Wednesday, January 25, 2012

What are some skyscraper restaurants in Chicago?

My girlfriend and I are staying in Chicago on Valentine's weekend, and she has always wanted to go to a restaurant in the top of a skyscraper building. I am not very familiar with the city and google searches aren't giving me much help. What are the names of some skyscraper restaurants in the city? If you can give me the names, I'll do some more research on the restaurants, themselves. Any help is much appreciated! ThanksWhat are some skyscraper restaurants in Chicago?
The restaurant at Trump Tower mentioned above, as well as the tower's bar, Rebar, don't have skyscraper views but they have a magnificent river view. The other one not mentioned so far is Cite (pronounced "city") which is at the top of Lake Pointe Towers. It combines a great city view and a lake view as well. The only problem I see at this point is that all of these restaurants maybe booked for Valentine's Day. They all have open seating bars however, so you may want to consider another place for dinner and then one of these "view" bars for drinks afterwards. A word of caution: These places are all serious buckage. NoMi's view isn't quite as spectacular as the others but it's a great restaurant and it overlooks Michigan Avenue. It's also only a couple of blocks from the Hancock Center if you want to go for after dinner drinks there.

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Sorry, I can only speak for the bar at Trump. The restaurant may have a skyscraper view, it wasn't open yet when I was there last. The river view from the bar really is great, though.What are some skyscraper restaurants in Chicago?
The three largest skyscrapers are Willis Tower, John Hancock Center, and Trump International Hotel %26amp; Tower Chicago, I believe.



Dining at the Willis Tower and hoping for a great view might be a difficult proposition. The Metropolitan Club is fine dining on the 66th %26amp; 67th floors, but it's a members-only deal. There is the Venice Cafe, but it's on the lower level of the building. There's also a Mexican restaurant and Sushi Place there, but again not ideal for views. See http://www.willistower.com/amenities1.ht鈥?/a> .



The John Hancock is probably your best bet. The Signature Room on 95th (and 96th floor) will give you the views that you're likely seeking while eating fine food. The rest of the dining is on the lower levels. See http://www.signatureroom.com/ and http://www.johnhancockcenterchicago.com/鈥?/a> .



Trump International Hotel %26amp; Tower Chicago has Sixteen, a fine dining restaurant on the 16th floor, of course. There are views, but I doubt that they are as good as from the John Hancock. See http://www.trumpchicagohotel.com/Food_Wi鈥?/a> .What are some skyscraper restaurants in Chicago?
Everest@One Financial Place



The Signature Room at the 95th (John Hancock Building)



NoMI inside the Park Hyatt Chicago (inside Park Tower)
The Cheesecake Factory in the lower level of the John Hancock next door to Water Tower Place, has great food and service. Excellent food and drinks...bring your first born child for payment of check.

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