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Places to Eat

Girl & the Goat
1 Though dinner is the star, lunches of
sandwiches, soups, and salads are
MAP H4 • 809 W. Randolph St.
• 312-492-6262 • $$$ equally creative and very well
Popular chef Stephanie Izard is the presented (see p93).
girl in Girl & the Goat. Though she
Spiaggia
offers goat and other bold-flavored 5
dishes, there is a particular emphasis Housed in an elegant tiered
on vegetables, which make up a third dining room, this upscale Italian
of the menu. Reserve a table well in restaurant has tables overlooking
advance, or chance your luck and Oak Street Beach. It offers authentic,
arrive at opening time (4:30pm). modern fare from award-winning
chef Tony Mantuano, and a 700-
Alinea
2 bottle wine list. Café Spiaggia, its
Considered to be one of the
casual off-shoot at the same address,
world’s foremost restaurants, Aliena serves more rustic cuisine in relaxed
has three Michelin stars and offers yet stylish surroundings (see p83).
an exceptional gourmet experience.
Chef Grant Achatz prepares tasting
menus of highly creative New
American dishes with wine or
non-alcoholic pairings, served in
three elegant dining areas with
modern white and grey decor. The
service is impeccable. Reserve
well in advance (see p93).
Gibson’s Steakhouse
3
MAP L2 • 1028 N. Rush St.
• 312-266-8999 • $$
Boisterous and convivial, Gibson’s
exudes a good time. A regular crowd
of politicians, sports figures, and
conventioneers packs the place Spiaggia with floor-to-ceiling views
nightly. The steakhouse fare is
Blackbird
in every way a match to the 6
atmosphere – big and bold. Huge MAP J4 • 619 W. Randolph St.
lobster tails vie for attention with • 312-715-0708 • Lunch 11:30am–
large slabs of beef. A reservation 2pm Mon–Fri, dinner 5–10pm Mon–
is critical, but for a more casual, Thu (to 11pm Fri & Sat) • $$
walk-in experience try Foodies and the fashion
the burgers next door at set both agree on
Hugo’s Frog Bar. Blackbird, a restaurant
that sports minimalist
North Pond
4 decor and places the tables
Hidden from the
so close together that
road in leafy Lincoln Park, eavesdropping becomes
North Pond is a treasure – part of the experience. Chef
once you find it. Lodged Paul Kahan generates
in an Arts-and-Crafts- Inventive fare, the buzz, preparing
style building, the café Blackbird sophisticated American
offers an American dishes with French
seasonal menu with an emphasis on leanings. Menus change seasonally;
produce sourced in the Midwest. reservations are essential.

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