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Aria Restaurant & Bar

The Fairmont Chicago
200 N. Columbus Dr. (South Water St.) Send to Phone
ChicagoIL 60601
312-444-9494 | Make Restaurant Reservations
It’s more than six decades and counting at this soul food destination with live local jazz on Fridays. Aria Restaurant & Bar is one of our | Top 10 Chicago PowerLunch Restaurants | Top 10 Chicago ChefsTable Restaurants | Top 10 Chicago Lounge Restaurants |

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Dining room at Aria Restaurant & Bar, Chicago, ILOpened in 1945, this remains one of the landmark soul food restaurants in Chicago. Service is warm and most personable with a no-rush, no-fuss approach. The food follows accordingly. Don't miss the chicken gumbo soup, greens with smoked ham hock, baby-back ribs or peach cobbler. But we also happen to think that this place also serves some of the best fried-chicken you'll find. Daily specials add yet another exciting eating element. Live local jazz on Friday nights gives a taste of “real” Chicago. The first Sunday of each month, a brunch buffet brims with dishes like smothered chicken and ribs.

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