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A photo of Alma restaurant
4.2
Awesome(136)
Price: Expensive
• Mediterranean • Wrigleyville
Booked 3 times today
Alma is located on the second floor of Hotel Zachary
A photo of Barcocina - Lakeview restaurant
4.3
Awesome(950)
Price: Expensive
• Mexican • Lakeview / East Lakeview
Booked 2 times today
Barcocina is a progressive Mexican concept showcasing twists on original Latin flavors. The menu emphasizes shared plates to give our guests the ultimate Eat, Drink, and Socialize experience. Barcocina offers a one of a kind drink menu that features sweet, smoky, and spicy takes on classics, as well as innovative mixology.
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4.7
Exceptional(1175)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Logan Square
Booked 9 times today
A cozy neighborhood restaurant located in the bustling neighborhood of Logan Square that focuses on the wine and cuisine of the Piemonte region of Italy. Featuring a 100% Piemontese wine list, fresh handmade pasta, and typical Piemontese dishes like Vitello Tonnato, Plin, Risotto, and white truffles during their peak season in the fall/winter. Nationally and internationally recognized as the recipient of the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence (every year since 2018), Time Out Magazine's Top 100 Best Dishes (for Plin), Gambero Rosso Best Wine Program, Gambero Rosso Best Italian Restaurant, and others.
A photo of Hugo's Frog Bar & Chop House - Des Plaines restaurant
4.8
Exceptional(2143)
Price: Expensive
• Steakhouse • Des Plaines
Booked 40 times today
Hugo's Frog Bar & Fish House opened its doors in February 1997 in the heart of Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, next to sister restaurant Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse. Over 20 years after owners Hugo Ralli and Steve Lombardo set out to open the city's finest seafood restaurant, Hugo's continues to be the destination for premier east and west coast oysters, crudos, frog legs, lobster and seasonal fish and shellfish, in addition to Gibsons Prime Angus and Gibsons Grassfed Australian steaks. Beautiful private dining and events spaces available.
A photo of Anelya restaurant
4.6
Exceptional(269)
Price: Expensive
• Ukrainian • Avondale
Booked 8 times today
Comforting favorites in Avondale by Chefs Johnny Clark and Beverly Kim inspired by old-world cooking. Start your meal with a selection of beverages like a bottle of trendy orange wine or head to the bar after work with no reservation needed for a craft cocktail like The Muse with gin and beet kvass. Our appetizer cart will roll to your table to start your dinner with over 10 bites beckoning to be picked like our fan-favorite smoked carrot paté or sunflower seed hummus. Our main dishes offer a variety of homestyle flavors just like your mother made from thick soups to layered pasta and fluffy Ukrainian garlic bread. Coffee, after-dinner drinks and a flaky pastry like our Napoleon invite you to finish the meal with a sweet treat and hours of good conversation in a space that feels like home.
A photo of Wood restaurant
4.5
Awesome(2078)
Price: Very Expensive
• Contemporary American • Lakeview / East Lakeview
Booked 4 times today
From the kitchen to the bar, everything we serve is defined by a passion for exploring unique flavor combinations. Wood is more than a name: our wood-fired oven is at the heart of it all, enhancing a dynamic menu of small-plate, American fare, made with the peak midwest farm produce each season has to offer. Though the dishes regularly change, they are defined by a few constants: meat is butchered in-house from humanely-raised animals; vegetables are drawn from local family farms; and all pastas and sausages are freshly made. Lead by our talented Executive Chef Devin Kreller, who is a 6-time Michelin Bib Gourmand winner, Chef Devin uses French-dominated cooking techniques combined with multicultural inspirations such as Asian and Italian to create new dishes. Located in the heart of Chicago Boystown, we're known for our brunches, and house butchered meats. Come see why our restaurant has been around for 12 years. For reservations over 10 guests, please call us at (773) 935-9663.
A photo of Barrel Cheese & Wine restaurant
4.5
Awesome(31)
Price: Moderate
• Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service • Lakeview / East Lakeview
Barrel cheese & wine is your new perfect favorite spot for a date night. Fireplace, wine racks, special cocktails and absolutely delicious food!

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  • Denise
    Chicago / Illinois •8 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 1 day ago
    Great service, interesting menu choices. Good neighborhood restaurant.
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    Osteria LanghePrice: Expensive• Italian• Logan Square
    4.7
  • NancyVIP
    Chicago / Illinois •52 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 1 day ago
    With it being Christmas Eve the service was excellent (John was an excellent waiter very attentive and polite), the food delicious, while dimly lit the atmosphere was perfect. It is expensive but for a special night worth it.
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    Hugo's Frog Bar & Chop House - Des PlainesPrice: Expensive• Steakhouse• Des Plaines
    4.8
  • PatrickVIP
    Chicago / Illinois •30 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 4 days ago
    Fun spot. All of our drinks were excellent. Food is delicious.
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    Barcocina - LakeviewPrice: Expensive• Mexican• Lakeview / East Lakeview
    4.3
  • EricVIP
    Chicago / Illinois •50 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 5 days ago
    A wonderful evening with unique tastes and flavors, exciting choices. The menu is small but choices are plentiful. It was very hard choose from the selections. Everything had potential. We had four appetizers from the rolling cart brought to the table. The trout roe tart with creme freche was light, not too salty, and a great starter. The fried olives with lamb sausage made me, not an olive fan, very happy. The olive tastes came through nicely while the lamb stuffing balanced olive nicely. The marinated herring was perfect, very fresh and light. The eggplant rolls were also perfectly made and paired brilliantly with farmer cheese and dill. A selection of breads and crackers were a good addition, also from the cart. The second course was dumplings. Although our first choice-moksha, a layered pasta with farmers cheese and porcini mushrooms, was out, we were quite pleased with the halushki, filled with braised chicken and topped with a tasty chanterelle mushroom sauce. Next, the borsch- with plenty of duck and smoked pears, and potatoes. Great beet flavor and amazing duck! Then our meat course, the pork belly shashlik, not your traditional Ukrainian dish, but wonderfully flavored and perfectly roasted. As a side, we couldn’t say no to Banosh, grits with goat’s milk cheese and mushrooms. We couldn’t believe how light and airy the grits were how the cheese and mushrooms worked to add great flavor complementing the pork. We packed half of this dish to take home. We even shared a dessert— drunken sour cherry chocolate torte, which was delicate and delicious- reminding us a little of tiramisu with chocolate and cherries. We ordered more than necessary, but everything was exceptional and worth having. There was much more on the menu that we would want to try next time. Service was good. The background music was pleasant it seemed like a little techno Muzak, but it was not obtrusive at all. The portions were wellsized with everything shareable for two.
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    AnelyaPrice: Expensive• Ukrainian• Avondale
    4.6
  • AmandaVIP
    South Carolina •6 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Dec 17, 2024
    The igloos at Alma were so thoughtfully curated and seasonally fun! The smores lot that you got really made the experience! Our server Jackson was also so kind and helpful. We had a wonderful evening!
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    AlmaPrice: Expensive• Mediterranean• Wrigleyville
    4.2
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