Maria Pinto's Suggested Chicago HotSpots

Chicago is vibrant and artistic, where you can eat some of the country's most creative dishes, sip on fabulously crafted cocktails, and shop at unique places, all within the backdrop of Chicago's industrial history. Whether you're visiting from out of town or a Chicago native, I highly recommend checking out this dynamic scene.

To get you started, we put together some of our favorite spots. Enjoy!

Maria & Team

RESTAURANTS

PROXI

565 W Randolph St
proxichicago.com
312.466.1950 

SEPIA

123 N Jefferson St
sepiachicago.com
312.441.1920

AVEC

615 W Randolph St
avecrestaurant.com
312.377.2002 

SHANGHAI TERRACE 

108 E Superior St
shanghai-terrace-cantonese
312.573.6744

BISTRONOMIC  

840 N Wabash Ave
bistronomic.net
312.944.8400

MARISOL

840 N Wabash Ave
www.marisolchicago.com
312.799.359

Cocktails

POPS FOR CHAMPAGNE

601 N State St
popsforchampagne.com
312.466.1950 

Z BAR (THE PENINSULA)

108 E Superior St
www.zbarchicago.com
312.573.6888

ART + ARCHITECTURE

MCA

220 E Chicago Ave
mcachicago.org
312.397.4000

ART INSTITUTE

123 N Jefferson St
www.artic.edu
312.443.3600

SMART MUSEUM

5550 S Greenwood Ave
smartmuseum.uchicago.edu
773.702.0200

CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE CENTER RIVER CRUISE

Northeast corner of Michigan Ave and E Wacker Dr
architecture.org/tours
312.922.8687

SHOPPING

CITY ESCAPE GARDEN CENTER AND DESIGN STUDIO

3022 W Lake St
cityescape.biz
773.638.2000

JAYSON HOME AND GARDEN

1885 N Clybourn Ave
www.jaysonhome.com
773.248.8180

MARIA PINTO

710 N Wabash Ave
mariapinto.com
888.868.2057