevic's
640 N. Wells Street, 60610
p: (312)664-1707

Eli's - The Place for Steak
215 E. Chicago Avenue, 60611
p: (312)642-1393

ESPN Zone-Chicago
43 E. Ohio Street 60611
p: (312)644-3776
The ultimate sports dining and entertainment experience featuring 165 video monitors, American grill food and 10,000 square feet of interactive games and sports simulators.

Famous Dave's Ribs N' Blues
739 N. Clark Street, 60610
p: (312)266-2400

Fireplace Inn
1448 N. Wells Street, 60610
p: (312)664-5264

Florios Restaurant & Bar
71 E. Wacker Drive, 60601
p: (312)346-7100

Foodlife
835 N. Michigan Avenue, 60611
p: (312)335-3663

Frasca Hospitality Group
400 N. Wells Street - Suite 320, 60610
p: (312)329-9590

Gene & Georgetti
500 N. Franklin Street, 60610
p: (312)527-3718

Gino's East
160 E. Superior Street, 60611
p: (312)345-8500

Ghirardelli Chocolate Shop & Soda Fountain
830 N. Michigan Avenue, 60611
p: (312)337-9330
Old fashioned soda fountain and chocolate shop.

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The Hangge-Uppe
14 W. Elm Street, 60610
p: (312)337-0561

Hard Rock Cafe-Chicago
63 W. Ontario Street, 60610
p: (312)943-2252

Harry Caray's Restaurant
33 W. Kinzie Street, 60610
p: (312)828-0966
Italian steakhouse located in 100-year-old building. Voted best steakhouse in Chicago by Tribune's dining poll.

Houlihan's
111 E. Wacker Drive, 60601
p: (312)616-3663

House of Blues-Chicago
329 N. Dearborn Street, 60610
p: (312)923-2000

The Hunt Club
1100 N. State Street, 60610
p: (312)988-7887
A restaurant/sportsbar with a twist, located in the "hip Gold Coast," offering a tasty menu, 16 TV's and late night dancing.

Joy of Ireland's Irish Tea Room
700 N. Michigan Avenue
p: (312)664-7290

Klay Oven
414 N. Orleans, Chicago, 60610
312-527-3999, email: klayoven@gmail.com
This elegant, yet informal environment was designed to create a warm and inviting dining place which offers the ideal getaway for business lunch or relaxed dining experience.

The cuisine introduced by Klay Oven gives Chicago a new world of finest Indian cooking. At Klay Oven, they emphasize quality, freshly cooked food prepared to order, using healthy, low fat methods of virtually greaseless cooking in the centuries of old Clay Oven (Tandoor) and the Indian Wok (karhai). Freshest ingredients are used to create harmony of subtle flavors, tastes and colors. There is something so very satisfying about Indian cookery, more so when it is freshly cooked.

Kinzie Street Chophouse
400 N. Wells Street, 60610
p: (312)822-0191

La Cantina Grill
1911 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60616
312-842-1911, email: lacantinagrill@hotmail.com
Mexican Eatery with famous margaritas & sangria, awarded by the Chicago Tribune & Chicago Magazine

Lawry's The Prime Rib
100 E. Ontario Street, 60611
p: (312)787-5000

Le Passage and The Drawing Room
937 N. Rush Street Chicago, IL 60622
Email: info@lepassage.com
A 55-seat culinary cocktail lounge dedicated to top-flight wines and a classic cocktail menu; shared small plate dining with an American contemporary menu. After dinner and drinks, Le Passage is a top Gold Coast nightclub destination.

The Lodge Tavern
21 W. Division Street, 60610
p: (312)642-4406

Mado
1647 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60647
773-342-2340
A Bucktown restaurant featuring Italian and Mediterranean cuisine is run by chefs Rob Levitt and his wife Allison. They scour green markets to buy fresh produce and meat, searching for the highest quality as well as responsibly-grown ingredients.

Mambo Grill
412 N. Clark Street, 60610
p: (312)467-9797

McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant
41 E. Chestnut - Corner of Rush Street, 60611
p: (312)397-9500

McDonald's Water Tower Place
835 N. Michigan Avenue, 60611
p: (312)649-5562

Mike Ditka's Restaurant
The Tremont Hotel
100 E. Chestnut Street, 60611
p: (312)587-8989

Mio Mezzo and Kinzie Market
230 W. Kinzie Street, 60610
p: (312)644-1161

Mity Nice Grill, from Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises
835 N. Michigan Avenue, 60611
p: (312)335-4745

Mother Hubbard's
5 W. Hubbard Street, 60610
p: (312)828-0007

Mother's Too
14 W. Division Street
60610
p: (312)266-7444

Mrs. Park's Tavern
198 E. Delaware Street, 60611
p: (312)280-8882

Newsmakers Restaurant
162 E. Ohio Street, 60611
p: (312)573-3112

Nick & Tony's
1 E. Wacker Drive, 60601
p: (312)467-9449

O'Brien's Restaurant
1528 N. Wells Street, Chicago, 60610
p: (312)787-9400
Located in the heart of Old Town, O'Brien's has been serving guests since 1980. The best steaks and seafood in Chicago. O'Brien's - A Chicago Tradition.

O' Neil's Bar & Grill
152 E. Ontario Street, 60611
p: (312)787-5269

The Original Mother's
26 W. Division Street, 60610
p: (312)642-7251

Original Pancake House
22 E. Bellevue Place, 60611
p: (312)642-7917
Named "Best of Chicago" by Chicago Magazine for its freshly made pancakes, crepes, omelettes. Zagat survey: "Best Breakfast".

P. J. Clarke's
1204 N. State Parkway, 60610
p: (312)664-1650

Palm Restaurant
323 E. Wacker Drive, 60601
p: (312)616-1000
Classic American steakhouse with jumbo lobsters and prime beef. Caricature of local celebrities cover the walls.

Park Avenue Cafe
199 E. Walton Street, 60611
p: (312)944-4414

Pippin's Tavern
806 N. Rush Street, 60611
p: (312)787-5435

P.S. Bangkok Restaurant
3345 North Clark St.
p: (773)871-7777
Serving up Chicago's best Thai food; this restaurant has received numerous awards and critical acclaim.

Rainforest Cafe Inc.
605 N. Clark Street, 60610
p: (312)787-1501
Rainforest Cafe is a tropical wonderland featuring phenomenal food,
sensational shopping, breathtaking saltwater aquariums, entertainment, environmental education, and rain forest themed items from around the world.

Regions
350 N. Orleans, 60654
p: (312)836-5000

Riva
700 E. Grand Avenue, 60611
p: (312)644-7482

Riva Cafe
700 E. Grand Avenue, 60611
p: (312)644-FISH

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
1 W. Grand Avenue, 60610
p: (312)755-9339

Ron of Japan
230 E. Ontario Street, 60611
p: (312)644-6500

Rosebud on Rush
720 N. Rush Street, 60611
p: (312)266-6444

Sangria Restaurant
901 West Weed Street
Chicago, IL 60622
Phone: 312-266-1200
Open 7 days a week, 5pm ? Late
Sangria, located in the heart of the Clybourn Triangle entertainment district, is an innovative restaurant and Tapas bar that offers a contemporary and informal atmosphere as well as delicious cuisine from 24 Latin traditions. Sangria, naturally, has an extensive sangria list with such flavors as mango, passion fruit and raspberry, served by the glass or the pitcher.

Seasons Restaurant
120 E. Delaware 60611
p: (312)649-2349
http://www.fourseasons.com/chicagofs/dining/dining.html 
Executive Chef Mark Bakers offers progressive American cuisine in an elegant, sophisticated setting. Open seven days a week and offers a fabulous Sunday brunch.

She-Nannigans House of Beer
16 W. Division Street, 60610
p: (312)642-2344

The Signature Room At the Ninety-Fifth
John Hancock Building
875 N. Michigan Avenue - Suite 1525, 60611
p: (312)280-5450
Allow the Signature Room to enchant you with its breathtaking view, excellent service, and exquisite culinary specialties for lunch, dinner or Sunday brunch.

Smith & Wollensky
318 N. State Street At Marina City, 60610
p: (312)670-9900
Prime dry-aged steaks, outstanding fairly priced wine list. Overlooking Chicago River. Outside seating.

Spiaggia
980 N. Michigan Avenue, 60611
p: (312)280-2750

Streeters Tavern
50 E. Chicago Avenue, 60611
p: (312)944-5206

Szechwan Restaurant
625 N. Michigan Avenue, 60611
p: (312)329-9494

Tavern Club
333 N. Michigan Avenue - Suite 2700, 60601
p: (312)263-1239

Tavern on Rush
1031 N. Rush Street 60611
p: (312)664-9600

Trattoria No.10
10 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60602
312-984-1718, email: raphaella@kurman.com
"Classic Italian dishes with a contemporary flair have made Trattoria No.10 a Chicago favorite since 1989. Specialties on the daily menu include unique, homemade ravioli, freshly prepared risotto, inventive pastas, fresh fish selections, veal scallopine and filet of beef. The subdued elegance of the interior with arched walkways, murals and original art provides and intimate atmosphere that is perfect for business lunches, pre-theater dining, romantic dinners or private parties.

Tucci Benucch Lettuce
900 N. Michigan Avenue, 60611
p: (312)266-2500

The Whitehall Place Restaurant
105 E. Delaware Place, 60611
p: (312)944-6300

Venus Greek-Cypriot Cuisine
820 W. Jackson St
312-714-1001, email: gina@venuschicago.com
Venus Greek-Cypriot’s eclectic and freshly made food features the subtle, refined herbs and spices that distinguish Cypriot cuisine.

Weather Mark Tavern
1503 S Michigan Ave
(312) 588-0230, email: events@WeatherMarkTavern.com
Constructed of beautiful wood, exposed brick and rich granite, Weather Mark Tavern has decorative touches that capture the spirit of Chicago’s lake fleet. Floor to ceiling sails create semi-private casual areas with couches and cocktail tables, complimented by a more traditional dinning area. The menu by Chicago’s own Chef Jake features delicious American Bistro cuisine with Southwestern accents not commonly found at a tavern. Delicious appetizers, soups, salads and out of this world entrees with even a taste for the vegetarian; the full menu is open until midnight every night.

Zaven's
260 E. Chestnut Street, 60611
p: (312)787-8260
Dine at one of Chicago Tribune's "Ten Best Kept Secrets." Enjoy the hospitality of fine dining as only Zaven himself can provide. Violin on weekends.

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