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[ more from 10best]
"A restaurant town in the truest sense of the term, Chicago extends far beyond Polish sausage, deep-dish pizza, and world-class steaks. Thanks to corner vendors and legends like the original Pizzeria Uno, Gino's East, Gene and Georgetti, and Morton’s, thos..."
[ more from chicago-hotels.tripadvisor]
"Sort of like a wine bar wedged into breakfast diner confines. We did not stay for dinner, but wine flights and small plate appetizers...."
[ more from chicagofoodies]
"Maybe stinky was the wrong word but rather very much like dirt. Chorizo-stuffed dates with bacon in a pepper-tomato sauce were awesome...."
[ more from chicagomag]
"A friend visiting Avec for the first time looked up from the communal wood table to the unadorned wood walls and said he felt like he was dining in a Finnish sauna. Avec is that minimalist, and still one of the hottest restaurants in town...."
[ more from chicagoreader]
"A year and a half after its launch, Blackbird's celebrated satellite still packs people into the narrow space between its cedar walls for simple, intensely flavored Mediterranean..."
[ more from chicagoreader]
"At first, sitting on a bench between strangers in this cedar-lined, saunalike room makes me feel a little apprehensive, like I'm wrapped in naught but a sweaty towel. But as the wine flows and the evening grows long, everyone's gabbing like pals, offering..."
[ more from dishola]
[ more from fodors]
| "Go to this Euro-style wine bar when you're feeling gregarious; the rather stark space only has seating for 55 people, and it's all at communal tables. The results are loud and lively, though happily the shareable fare -- a mix of homemade charcuterie, Med..." |
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[ more from frommers]
"The small plates include salads and upscale appetizer-style dishes such as smoked lamb and quail brochettes; dates stuffed with chorizo sausage; and spicy meatballs with Spanish rice and chickpeas. Large plates feature seasonal ingredients and tend to be..."
[ more from gayot]
| "A follow-up to Blackbird, this fab spot is located next door. With a name that"s French for "with,� it"s no surprise that you"ll eat elbow-to-elbow, possibly even cheek-to-jowl, with a lot of other people...." |
1 reviews
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[ more from gusto]
| ""The long, narrow set-up (complete with communal tables) means that Avec can feel especially cramped. I’m still craving the medjool dates stuffed with chorizo and baked with proscuitto...." |
1 reviews
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[ more from metromix.chicagotribune]
"The wine bar and restaurant by the folks behind Blackbird intends to keep things simple. The pared down seasonal menu includes sharable choices like the chorizo-stuffed medjool dates with smoked bacon and piquillo pepper-tomato sauce, and the focaccia wit..."
[ more from tablehopper]
"This modern and minimalist restaurant is a like a long shotgun space, a wooden rectangular box sporting a Scando-sauna look: large slats of wood along the walls and floors, angular wood communal tables with bench seating, and a glowing installation of gre..."
[ more from timeout]
"Ingredient I love working with ras el hanout, a North African spice blend that literally means "top of the shop. � It originated in Morocco and spread to the rest of the region...."
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