This is a great place to visit museums or just walk around and people watch. So much to do in a small area.
Area containing the Field museum, the aquarium and the planetarium. Some good views of the city, especially from just outside the planetarium.
Photo challenge! Check out these vintage Documerica photos taken around Lake Michigan. Take a photo of what the lake looks like today and submit it to our State of the Environment Photo Project. Read more.
Moved from NYC. My husband and I love comedy, we hadn't found a spot that was as good as the ones we used to go to in NYC. Zanies is awesome! TIP: free on Tuesdays if you live in the neighborhood!
Zanies hosts stand-up comedy headliners such as Jay Leno, Richard Lewis and Emo Phillips.
Best place in town to catch a comedy show!
Well-priced French wines and a prix fixe menu for $32 (5 to 6:30 p.m.). Dishes we liked: Potato leek soup, foie gras with roasted pear, and hazelnut-crusted veal chop. Read more.
The service is reserved, the mood is quiet and the décor is modest. Sample starters such as a goat cheese tart ($7.50) or asparagus served with Puy green lentils in mustard vinaigrette ($8). Read more.
Quietly nestled in a dressed up Hyde Park shopping plaza, this little French place provides a bit of haute and an all-French wine list. - Inspector
Definitely the place to be at sunset. American/French cuisine and impeccable service, right on the lake. Has a small lounge area for those that want to sip a beverage while drinking in the view
Come on Wednesday or Saturday nights to watch the fireworks literally come at you from Navy Pier
Make reservations 5-6pm to witness the sunset and city alive during your dinner. The lights in the rest. are just dim enough to complement the city view.
My favorite restaurant in Chicago. Great ambience and service, strong drinks, excellent steak frites. Also try the escargots!
Best French in the city so far
Bone in Filet, Filet, any Steak!
Rosebud is a great experience. Mike at the bar delivers first class service e dry time.
Rosebud is amazing, sit at the bar and get personal attention!
Wonderful French comfort food, but be sure to order a Martini served in vintage glassware.
Excellent hidden gem with authentic French cuisine. However, the host is incredibly rude - it's quite a Parisian experience!
Food is good, but the owner is so confuse, He block my card.
Best dining experience in Chicago. Classic cocktails, Jazz music, grasshoppers, just perfect ambiance. We had New York strip and surf & turf (lobster ravioli and short rib). It was too die for.
The burger here passes the ultimate test: The flavorful beef, a house blend, would be good sans condiments. But it’s even better with just a hint of pickles, red-wine onions, aioli and Uplands cheddar Read more.
Great cocktail program and supper club ambience. 1/2 off Craft Cocktails in the bar on Wednesdays.
Swanky steak house in a trendy spot in downtown Chicago! This place is busy every night. Good spot for friends, family, business and more. It's $$ but worth every dollar!
14k chocolate cake: words fail me, it's that good
Appetizers and salads are large enough to share, and so are the sides. Save room for dessert, tempting though the menu is.
Foie gras torchon is a jewel of painstaking preparation; paired with toasted brioche and greens fragrant with truffle vinaigrette, it's pure indulgence. Read more.
Very pricey......sports coat is required for dining. Get the Roasted duck breast from Les Vandes et Les Volailles.
Average check size: $558 (Source: Wired Magazine, February 2012)
One of the better filet mignons I've ever had
Talk to Greg, the wine guy - he is really good. I like cab, but he got me into a big Caparone Merlot with and "old world" style, as he called it: exceptional with my steak!
Cake for 20?
Lovingly made in NYC, CHI, SEA & LA