Best Restaurants with a Vibrant Bar Scene in Near North

We all loved everything! The food, the staff, the ambiance. We dined here on Christmas Eve and the restaurant was very crowded and the noise level was high-but it did not detract from the overall feeling that we definitely got great service, delicious food, and all of it at a very reasonable price.

RPM Italian is our favorite Italian restaurant. Period. Always delicious with standard favorites like Eggplant Parmesan and Risotto. Tonight - Christmas Eve - we had the Feast of the Seven Fishes. It did not disappoint. Fabulous dinner. Excellent service.

Love the ambiance at Shaw’s! Great food and reasonably priced. Very attentive wait staff.

Easiest review to write ever. Food and service never disappoints, and the whole experience is consistently good. Joe’s is a great holiday treat, but it’s a perfect place any time of year. Excellent Crab Legs, then Steaks and Brussels and Lyonnaise potatoes. Dry Aged Ribeye was magical! Fabulous dinner as usual.

Staff was very friendly and we were always checked on. If you like authentic Mexican food then this may not meet your expectations. Food was good, but we thought lacked a little salt, lime, etc. We (2 people)had two chicken empanadas, ceviche, table side guacamole, and shared steak fajitas. Blue corn tortillas were great & steak was cooked perfectly. It was very lively, so ambiance and staff were great 10/10. We thought the food was about a 7.5/10 due to the flavor.