Chicago's Best Restaurants Restaurants near Gold Star Families Memorial and Park

The Exchange

Housed in Daniel Burnham's historic Railroad Exchange building, The Exchange restaurant is headed up by James Beard-nominated Chef Brian Huston, serving a menu designed to please the many people who stop into this Michigan Avenue location.

Art Institute of Chicago: Garden Cafe

Lunch-only, self-service cafe serves sustainable, local, and seasonal ingredients in sandwiches and burgers, salads, soups, pizzas, entrees and desserts. The outdoor courtyard is a restful respite. Museum admission is required for entry.

Auditorium Theatre

Designed by Ferdinand Peck, Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler, the Auditorium Theatre opened in 1889 and was immediately acclaimed as one of the most beautiful and functional theaters in the world. Today, the 3,877-seat theater hosts a variety of music, dance and theatrical events.

Hot Woks Cool Sushi - Millennium Park

Dine in, carry out or order delivery from the Michigan Avenue site of this mini pan-Asian chain, which is best known for its specialty rolls like the Fukudome

Tesori

Adjacent to Chicago Symphony Center and across the street from the Art Institute, Tesori highlights Mediterranean cuisine with a strong focus on Italian ingredients and French technique.

Brown Bag Seafood

We sling everything from crispy shrimp tacos and grilled salmon salads, to fresh slaws and inspired sides, enjoy on our sunny patio with a cold drink. Brown Bag also recently opened an outpost at the Loop's new Revival Food Hall.

Russian Tea Time

This old out of date Chicago restaurant has stopped impressing locals and international tourists alike. In fact it needs to go the way of the USSR.

Mercat a la Planxa

The historic Blackstone hotel gets a major makeover, and with it the arrival of Jose Garces' tapas bar specializing in Catalan cuisine. Small plate items range from cut-to-order charcuterie and cheeses to fresh seafood, steaks and chops, with an emphasis on meats and seafood served

Rafael's

Spertus Institute for Jewish Studies - Kosher Catering

John G. Shedd Aquarium - Soundings Cafe

The Shedd's table-service cafe offers salads, wraps and sandwiches made to order from organic, locally grown ingredients. Beer and wine are available. In warm weather, you can dine on the terrace and look out over Lake Michigan.

Park Grill

A full-service restaurant in Millennium Park, Park Grill offers fresh takes on American classics and a view of ice skaters all winter. In warmer weather, its al fresco counterpart, The Plaza at Park Grill, features an outdoor international grill and 350 seats out in the park. Park Cafe, meanwhile, serves up sandwiches and other grab-and-go fare.

Eggy's Diner

Sue Kim-Drohomyrecky and husband Peter (Custom House, Maison) are behind what they're calling an "urban diner" in the new-ish Lakeshore East neighborhood. The restaurant serves updated versions of diner classics, including pancakes, waffles and amped-up French toast.

The Gage

Steps from Millennium Park, The Gage serves upscale comfort food, fine wines, boutique beers and whiskeys amid a vintage decor. The tavern is situated in a group of three buildings collectively known as the Gage Group that were built in 1889–1890 by Holabird & Roche for the millinery firms of Gage Bros. & Co., Theodore Ascher & Co. and Edson Keith & Co.

Terzo Piano

Opened in May 2009, this restaurant in the Art Institute of Chicago's new Modern Wing,