Restaurants near Hotel Burnham

Hi everyone,

I%26#39;ll be staying at Hotel Burnham for a week and would like to get some recommendations from the locals regarding food. Where would be a great breakfast restaurant? How about dinner? Budget and cuisine wouldn%26#39;t be an issue, I just want to try some delicious Chicago food!

Thanks!

Restaurants near Hotel Burnham

Breakfast - Ada%26#39;s Famous Deli

14 S Wabash Ave

(312) 214-428

Heaven On Seven

www.heavenonseven.com

111 N Wabash Ave # 700

(312) 263-6443

A nice walk or a short cab ride:

http://www.loumitchellsrestaurant.com/

In your hotel:www.atwoodcafe.com

Way too many dinner options. www.chicagoreader.com has a great dining search tool.

Restaurants near Hotel Burnham

For upscale spanish, tapas, great wine, great atmosphere go to Mercat in the Blackstone hotel on south michigan. You will be happy there,

Well, you are coming to the right city for cuisine. It%26#39;s unfortunate that many visit Chicago and have the mindset that we are only famous for deep-dish pizza (IMHO, there are better thin crust places here; although I do enjoy deep-dish now and then, but not from the ';usual suspects';) and Chicago-style hot dogs.

A couple items of mention before I start, though, since you are interested in learning about Chicago%26#39;s cuisine choices: Travel + Leisure%26#39;s May edition%26#39;s list of the 50 Best New American Restaurants has four Chicago places listed (some are listed below). And, if you watch Bravo, there is a new series starting June 10 where three of Chicago%26#39;s best chefs (Rick Bayless, Graham Elliot Bowles and Art Smith) will compete against established chefs from other major U.S. destinations - called ';Top Chef Masters';.

Perhaps you don%26#39;t realize this fact, but the Hotel Burnham is situated so very close to many, many train and bus lines that you can easily access any neighborhood in Chicago. Just pick your place and go. In fact, I%26#39;d really recommend that you dine wherever your intinerary is taking you that day.

A number of these places I%26#39;m mentioning below are *very* expensive, some are expensive, some mid-range and some downright inexpensive. You can view their menus online for the details.

So, since price is no object, I really feel that the best advice which I can offer you is to not just confine yourself to one area, although there are a few options there by your hotel (more on that later).

The Lincoln Park neighborhood has many of the best restaurants in the city, including Alinea (widely considered the ultimate dining destination in Chicago), L20, Charlie Trotter%26#39;s, Boka and Perennial. You might also consider Terragusto on Armitage (the original location is in the Roscoe Village neighborhood) or Riccardo Trattoria, if you are looking for Italian.

You might be interested in going over west, across the Chicago River, where Blackbird, (its sibling) Avec, the Publican, Sepia and many other restaurants are located. If you are looking for experimental cuisine, you might be interested in Moto.

The #22 NB Clark Street CTA bus can easily take you northwards to Topolabampo/Frontera Grill.

You might also be interested in Table 51 (Art Smith%26#39;s place), Spiaggia (or Cafe Spiaggia, its sibling sharing the same kitchen) or Tru, which are close to/on the Magnificent Mile (many bus routes including the #151, #146 and #145 go north from State to N. Michigan Ave.).

For the area immediately surrounding your hotel, you do have some very good choices: Everest (French) for fine dining; definitely agree with Mercat a la Planxa; Atwood Cafe is right in the ground level of your hotel. The Gage is a gastropub located across the street from Millennium Park. Aria (in the Fairmont Hotel on N. Columbus) isn%26#39;t too far away - and close to Millennium Park, too.

If you are visiting the Art Institute (it%26#39;s new Modern Art wing opens May 16), at the same time of the Modern Art wing opening, Terzo Piano will open for lunch and dinner for two days a week. Tony Mantuano (of Spiaggia/Cafe Spiaggia) is the chef.

Further out, Schwa in West Town is definitely another place to consider.

For breakfast:

Well, there are breakfasts and there are breakfasts. For example, Lou Mitchell%26#39;s is a very popular diner - and it%26#39;s famous because it is on the original Route 66.

South of your hotel on S. Michigan Ave. is Yolk - and there will be another location opening on N. Wells in the River North neighborhood very shortly (either May or June).

The location of Orange on Harrison closed but if you are going up to Lincoln Park, there is a new location located on N. Clark just north of Fullerton - and there is supposted to be another opening in River North sometime in the future.

You could go to The Bongo Room in the South Loop, but, IMHO, the Wicker Park location is better.

Also in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, take a look at North Pond (the most upscale of these mentioned) for Sunday brunch - and Perennial as well.

Let%26#39;s say you wanted something a little different, though. I%26#39;d say think about Flo on W. Chicago (neuvo Latin) or Lula%26#39;s Cafe (contemporary American) in Logan Square would be excellent choices. You%26#39;ll see M. Henry (in Andersonville) mentioned prominently on the reviewed restaurants and I think that it%26#39;s fine but definitely doesn%26#39;t deserve to be listed above Alinea on the list!

Sepia has a really nice brunch as well.

Please try these places for lunch - you won%26#39;t be disappointed:

Since you will be in town for a week, do try to get over to Hot Doug%26#39;s. This is way off the beaten path and it%26#39;s probably best if you took a cab there and back since it would be the most convenient for you. (It%26#39;s not too terribly far if you are already on the north side, say at Wrigley Field.) This may be your favorite choice of all.

If you are looking for a picnic lunch, sandwich or salad, I recommend Pastoral: Artisan Cheese, Bread %26amp; Wine. There is a location near your hotel on E. Lake (Lake is two streets to the north on State) - but the original is on N. Broadway.

And:

Try Intelligentsia for coffee (three locations - the original is on N. Broadway but there are two close to your hotel - one on Randolph near Macy%26#39;s and the Cultural Center and the other in the historic Monadnock Building on W. Jackson.

Hope you have a wonderful time here.

Thanks so much for all of your recommendations ChiTownFriend. I am so looking forward to try out some of these places. They all sound so good! :)

Keep in mind that Charlie Trotters and Alinea are multi course tasting menu%26#39;s. Both places serve you what they are preparing that day, you don%26#39;t look at a menu and decide. So, if you are in the mood for a nice steak or a pasta dish, you won%26#39;t find that at these places. If you are in the mood for whimsical cuisine served in wildly creative combinations, then you will be satisifed. Just know what you are getting into--there have been complaints by people that they leave these establishments hungry--but the point of these restaurants is not to stuff you but engage all your senses.

Oops! My typing fingers hit a wrong key up there! The name of Art Smith%26#39;s Restaurants is Table 52, not Table 51. Sorry for that typo.

Yes, you have to be prepared for a full evening of dining when you go to some of the best restaurants in Chicago. The ones mentioned in the reply above aren%26#39;t the only ones which have tasting menus. For example, Schwa is another.

I guess my proofreading was really off yesterday and I apologize.

Two other corrections to be made: The restaurants are Topolobampo/Frontera Grill and Lula Cafe. Sorry, folks.

Actually, I really like the Atwood Cafe for breakfast and brunch. It is right inside your hotel, so you can%26#39;t get much closer than that.

Thank you for everyone%26#39;s advice! I%26#39;ll be sure to do my research before hitting the windy city!