Tag: chicago
Visiting Chicago
Chicago is a first-rate destination for architecture lovers, with a compact downtown area that's easy to visit on foot.
I first discovered Chicago in 2003 and immediately fell under its spell. For me, as a lover of urban architecture, it...
Miru Restaurant in Chicago: good Asian food but terrible service
Miru offers quality Japanese cuisine, even quite fine, but the service and behavior of the staff spoiled our meal.
For this last dinner in Chicago we had originally booked at The Vig. But at the last minute, Olivier, who was...
Cabra restaurant in Chicago: a friendly Peruvian restaurant with little charm
Cabra offers good quality Peruvian cuisine in a rather unconvincing atmosphere.
It's been a long time since I've eaten Peruvian food, even though I'm an unconditional ceviche fan. As I was preparing for this trip to Chicago and putting together...
Obelix Restaurant, Chicago: What a disappointment!
For our third dinner in the capital of Illinois, we chose Obelix, one of the last French restaurants open in Chicago. Here's a look back at our mediocre experience.
The concept
The concept is that of a quality French brasserie, based...
The Purple Pig Chicago: very good, but noisy and with perfectible service
The Purple Pig offers friendly, tasty food in a lively setting, but it didn't quite strike my fancy.
Choosing the restaurants for this trip required a bit of organizational work. Since these weren't originally joint vacations, but Olivier and I...
Signature Room Restaurant at the John Hancock Center, Chicago : Nice dinner with a view
For our first evening in Chicago, I decided to take my wife to a restaurant I like, not for the food, which is decent without being gourmet, but for its view: the Signature Room, located at the top of...
W Chicago Lakeshore: decent but far from the brand’s codes
The W Chicago Lakeshore offers, apart from a breathtaking view of the lake, a decent service at affordable prices for a major US city and this range of hotel. But the brand's fans risk being lost and disappointed.
At...
The St. Regis, Chicago: Very good hard product, service to be perfected
After a short flight from Boston, we stayed for a few days at brand-new St. Regis Chicago, opened early 2023 in the country's second-largest city and capital of the American Midwest. And a city that is undeniably close to...
Copenhagen-Chicago in business class on SAS (operated by Hifly): very good, but disappointed not to have a “real” SAS experience.
This SAS Scandinavian Airlines flight operated by Hifly between Copenhagen and Chicago was really good in terms of service, but there's always the disappointment of not having the full experience with the airline when it's a flight operated by...