Progressive Dinner in Chicago
I am heading to Chicago in two weeks and wanted to do a progressive dinner of some sorts. Ideally looking in one night to hit up the first restaurant that has some great shareable appetizers, the second restaurant for an entree and the third restaurant known for desserts. We want to be able to walk our way through this so any ideas would be great. Looking at medium to high price ranges. Looking to walk no more than 10 blocks to hit all the locations. Thanks in advance for your time
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nsxtasy
Nov 3, 2011 04:42 PM
Sounds like fun!
Here are two different itineraries, one featuring places that are between Superior Street and the river, the other featuring places that go from Superior Street north.
Itinerary 1 - South of Superior Street
For appetizers, I would start with a "small plates" restaurant, either Sable or Quartino. Or, Bin 36 (a wine bar), or Pops for Champagne (ditto).
For entrees, maybe David Burke's Primehouse if you like steak, or Shaw's Crab House if you like seafood, or whichever of the small plates places you don't start at, or Bandera (I've heard they have great burgers), or Uno/Due for deep-dish pizza (although it can be pretty darn filling, unless you can limit your intake), or Shanghai Terrace for high-end Chinese.
For desserts, I'd then go to TRU for their dessert tasting menu. Note that TRU is formal (jackets required) in the main dining room, but you can sit in the bar if you're dressed more casually (figure business casual). Another option for a Friday or Saturday night is the Chocolate Bar in the Lobby (that's the name of the restaurant in the Peninsula Hotel - same hotel as Shanghai Terrace); they have an all-you-can-eat buffet of around 40 different chocolate-based desserts, all in small portion sizes so you can try a lot of them.
All of these are quite close to each other, as you can see on the map to your right.
Itinerary 2 - North of Superior Street
For appetizers, you could start at Cafe Iberico, which serves tapas. Note - This is the only place I'm mentioning, other than the pizza places, that does not accept reservations. It's a few blocks west of the others.
For mains, you could then go to Spiaggia (high-end Italian), Cafe Spiaggia (mid-priced Italian), Pane Caldo (ditto), Bistronomic (French bistro), Cafe des Architectes (contemporary American), Gibson's (steakhouse), Hugo's (seafood), or Shanghai Terrace (high-end Chinese).
For dessert, go to the Chocolate Bar in the Peninsula, as described above.
These too are all close together and shown on the map.
Let each place you're going know what your plans are when making your reservations.
Enjoy!
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Pizzeria Due
619 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611Pizzeria Uno
29 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60611Cafe Iberico
737 N Lasalle Drive, Chicago, IL 60654David Burke's Primehouse
616 N Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611Tru Restaurant
676 North Saint Clair, Chicago, IL 60611Quartino
626 N. State Street, Chicago, IL 60654Cafe Spiaggia
980 North Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611Shanghai Terrace
108 E Superior, Chicago, IL 60611Bin 36
339 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60610Hugo's Frog Bar & Fish House
1024 North Rush, Chicago, IL 60611Cafe des Architectes
20 East Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL 60611Shaw's Crab House
21 East Hubbard St., Chicago, IL 60611Spiaggia
980 North Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611Bandera Restaurant
535 N Michigan Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60611Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse
1028 North Rush, Chicago, IL 60611Pane Caldo
72 E Walton, Chicago, IL 60611The Lobby
108 E Superior, Chicago, IL 60611Sable Kitchen & Bar
505 North State Street, Chicago, IL 60654Pops for Champagne
601 N State St, Chicago, IL 60654Bistronomic
840 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611›2 Replies
