Avec vs Girl & The Goat
Girl & The Goat and Avec are both highly recommended by travel writers. On balance, Avec scores slightly higher than Girl & The Goat. Avec is ranked #3 in Chicago with approval from 18 reviewers including Condé Nast Traveler, On the Grid and Gayot.
Avec
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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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Girl & The Goat
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809 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607-2310
From $15 /night
Concierge
"When Stephanie Izard won season four of Top Chef, the victory was a tribute to her faultless sense of style as well as seamless cooking. Both skills pay off, handsomely, in her big, sexy..."
Fodor's
"Bravo's Top Chef Season 4 champion Stephanie Izard's highly anticipated restaurant lives up to the hype, serving sharable plates of seasonal Mediterranean fare."
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Zagat
"The "warm", "casual" digs have a "lively" (some say "noisy") buzz and service is "knowledgeable", so many are left with but "one wish" – to be able to "get in more often"."
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Gayot
14.0
"Start with the warm marinated olives, chickpea fritters or escargot ravioli with bacon and tamarind-miso sauce. The restaurant's namesake, too, appears in ways you may not expect."
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Time Out
"There are cities in this country where the modern restaurant’s purpose is to take you somewhere else: London via a gastropub, North Carolina via a smoke shack."
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