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Where to Stay The Amalfi Hotel Chicago has super-attentive staff and boutique touches, like coffee and sweets on every floor. 20 W. Kinzie St., 877-262-5341, amalfihotelchicago.com For one of the sharpest looking new hotels, visit the triangular Sofitel Chicago Water Tower, near all the top shops on the Magnificent Mile. 20 E. Chestnut St., 800-763-4835, sofitel.com The Hotel Blake in South Loop will become a Nicky O hotel: This spring, the Hilton heiress takes over the reins. 500 S. Dearborn St., 312-986-1234, hotelblake.com The James Chicago is in newly trendy River North. Enjoy a giant, perfectly aged rib-eye at the hotel’s restaurant, Primehouse; then shop at the nearby Design Within Reach. James Chicago 55 E. Ontario St., 877-JAMES-55, jameshotels.com Design Within Reach 10 East Ohio, 312-280-4677, dwr.com Where to Eat Chicago’s diverse cuisine includes down-home (pork belly at Blackbird), casual French (at Cyrano’s), experimental (edible menus at Moto), all-American (burgers and oldies at R.J. Grunts) and gourmet (at theatrically overstaffed Tru). Blackbird Restaurant 619 W. Randolph St., 312-715-0708, blackbirdrestaurant.com Cyrano’s Bistrot and Wine Bar 546 N. Wells St., 312-467-0546, cyranosbistrot.com Moto Restaurant 945 W. Fulton Market, 312-491-0058, motorestaurant.com R.J. Grunts 2056 N. Lincoln Park West, 773-929-5363, leye.com Tru 676 N. St. Clair St., 312-202-0001, trurestaurant.com Chicago has many authentic and inviting old-school bars. Here are a few favourites. Friar Tuck 3010 N. Broadway Ave., 773-327-5101 Green Mill Jazz Club 4802 N. Broadway Ave., 773-878-5552, greenmilljazz.com Old Town Ale House 219 W. North Ave., 312-944-7020 Redhead Piano Bar 16 W. Ontario St., 312-640-1000, theredheadpianobar.com Weed’s Restaurant and Lounge 1555 N. Dayton St., 312-943-7815 What to Do Walking around, we came upon these uniquely Chicago shops. Apartment #9 in Bucktown has slick menswear. Get a chocolate/sugar fix at Bon Bon. Near Wicker Park, Hejfina has locally made furniture. To set the antique table you find at the Chicago Antique Center, pick out retro hotel silver at P.O.S.H. Apartment #9 1804 N. Damen Ave., 773-395-2999 Bon Bon 5410 N. Clark St., 773-784-9882, bonbonchicago.com Chicago Antique Center 3036 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-929-0200 Hejfina 1529 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-772-0002, hejfina.com P.O.S.H. 613 N. State St., 312-280-1602, poshchicago.com |
