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Avec vs Alinea
Both establishments are praised by experts. Overall, Alinea is the choice of most professionals compared to Avec. Alinea comes in at 98 with praise from 18 publications such as Not For Tourists, Michelin Guide and The World's 50 Best Restaurants.
Avec
Concierge
Travel + Leisure
Zagat
BlackBook
Gayot
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615 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60661-2203
From $21 /night
Concierge
"The neighborhood surrounding it continues to gentrify, but Paul Kahan's Mediterranean-inspired restaurant remains refreshingly simple. The service is friendly and prompt, and the tables..."
Travel + Leisure
"The main attraction here is the wine list, featuring 130 reasonably priced selections, 30 of which are available by the glass."
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Zagat
4.8
"It's still one of the "most consistently great" choices in town."
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BlackBook
"There's just something about Avec. And it doesn't matter if you go on a Friday at 9pm or Tuesday at 6:45, this communal winebar/eatery is always busy. And no wonder."
Gayot
15.0
"A follow-up to Blackbird, this highly seasonal (and always creative) restaurant is situated next door."
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Alinea
Concierge
Frommer's
Insight Guides
Travel + Leisure
Zagat
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1723 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
From $150 /night
Concierge
"Rising star and culinary rocket scientist Grant Achatz (formerly of Trio and Napa's French Laundry) raises the bar on New American cooking at his techno-chic Lincoln Park restaurant."
Frommer's
"Alinea -- anointed the best restaurant in the country by no less than Gourmet magazine -- is a place no serious foodie should miss."
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Insight Guides
"Topping many a best-of list, Alinea is a constantly changing, experimental marvel. The prix-fixe menus transform familiar flavors with cutting-edge technique."
Travel + Leisure
"At the forefront of the groundbreaking molecular gastronomy movement, Alinea offers meals that are quite simply unlike any others."
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Zagat
""Expect to be wowed" at Grant Achatz's "unrivaled" Lincoln Park New American, a "culinary experience of a lifetime"."
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