Monteverde is the best Italian restaurant in Chicago. Order lots of pasta.

Gaijin is a great all-day Japanese restaurant specializing in okonomiyaki and kakigori.

Time Out Market is a food hall in the West Loop that's filled with a lot of well-known restaurants.

Mart Anthony is a casual Italian restaurant in the West Loop.

Rooh is an upscale Indian restaurant in the West Loop with beautifully-plated, tasty food.

Perilla is an upbeat Korean restaurant in the West Loop with great small plates.

Fulton Galley is a food hall in Fulton Market that also has a full bar.

Joe’s Imports is a wine bar and small plates place in the West Loop.

Bandit is a restaurant in the West Loop with pretty average food.

Kumiko is an upscale cocktail bar in the West Loop with high-end bar snacks and a tasting menu in the basement.

Au Cheval in the West Loop has our favorite Chicago burger, but that’s not the only great thing on the menu.

Carnivale is a Latin fusion restaurant in Fulton Market.

The Front Room is a dimly lit bar and restaurant in the West Loop that served New Orleans-style food.

Cabra is a great Peruvian-inspired small plates restaurant in the West Loop.

Mako is a fancy omakase-only restaurant in the West Loop.

Lazy Bird is an upscale lounge in the basement of The Hoxton hotel, serving updates on classic cocktails in a dimly lit space.