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Top 10 restaurants when money is no object
Alinea is one of Top 10 restaurants when money is no object.

1. Alinea

9.1
1723 N Halsted St (btwn W North Ave & W Willow St), Chicago, IL
Molecular Gastronomy Restaurant · Lincoln Park · 143 tips and reviews

FoodspottingFoodspotting: Alinea is famous for their tasting menus and each are accompanied by a carefully paired wine-tasting progression. Start slowly and to avoid a food coma, stick with the sea bass as an entrée. - Soraya

Avec is one of Top 10 restaurants when money is no object.

2. Avec

9.3
615 W Randolph St (at N Jefferson St), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · West Loop · 213 tips and reviews

ZAGATZAGAT: The chorizo-stuffed dates and wood-oven pork shoulder are worth the wait.

Charlie Trotter's is one of Top 10 restaurants when money is no object.

3. Charlie Trotter's

816 W Armitage Ave (at N Halsted St.), Chicago, IL
American Restaurant · North Side · 19 tips and reviews

Explore ChicagoExplore Chicago: Chicago has more AAA 5-diamond restaurants than any other city in the nation. Charlie Trotter's is one of them. Read more.

4. Carlos's

429 Temple Ave, Highland Park, IL
French Restaurant · No tips or reviews