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See if you can try to get tickets to Next:
https://www.nextrestaurant.com/w…As identity suggested, if you can get into Alinea and don't mind dropping around $500 for a dinner, you will both never forget the experience. I've not been, but know plenty about it.
Here's my list I keep on line of places we like and always suggest to visitors:
Bars:
The Violet Hour - http://www.theviolethour.com/
The Wit Rooftop Bar - http://www.thewithotel.com/the-a…
The Signature Room bar - http://www.signatureroom.com/Sig… A great place to go for a drink on the 96th floor. It is a good alternative to paying $11 to go to the observatory.Food:
Japonais - http://www.japonaischicago.com Sushi and Japanese Food.
Tank Sushi - http://tanksushi.com/ In Lincoln Square; get there by Brown Line train to Western. It's a cool neighborhood with some shopping and good bars.The Gage - http://www.thegagechicago.com/ American / Irish comfort food, across the street from Millenium Park and a couple blocks from the Art Institute. Great breakfast items.
David Burke Primehouse - http://www.davidburkesprimehouse… Dry Aged Steak and other food, probably our favorite steakhouse in the city.
Great Lake Pizza - http://www.yelp.com/biz/great-la… This is up north in a neighborhood called Andersonville. Named Best Pizza in America by GQ Magazine in 2010. Very tiny interior, you need to be there in line before they open to get one of the first tables. Not easy to get to; you can take the Red Line to Berwyn and walk north to Balmoral, and then west on Balmoral to the intersection of Clark/Balmoral. Probably a $20 cab ride both ways from downtown. Also near a great bar called The Hop Leaf - http://hopleaf.com/
The Southern - http://www.thesouthernchicago.co… Southern comfort food Located in Wicker Park, so close to various bars and shopping. Also close to the Violet Hour bar - http://www.theviolethour.com/ , and Big Star - http://www.bigstarchicago.com/ a taco bar with really good food and cheap drinks. The entire Wicker Park area is fun and has plenty of bars, shopping, and good people watching. The brewery/pizza place called Piece has probably my favorite pizza in the city. It's not Chicago style pizza, but is New Haven, CT style pizza. The white pizza with chicken, artichoke hearts and potatoes is always good. http://www.piecechicago.com.
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Breakfast:
Orange - http://orangerestaurantchicago.c… - multiple locations, really good creative breakfasts.
The Gage also has good breakfast as well and is in downtown.Museums:
City is full of great museums - Science and Industry and the Field Museum are probably the best of any of them. There's also a great aquarium and planetarium, and the zoo is free.Other things:
Architecture boat tours are really nice if you're into that.
Just getting out by the lake and walking is nice if the weather is good.