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Stephanie Izard's Fulton Market flagship is loud, warm and built for sharing, bold, live-fire cooking (the famous goat dishes, the wood-oven pig face, roasted vegetables that convert skeptics) in a buzzing…
The West Loop is thick with excellent bars, walk a few blocks to one of the neighbourhood's cocktail dens for a nightcap. It's the best drinking district in the city, so you won't have to go far.
The reservation is the hard part, it books up weeks ahead for weekends, and it's the anchor of the night. The bar area takes walk-ins if you miss the dining room.
Ten minutes of walking beats an expensive third drink, every time.
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