Rose Mary is a great Croatian spot in Fulton Market.

This is the River North location of the Avec in the West Loop. It's much larger, and yes, they have the bacon-wrapped dates here, too.

Bar Avec is the rooftop restaurant on top of Avec River North.

Apolonia is a Mediterranean restaurant in the South Loop from the team behind S.K.Y.

Cafe Instanbul is a Mediterranean restaurant in Wicker Park with great grilled meats and housemade bread.

Gadabout is a restaurant in Andersonville with an all-over-the-place menu, but really good food.

Cira is a Mediterranean restaurant inside The Hoxton hotel in the West Loop.

Shore Club is a cafe on North Avenue Beach.

Beatnik On The River is a cocktail bar and restaurant in the Loop serving Mediterranean small plates.

Aba is a sceney restaurant in the West Loop serving tasty Mediterranean small plates.

Beatnik is a restaurant and cocktail lounge in West Town serving average food in a beautiful environment.

Oasis Cafe is a small Mediterranean restaurant hiding inside of a jewelry store.

Ēma is a small plates Mediterranean restaurant in River North, and it’s good for a lot of occasions.

Purple Pig has been around awhile, but it's still a great small plates restaurant that makes for a fun night.

Bernie’s in River North is a casual restaurant that’s great for a number of occasions.

Chicken Kalamata and crack fries is one of the best meals in town. Tina Fey agrees.