NoMI Restaurant
NoMI Chicago is a high-end French restaurant located in the seventh floor of the Park Hyatt Hotel, offering excellent views of North Michigan Avenue. The main dining room serves larger multicourse meals, the lounge features more casual fare, the garden is an outdoor area serving small plates and the cellar specializes in wines. Though based in the French tradition, dinner at NoMI can include elements from a variety of cuisines such as sushi, Maine lobster, black truffle risotto, bouillabaisse and roasted sweetbreads. The restaurant has earned praise from Zagat, Wine Spectator magazine, Chicago Magazine and Forbes.com, which in 2007 called NoMI "one of the top 10 power dining spots in the world."
NoMI Restaurant
800 North Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-239-4030
nomirestaurant.com
Gino's East
One of the most famous things about Chicago is its unique style of pizza. Chicago pizza is a thick, tomato-laden affair, usually strewn with numerous additional ingredients on top. Gino's East, located around the corner from Michigan Avenue on East Superior Street, is one of Chicago's most popular pizza restaurants, and an excellent representation of Chicago-style deep dish pizza. Gino's pizza, served since 1966, has proved so popular that it is now sold frozen by mail. Those visiting in person, however, will experience the added bonus of Gino's grotto-like ambiance, including the wood fixtures into which generations of visitors have scratched their initials.
Gino's East
162 East Superior St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-266-3337
ginoseast.com
Bistro 110
Bistro 110 is an excellent neighborhood bistro located on Pearson Street, steps from The Water Tower and Michigan Avenue. The restaurant, led by renowned chef Dominique Tougne, serves such Gallic favorites as French onion soup, escargot, roasted duck, quiche Lorraine and pommes frites. The dessert menu includes chocolate mousse, crème brulée and an assortment of dessert wines. Bistro 110 also features several signature cocktails, including "French Heaven," a combination of Grey Goose vodka with St. Germaine liqueur and a splash of sour mix. The restaurant features an outdoor patio, cocktail lounge and contemporary art murals.
Bistro 110
110 East Pearson St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-266-3110
bistro110restaurant.com
