RM Champagne Bar
This charming, hard-to-find little champagne bar in the West Loop is one of the best places to drink grower champagne in Chicago. Walk down Green Street from Randolph and make a right…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
The Best Places to Drink Wine in Chicago
While a remarkably large number of restaurants and bars in Chicago still cynically embrace mass-produced, clunky wines made for steakhouse consumption, there are a growing number of restaurants pushing the…
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Proof
A wine-focused restaurant that's both warm and sophisticated, Proof is the handiwork of Mark Kuller, a legendary tax attorney who was eager to find a place for his 7,000-bottle wine…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Má Pêche
In the Chambers Hotel, perched above the dining room of the stateliest of David Chang’s Momofuku restaurants, the bar at Ma Pêche is a quirky, comfortable eagles’ nest with access…
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Caracol
This restaurant from storied husband-and-wife team Hugo Ortega and Tracy Vaught focuses on coastal Mexican cuisine. In keeping, the group's longtime sommelier Sean Beck has curated a white-heavy wine list…
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Hugo’s
The restaurants in husband-and-wife team Hugo Ortega and Tracy Vaught's empire are among the most consistently excellent experiences in town. Key to that success are the intimately tailored beverage programs…
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Restaurant Jean-François Piège
At the Hôtel Thoumieux, chef Jean-François Piège's food is paired with an exceptional wine list and designer India Mahdavi's whimsical decor. With its fluffy armchairs and animal print pillows, the ten-seat jewel box…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
La Cagouille
The façade is more reminiscent of an Auto Grill than one of Paris’s great (if off-the-beaten-path) restaurants. Tucked into the 14ème, this restaurant is known for its fresh and expertly prepared…
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114 Faubourg at Le Bristol
Few wine lists are as comprehensive as Chef Sommelier Marco Pelletier’s collection of wines distributed across Hôtel Le Bristol's properties. Pelletier (who worked at Taillevant before moving to Le Bristol six…
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Passage 53
Japanese chef Shinichi Sato’s Passage 53, a tiny space tucked away under one of Paris’s oldest passageways, has been an under-the-radar favorite of some of the world’s most discerning winemakers for…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
