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     Places to Eat and Drink


                                  Petterinos
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      PRICE CATEGORIES
      Price categories include a three-course   MAP K4  •  150 Dearborn St.
      meal for one, a glass of house wine, tax,   •  312-422-0150  •  $$
      and a 15–20 percent tip.  This pre- and post-theater Loop
                              restaurant looks like an old-school
      $ under $30  $$ $30–$60  $$$ over $60
                              supper club with its jacketed waiters,
                              but it operates with modern efficiency.
         Everest
     1                        Good pastas and chops are on the
                              menu, and the bar is a popular post-
         MAP K5  •  440 S. LaSalle St.
     •  312-663-8920  •  Closed lunch, Sun &  curtain haunt for actors.
     Mon  •  $$$
     The restaurant on the top floor of
     the Chicago Stock Exchange has
     spectacular views and chocolate
     soufflé to die for.
         The Gage
     2
         MAP L4  •  24 S. Michigan Ave.
     •  312-372-4243  •  $$
     Across from Millennium Park, this
     popular restaurant occupies a series   Chic decor and great views at Cindy’s
     of 19th-century millinery shops and
                                  Atwood Café
     has a vaguely Irish concept, serving   7
     Guinness on draft. The extensive   MAP K4  •  Hotel Burnham, 1 W.
     menu highlights contemporary   Washington St.  •  312-368-1900  •  $$
     seasonal dishes.         Expect top-notch hotel dining,
                              where creative American cuisine
         Park Grill
     3                        leans toward comfort food.
         MAP L4  •  11 N. Michigan Ave.
                                  Cindy’s
     •  312-521-7275  •  $$   8
     The only restaurant in Millennium   MAP L4  •  12 S. Michigan Ave.
     Park, Park Grill would still be   •  312-792-3502  •  $$
     crowded even if it didn’t try so hard.   Crowds flock to rooftop Cindy’s for
     Its cooking, from burgers to salads   the views over Millennium Park. Its
     and salmon au poivre, is superior.   menu caters to a convivial crowd,
                              with sharable dishes such as
         Cherry Circle Room
     4                        seafood platters served at wooden
                              picnic-inspired tables.
         MAP L4  •  12 S. Michigan Ave.
     •  312-792-3515  •  $$
                                  Russian Tea Time
     The restaurant in the Chicago   9
     Athletic Club offers intimate booths   MAP L4  •  77 E. Adams St.
     and antique furnishings. The equally   •  312-360-0000  •  $$
     stylish menu riffs on retro dishes,   A spirited taste of Russia, where the
     but with a creative modern twist and   vodka flows freely and the beef
     fresh seasonal produce.  stroganoff is a crowd-pleaser.
                                  Terzo Piano
         Acanto
     5                        0
         MAP L4  •  18 S. Michigan Ave.
                                  MAP L4  •  159 E. Monroe Dr.
     •  312-578-0763  •  $$   •  312-443-8650  •  $
     From the owners of the neighboring   Located on the third floor of the
     Gage, Acanto, near Millennium Park,   Art Institute, Terzo Piano serves
     offers authentic Italian specialties   satisfying Italian café fare from
     from salumi to duck-egg spaghetti.   chef Tony Mantuano of Spiaggia.
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