The Purple Pig
If you’re on The Mag Mile and want something other than the run-of-the-mill restaurant experience, then The Purple Pig—a collaboration between three beloved chefs, including Tony Mantuano of Spiaggia—is your…
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If you’re on The Mag Mile and want something other than the run-of-the-mill restaurant experience, then The Purple Pig—a collaboration between three beloved chefs, including Tony Mantuano of Spiaggia—is your…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…