Best Restaurants for Quiet Conversation in Downtown / Loop

11 restaurants available nearby

1. avec River North

4.7

Exceptional(449)

Price: Moderate

• Mediterranean • River North (Chicago)

Booked 123 times today

located in the heart of River North, avec features Midwestern takes on Mediterranean classics under the culinary direction of James Beard award-winning chef, Paul Kahan and executive chef Dylan Patel. pair your meal with an incredible array of carefully chosen wines curated by wine director Bret Haire, or simply stop by for a delicious cocktail at our expansive bar.

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2. Maggiano's - Chicago

4.6

Exceptional(3927)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • River North (Chicago)

Booked 25 times today

Welcome to Maggiano's Little Italy, located in downtown Chicago on the corner of Clark & Grand. Our restaurant is a quick trip from the Water Tower Mall, Navy Pier & the Art Museum. Our dining room is ideal for family-style dining with our Italian–American cuisine, reminiscent of a Sunday night visit to your grandmother’s house -- or as they say in Italy, nonna’s casa! These delicious dishes paired with great service, generous portions and a warm atmosphere keep our guests and their families coming back for more. The outdoor seasonal patio has an old-world feel of dining on the bustling streets of Florence. Join us soon! We look forward to hosting your next business or family gathering.

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3. Osteria del Pastaio

4.4

Awesome(1135)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Gold Coast / Streeterville

Booked 24 times today

Osteria del Pastaio, specializes in traditional Italian Cuisine. Our menu reflects the culinary team’s passion for using only the freshest ingredients. Our Artisan pastas are made daily, our breads are baked fresh each morning, our seasonal desserts and candies are hand-made. Our soups are all from vegetarian stock and whenever possible our produce comes from local organic farmers. At Osteria del Pastaio we are pleased to bring you the highest quality ingredients in traditional, Italian cuisine.

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4. Eduardo's Enoteca - Gold Coast

4.6

Exceptional(419)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Gold Coast / Streeterville

Booked 20 times today

Nestled away in the adorable Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago, Eduardo’s Enoteca offers authentic Italian fare in an intimate setting, akin to the bistros and cafes of Italy itself. Located at the bustling intersection of Dearborn and Division, Eduardo’s serves as a cozy escape from the busy city streets. This romantic Italian wine bar offers a small-batch boutique wine selection, craft cocktails, handmade pizzas and pastas, charcuterie boards, decadent desserts, and seasonally rotating specials.We ask that each party maintains a 90 minute time limit to accommodate and respect reservations of other guests. Tables will be held for 10 minutes after their reservation time. If you are running late please feel free to call us at (312) 337-4490 to let us know and we will push back your reservation time!

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5. Fulton Market Kitchen

3.6

Very Good(702)

Price: Expensive

• Contemporary American • West Loop

Booked 6 times today

Inspired by the 1980s NYC art scene and the Wynwood Walls in Miami, Fulton Market Kitchen offers guests the rare opportunity to enjoy dining, drinking, and the work of incredible artists in a single, truly unique setting. Executive FMK presents a refined, contemporary American cuisine with a global influence. We offer seasonal presentations with ingredients sourced from regional farms, local markets, and our neighbors from Fulton Market Street. FMK's Bar Team, delivers one of the West Loop’s most innovative cocktail programs, executed with fresh ingredients and small batch spirits pulled from a carefully curated collection. Together they have developed an impressive spirit list that boasts over 650 bottles with a special focus on hand-selected barrels, limited allocations, and rare vintages.

6. A Tavola

4.6

Exceptional(679)

Price: Expensive

• Italian • Ukrainian Village

Booked 11 times today

Founded in 1995, a tavola is one of the city’s best restaurants, bringing Chicago an intimate and authentic dining experience. At a tavola the emphasis is, appropriately, on the food. Authentic dishes from Italian regions are re-created using Italian cooking methods and the finest imported Italian products.a tavola is the culmination of professional cooking experience by Daniel Bocik, a versatile chef from Chicago, who brings back home the knowledge and experience of an education at the California Culinary Academy and the finest restaurants of San Francisco, Paris, and Milan. To ensure the freshest food at a tavola, fresh fruits and vegetables are selected from a local organic farmer, meats and seafood are personally selected by Chef Dan from local markets.

7. Level Two

4.0

Excellent(275)

Price: Moderate

• American • Gold Coast / Streeterville

Booked 1 time today

The Level Two Dining Room, Lounge, and Bar are open daily from 6:30 AM until 11 AM and 4:00 PM until 11:00 PM for your dining needs. Stop by to eat, drink, mingle and enjoy a menu featuring American regional cuisine with an equally impressive cocktail list.

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8. Corcoran’s Grill & Pub

4.5

Awesome(162)

Price: Moderate

• Irish • Old Town

Booked 4 times today

Corcoran's Grill & Pub is located in the heart of Old Town neighborhood, across the street from The Second City. 15 Beers on Tap (including craft, Irish imports and domestic selections), signature cocktails and wine. Irish & American cuisine featuring Pub burger, Fish & Chips, Corned Beef Sandwich and much more! Open for lunch, dinner and late night, offering great daily deals. In the spring and summer we offer special hours, an amazing beer garden as well as a front patio.

9. Citrine Cafe

4.8

Exceptional(1284)

Price: Expensive

• Mediterranean • Oak Park

Booked 9 times today

Located in the heart of Oak Park IL, Citrine offers Mediterranean influenced cuisine with American flair. The menu includes seasonal fish and vegetable dishes, braised meats cooked in clay pots and fresh bread from our brick oven.

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10. The Sit Down Cafe & Sushi Bar

4.2

Awesome(46)

Price: Moderate

• Sushi • Hyde Park

Booked 2 times today

The Sitdown Café is a unique sushi bar and restaurant. The inside of the little bistro is cozy and comfortable, reflecting all of the neighborhood charm of a local diner. The staff here is friendly and helpful, always ready to offer a recommendationnn or answer any questions guests might have. The Sitdown Café offers a wide variety of dishes. The menu is broken up into appetizers, soups, salads, sushi, sandwiches and pizza. This kind of variety is unique, as most restaurants do not offer both sushi and pizza. Popular sushi rolls at The Sitdown Café include the Chicago Fire with tuna, salmon, white tuna, jalapeno and cilantro, as well as the drunken tiger with crab, avocado and cucumber topped with tiger shrimp and mango tobiko sauce. The pizzas are completely customizable, with guests adding ingredients as they want, like mozzarella, tomato, basil, mushrooms, feta, peppers, onion, black olives and prosciutto

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Brenda
Chicago / Illinois •1 review
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
Highly recommend Food was hot, beautiful, flavorful Service was amazimg
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Osteria del PastaioPrice: Moderate• Italian• Gold Coast / Streeterville
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4.4
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Thomas
Central Kentucky •1 review
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
Our server, Juliana, was great….attentive and friendly. Definitely made us want to return.
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Eduardo's Enoteca - Gold CoastPrice: Moderate• Italian• Gold Coast / Streeterville
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4.6
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Kathryn
Chicago / Illinois •5 reviews
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
What a wonderful lunch we had at avec River North today! Of course the dates were amazing, but we knew that. The calamari was perfectly cooked, and the tabbouleh was full of flavor. The focaccia with taleggio cheese, truffle oil and fresh herbs was so much more delicious than I expected it to be. The service was outstanding! Our server was thoughtful, informed, gracious, and fun. My friends were in town for a wedding, so he even brought us spiced plum sorbet for dessert to finish out the meal. They loved it!
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avec River NorthPrice: Moderate• Mediterranean• River North (Chicago)
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4.7
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Sophia
Chicago / Illinois •1 review
5.0
Dined on Jan 4, 2025
Perfect for a nice dinner out with a toddler. Staff was very accommodating for our over tired 4 year old.
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Maggiano's - ChicagoPrice: Moderate• Italian• River North (Chicago)
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4.6
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Vanezza
Chicago / Illinois •2 reviews
4.0
Dined on Nov 10, 2024
The Fulton is a nice trendy place with a Street but elegant spirit, we ate well although the menu is not very varied
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Fulton Market KitchenPrice: Expensive• Contemporary American• West Loop
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3.6

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11 restaurants available nearby

1. avec River North

2. Maggiano's - Chicago

3. Osteria del Pastaio

4. Eduardo's Enoteca - Gold Coast

5. Fulton Market Kitchen

6. A Tavola

7. Level Two

8. Corcoran’s Grill & Pub

9. Citrine Cafe

10. The Sit Down Cafe & Sushi Bar

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