Bin 36 Restaurant Review

339 N. Dearborn St. (Kinzie St.) Send to Phone

312-755-9463 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu

Price

Donâ€™t underestimate the power of a good wine bar, especially when the food rocks.

Cuisine

Open

Breakfast & Dinner daily, Lunch Mon.-Fri.

Features

Private room(s)
Full bar
Reservations suggested
Open late
Valet parking
Casual

Wine

Great Wine List

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Chicagoâ€™s decade-old Bin 36 entered a new era---ushering it in with an almost entirely different menu (don't worry---the killer black pepper-crusted swordfish remains). Its cheese program, already first-rate, expanded; now, lovely artisanal finds range from ultra-creamy, lemony burrata from Italy to nutty goat from Oregon and Tumbleweed's cave-aged raw-milk cow from New York. Communal plates dominate the remainder of the menu, and you must begin with a basket of the pillowy, house-made Parmesan gougÃ¨res with truffle honey. Charcuterie, including house-cured duck prosciutto, is prominent. But we donâ€™t want to choose between that and the luxurious, egg-topped steak tartare with root vegetable chips. There are entrÃ©es as well, from lobster shepherdâ€™s pie to a fine brown sugar-cured pork chop with Gorgonzola polenta. Everyone can manage to squeeze in the light-as-air lemon soufflÃ© with frazzles of candy. As for the wine list, it remains among the best in the city, with affordable boutique choices and house-label wines by the flight, bottle and pours.