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All About Chicago Restaurants
Chicago is usually a big-time sports town with die hard fans for their Bears, Bulls, Cubs, along with the World Champion Chicago White Sox. Even if you do not like baseball, you'll have the time of your life just like Ferris Bueller as you take in the Cubs game at Wrigley. The Windy City does a nice job blending within the new whilst maintaining its old world charm. Incorporated as a town in 1833, Chicago has grown to become the nation's third-largest city (having a population of much more than 3 million), the birthplace from the first skyscraper and 1 with the few international US cities. Chicago today offers a really cosmopolitan flare that adds to any visitor's big-city adventure - a beautiful city inside the Midwest heartland that radiates a spirit of energy.
With 77 neighborhoods (yes, we did say 77), it is possible to go from a single to the next inside a split second prior to you realize you're in the distinct area with completely new sights and sounds. Having unmistakable character, every of this city's neighborhoods brings a whole new array of shops, restaurants, attractions, historical elements, and intrigue.
Shopping on Michigan Ave. is genuinely magnificent, so make certain you work that into the plan.
Chicago is also identified for its deep dish pizza, so you should attempt some while in town. Yes, the toppings are buried under the sauce, but trust us...it can be fantabulous and worth the 40 minute wait. We like Gino's East and Giordanno's, but as you'll see there are many other solid choices.
Whether you want to cozy up in a casual neighborhood bar or don your very best black dress for some late night cocktails, Chicago has it all! Right here are just some of our journeyPod Picks:
Alinea - With a kitchen filled using the country's top culinary awards, risk-taking super-chef Grant Achatz has upped the ante in Chicago with these avant-garde culinary creations. A progressive American restaurant offering a multi-sensory prix fix degustation menu of 12 or 24 courses, the fare at Alinea causes a specific awe and "wow" by everybody who shares the experience in dining here. The 24 course menu is known as the "tour" and is as much a marathon as it can be a meal, generally taking nearly four or five hours to finish. Jackets are recommended, jeans not allowed. And remember - at Alinea, you come hungry, and leave... well, with your wallet a lot thinner. Alinea is situated at 1723 N. Halsted St. (at Willow St.).
NoMi (Chi - Gold Coast/Streeterville) - Situated around the 7th floor with the Park Hyatt Hotel, NoMi serves upscale contemporary French global cuisine with an Asian twist. Boasting stunning views of Michigan Avenue and Lake Michigan, this contemporary restaurant provides indoor and outdoor seating, and an adjoining swanky lounge for after-dinner drinks. The restaurant is also known for its high-end, high-ticket tea offerings that include rare and limited leaves including vintage Pu-erh, reserve and display teas that range from $14 up to $700 a pop. Hint: Tables 30-37 provide the finest Magnificent Mile views. NoMI may be found at 800 N. Michigan Ave. (at Chicago Ave.).
mk the restaurant (River North) - Rated by Zagat as the "place to go back to as usually as possible" - this contemporary neighborhood favorite attracts an upscale crowd with its consistently delicious new American cuisine - with global influences that focus about the freshest ingredients accessible. Exposed brick and wood beams prove to become an elegant addition to this two-story space that features a bar, lounge and two dining rooms. For starters, try the lobster soup poured tableside over lobster meat; and for dinner, the seared rare ahi tuna. The desserts do not disappoint either - the "Cake and Shake" - a mini vanilla milkshake served with buttermilk chocolate cake will have you smiling all night long! The restaurant is situated at 868 N Franklin St. (at Chestnut St.).
Follia (West Loop) - A chic and icy-cool destination inside the gritty Fulton Street warehouse district, Folia can be a new Italian restaurant that constantly buzzing with the hip young crowd and corporate diners. Just about everything about the menu here scores, from the paper-thin prosciutto and mushroom pizza towards the risotto Milanese and also the taglioni with pesto and meat sauces. All the desserts are made in-house and are worth the calories. For all you chocolate addicts out there - attempt the chocolate lava cake (even though Follia's most well-liked is the tiramisu-like cake with amaretto and mascarpone cheese). Just do not be alarmed when you approach the front door in the location - you'll see stylishly dressed mannequins peering back at you. (The restaurant displays art and fashions by local college students that you can purchase, or admire though you wait for a table.) Follia is located at 953 W. Fulton Market (at Morgan St.).
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