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• A Mano 
•   North Side  
• ITALIAN
•  $$$ 

You'll have the gelato here again, again and again.

• Back Porch Restaurant 
•   North Side  
• SOUTHERN/SOUL
•  $$ 

Gospel brunch gets a "hallelujah."

• Bin 36 
•   North Side  
• AMERICAN (NOUVEAU)
•  $$$ 

Winebar/restaurant's expansive space is matched by its wine list and menu.

• Bistro 110 
•   North Side  
• BISTRO, FRENCH
•  $$$ 

Great Mag Mile location for quality French bistro fare and people watching.

• Brasserie Jo 
•   North Side  
• BISTRO, FRENCH
•  $$$ 

Excellent French bistro cuisine amongst an unstyley crowd.

• Brazzaz 
•   North Side  
• SOUTH AMERICAN
•  $$$$ 

Salty Brazilian-style meat with mojitos and i-banker types.

• Carmine's 
•   North Side  
• ITALIAN
•  $$$$ 

Tourists, power-tie types and high-end escorts text each other while ignoring their food.

• Charlie Trotter's 
•   North Side  
• AMERICAN (NOUVEAU)
•  $$$$ 

One of the best-known restaurants in Chicago, and the country. Don't bother stopping in unless you made reservations two months ago.

• China Grill 
•   North Side  
• ASIAN
•  $$$$ 

You might not find celebrities at this Chicago outpost, but if you're craving upscale Chinese, you'll be happy you came.

• Cru Wine Bar & Café 
•   North Side  
• AMERICAN
•  $$ 

Gold Coast wine bar gets it right every time, especially now that they've added hot entrees to the menu.

• David Burke's Primehouse  
•   North Side  
• STEAKHOUSE
•  $$$ 

Celeb chef David Burke puts a modern spin on the classic steakhouse.

• DeLaCosta 
•   North Side  
• LATIN AMERICAN
•  $$$ 

An ambitious Latin/Caribbean menu, quirky Carnivale interior and city's first-ever cerviche bar not enough to keep the trendy crowds coming.

• Erie Café 
•   North Side  
• STEAKHOUSE
•  $$$ 

It's an old-school steakhouse, yet still manages to draw the area's young professionals with bartenders who know their stuff.

• Geja's Café 
•   North Side  
• ECLECTIC & GLOBAL
•  $$$ 

Ages-old fondue place great for wine, romantic seclusion and the smell of bubbling hot oil.

• Gibsons Steakhouse 
•   North Side  
• STEAKHOUSE
•  $$$$ 

Politicos and tourists gather for big steaks, great service and live piano music at this Chicago institution.

• Heaven on Seven 
•   North Side  
• CAJUN/CREOLE
•  $$ 

It's Mardi Gras every day at Jimmy Bannos' bustling restaurant serving up heaving portions of classic Creole/Cajun dishes.

• Hugo's Frog Bar & Fish House 
•   North Side  
• STEAKHOUSE
•  $$$ 

Gibson's cousin serving up fresh seafood with steak-like 'tude.

• Japonais 
•   North Side  
• FRENCH, JAPANESE/SUSHI
•  $$$$ 

Gorgeous ultramodern space, immaculate Japanese/French food, servers more attentive and patient than your best girlfriend.

• Kamehachi 
•   North Side  
• JAPANESE/SUSHI
•  $$ 

Venerable Old Town sushi spot where you'll always want an upstairs table.

• Keefer's 
•   North Side  
• STEAKHOUSE
•  $$$$ 

When it comes to swagger and steaks for a guys' night out, Keefer's got it covered.

• Le Colonial 
•   North Side  
• FRENCH, VIETNAMESE
•  $$$ 

Fantastic French Vietnamese in a palm-frond plantation paradise.

• Le Lan 
•   North Side  
• FRENCH, VIETNAMESE
•  $$$ 

Take it down a few notches at this minimalist, yet upscale French-Vietnamese eatery for a romantic outing.

• Mike Ditka's 
•   North Side  
• AMERICAN
•  $$ 

Get Da Pork Chop at this restaurant where every visible surface carries the face of Chicago's Superbowl-shufflin' hero.

• MK 
•   North Side  
• AMERICAN (NOUVEAU)
•  $$$$ 

Fine dining with simple dishes with names like "Salad" and "Lobster." No kidding.

• Morton's, the Steakhouse 
•   North Side  
• STEAKHOUSE
•  $$$$ 

Original incarnation of what's now a nationwide steakhouse chain.