speakeasy-style basement is home to the Blind Dragon karaoke bar. The 98-room Sophy Hyde Park features design elements inspired by the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, which was held in Chicago. The hotel includes Mesler , a restaurant and lounge with a private dining room that seats up to 14 and has access to an outdoor space. Located in the newly renovated Atlantic Bank Building on Michigan Avenue, the 218-room Hotel Julian is just steps from Millennium Park. Its ground-floor steakhouse, About Last Knife , features a folding glass wall separating its indoor and outdoor seating areas. The 466-room Hiltons at McCormick Place is the first-ever tri-brand Hilton, housing a Hilton Garden Inn , Hampton Inn and Home2 Suites . It joins The Collection at McCormick Square complex and is connected via a skybridge to McCormick Place. It also features 6,600 square feet of meeting space. Hilton Hotels plans to open a new hotel at Navy Pier in summer 2019. Part of Hilton’s Curio Collection of boutique hotels, the new property will have 222 rooms with floor-to-ceiling Lake Michigan views, along with a rooftop restaurant and bar. your guests mingling in the karaoke room or at a private dinner with plates designed for sharing. Take your next event out on the water with Odyssey Chicago River . The single-level, glass-enclosed dining boat sails the Chicago River, offering stunning 360-degree views of the surrounding architecture. The vessel is available year-round for full and partial charters, accommodating a maximum of 200 guests. Acclaimed Chicago chef Cleetus Friedman helms Theater on the Lake ’s new Lakefront Restaurant . The 125-seat farm-centric restaurant can host private dinners, and features the seasonal 80-seat Skyline Patio with panoramic Lake Michigan and skyline views The glitzy TAO restaurant and nightclub has opened a Chicago outpost in River North. Known for its celebrity clientele, TAO serves up pan-Asian fare in a DJ-driven dance club set against a dramatic backdrop of giant Buddha statues. Z Bar , located on the sixth floor of The Peninsula Chicago , offers a globally influenced menu with a side of breathtaking Magnificent Mile views. Shareable plates allow for fun food tastings, and rare spirits are used to make Z Bar’s creative craft cocktails. Soak up the Chicago River views from Terrace 16 restaurant and bar, located on the 16th floor of Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago . Its seasonal 200-seat rooftop terrace is located adjacent to the organic garden cultivated by Michelin-lauded executive chef Nick Dostal. Wells St. Market food hall is located across the river from the theMART. Some of the dining concepts come from award-winning chefs, including Jimmy Bannos Jr. (Piggie Smalls), Takashi Yagihashi (Tabo Sushi) and Food Network host Jeff Mauro (Pork & Mindy’s). DINING/NIGHTLIFE Gallagher Way is home to a number of popular restaurants. The lively Budweiser Brickhouse Tavern features four bars and two terraces with views of Wrigley Field. A hotbed of new restaurants offer private dining in the middle of the Wrigleyville action, including Mordecai , Dutch & Doc’s , Big Star and Smoke Daddy . Located 22 stories above McCormick Place is VU , the South Loop’s first rooftop bar. The swanky penthouse space features two terraces with fire pits, three bars and epic city views. Get Z Bar Free Rein at St. Jane Odyssey Chicago River
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