This Italian restaurant is inside the modern wing of the Art Institute of Chicago. Guests can sit in a dining room is filled with natural light gleaming from three walls of windows or grab a table in the rooftop sculpture garden with a view of Lake Michigan and Millennium Park. Chef Tony Mantuano is the creator behind Terzo Piano's lunch-only menu which features sandwiches, pastas, salads and entrees, made with ingredients from regional farms. Try the handmade spaghetti with porcini mushrooms and house-made lemon ricotta. The restaurant also offers a wine bar and cheese cart serving American selections such as parmesan grana from Wisconsin and goat cheese from Indiana.
Terzo Piano
159 Monroe St.
Chicago, IL 60604
312-443-8650
terzopianochicago.com
The Gage is an old millinery turned into a modern tavern. The décor still maintains a vintage feel with a 50-foot mahogany bar, sliding steel doors that lead into four dining rooms and a vintage whiskey case displaying primo labels. For private functions, the private room downstairs offers a bar and semiprivate lounge/dining room with access to a LCD screen and projector. The menu features crab cakes, sausages and semolina dumplings. Sidewalk seating is available along Michigan Avenue with views of Millennium Park 's Crown Fountain.
The Gage
24 S Michigan Ave (East Monroe Street)
Chicago, IL 60603
312-372-4243
thegagechicago.com
Located inside the Palmer House Hilton hotel is Lockwood restaurant. Walk past the opulent lobby of the Palmer House Hilton hotel and you'll find Lockwood restaurant. The dining room maintains the elegance with marble and ornate chandeliers. The cuisine is a fusion between Italian and French with dishes that include lobster bisque and seared sea scallops with cauliflower and golden raisins. Lockwood also serves breakfast opening, opening the at 6:30am to serve guests eggs benedict and continental breakfasts.
Lockwood
17 E Monroe St
Chicago, IL 60603
312-917-3404
lockwoodrestaurant.com
