Green Dolphin Street (Closed)

Once a jazz club and restaurant, Green Dolphin has become a jazz club a couple of nights a week, a nightclub on the weekends and a private event space with in-house catering the rest of the time.

Geja's

Fondue served as an intimate and romantic experience within a dark and sultry dining room.

Maza (closed)

The name means appetizer, and they specialize in small plates to tempt your taste buds.

Wiener's Circle

This fast-food joint specializing in Chicago-style hot dogs and cheese fries is a classic late-night, post-bar stop.

North Pond

Located within Lincoln Park, at the edge of a pond overlooking Chicago's dramatic skyline, North Pond can easily claim the city's loveliest setting. Inspired by the market, Chef Bruce Sherman utilizes exceptional ingredients at the height of their season and brings them to a beautiful culmination on your plate.

Via Carducci (closed)

A simple Italian trattoria in the same vain of buildings and restaurants one would find in southern Italy with a menu to match. Most items on the menu are priced reasonably for the portions.

Something A Little Different - Charlie Trotter's Cooking Class Demonstration

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A cooking class demonstration at Charlie Trotter's is my most memorable dining experience. I saved the menu from this experience. Thirty-five of us who had the intuitive good fortune to purchase a $100 ticket for a school fundraiser were equally blown away and hopefully all have treasured the experience as I. Back then, Charlie Trotter's ruled the Chicago fine dining destination spots.

Quality Cuisine and Cultural Reminiscence

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Anybody who has had the opportunity to spend time in Argentina would likely agree that it would take an exceptionally unobservant individual to pass through the colorful Boca district of Buenos Aires without taking away a lasting impression of its unique food, drink, and dance. Argentina boasts one of the world's most perfect marriages of culture and cuisine, and there is perhaps no place in the country where that marriage is more wholly and elegantly manifest than La Boca.