Chicago's Best Restaurants Restaurants near Ikram Café restaurant

Quartino

Order 20 to 30 wines by the quartino (small carafe) at this casual, lively enoteca and a plateful of Chef John Coletta's house-cured salumi, or savor pastas and thin-crust pizza.

Rosebud on Rush

Established in 1977, the Rosebud has grown from a single Little Italy restaurant to a restaurant empire. This busy location in a renovated brownstone handy to Michigan Avenue offers all the typical Rosebud standards of generously portioned of home-style Italian food

Portsmith

Chef Nate Henssler and the team from Portsmith make it their mission to find the best quality and freshest seafood. Henssler, a New Hampshire native, honors the seafood and fisherman from his hometown with bold flavors yet simple plating.

The Redhead Piano Bar

The Redhead is Chicago's Premier Piano Bar. Located on bustling Ontario Street, it is the perfect nightspot for fantastic upbeat music, lively conversation and meeting people. The upscale Redhead attracts clientele from the suburbs to Lincoln Park, the Gold Coast to Wrigleyville, as well as conventioneers and visitors to Chicago.

Ikram/The Red Box

Upscale designer clothing boutique was a mainstay in the Gold Coast for more than 10 years. It was the spot to shop for Chicago's female elite, from the likes of Mellody Hopson and Desiree Rogers to First Lady Michelle Obama. New River North location should continue to attract the same. Here, there's also a tiny cafe called The Red Box, certain to be a fave among the "ladies who lunch" crowd.

Osteria Via Stato

This Lettuce Entertain You restaurant offers rustic Italian specialties made from seasonal, farm-fresh ingredients. Settle into the enoteca and order a quartino of one of the more than 40 wines or choose from an all-Italian wine list features over 300 bottles.

Bijan's Bistro

The legendary luxe, late-night spot returns, updating its cocktail and cuisine menus.

Ikram Café

The luxury women's boutique specializes in designer clothing from Europe, Japan and the United States.They're also well known for customized service with clients.

Apogee

Apogee replaces Vertigo Sky Lounge on top of the Dana Hotel in River North. It's a much sleeker affair now that The Fifty/50 Restaurant Group has taken over--with the award-winning Benjamin Schiller at the helm.

Jake Melnick's Corner Tap

Friends Sushi

Welcome to Friends Sushi, where fresh sushi/sashimi happens, the best quality of Asian cuisine with a touch of culinary art and great atmosphere is always paramount.

Tzuco

As the only Mexican chef to have won a Michelin star, while also gaining an international reputation at Chicago’s Mexique and Riviera Maya’s Restaurant Ha, Chef Carlos Gaytan brings to Tzuco an international reputation for preparing both traditional and innovative dishes that are as beautiful as they are delicious.