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Spiaggia was an Italian restaurant in Chicago on Michigan Avenue at Oak Street. After 37 years on the "Magnificent Mile," Spiaggia closed permanently, having never reopened following its COVID-19 closure in March 2020. [1] It was nominated for the James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant in 2007 and 2010. [2]
Issac Sewell (September 9, 1903 – August 20, 1990) was an American athlete, businessman, entrepreneur, and founder of the Uno Chicago Grill restaurant chain that originated in Chicago, Illinois, as well as founder of the Pizzeria Uno and Pizzeria Due restaurants there in 1943 and 1955, respectively.
Moto was a molecular gastronomy restaurant in the Fulton River District of Chicago, Illinois known for creating "high-tech" dishes which incorporate elements such as carbonated fruit, edible paper, lasers, and liquid nitrogen for freezing food. [1] Moto was run by executive chef Homaro Cantu until his suicide in 2015.
The Billy Goat Tavern is a chain of taverns located in Chicago, Illinois. Its restaurants are based on the original Billy Goat Tavern founded in 1934 [1] by Billy Sianis, a Greek immigrant. It achieved fame primarily through newspaper columns by Mike Royko, a supposed curse on the Chicago Cubs, and the Olympia Cafe sketch on Saturday Night Live.
Calumet Fisheries is a seafood restaurant in the South Deering neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States, directly next to the 95th Street bridge (which appears in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers). [1] It was originally established in 1928, and subsequently purchased in 1948 by Sid Kotlick and Len Toll.
Alinea is a restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, United States.In 2010, Alinea was awarded three stars by the Michelin Guide. [1] [2] Since the closing on December 20, 2017, of Grace, Alinea remains one of only two Chicago restaurants, with the other one being Smyth, added in 2023, with three Michelin stars.
Café Brauer was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, [1] and it received Chicago Landmark status on February 5, 2003. [8] The building is located on the site of the South Pond Refectory, a wood-frame boathouse and restaurant designed by William Le Baron Jenney which was open from 1882 until 1908. [2]
The restaurant was well received by food critics, [6] [3] and earned its first Michelin star in 2013. [14] It went on to earn two Michelin stars, [13] five years in a row. Chicago Tribune named it one of the best restaurants in Chicago in 2019. [10] It closed in 2020 because of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant industry.