Terzo Piano
Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago
159 E. Monroe St. (Columbus Dr.) 
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Chicago, IL 60603
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 Sitting pretty in the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago, this Tony Mantuano restaurant (Spiaggia) can’t even be categorized as museum dining. Refined, regardless of its backdrop, the place focuses on lunch made from local, sustainable produce with an Italian hand that earned Mantuano well-deserved fame. Dinner is offered but once weekly (on Thursdays), but the daytime menu leaves no one wanting. Kicky, locally made chorizo dots flatbread with Michigan manchego, tarragon, roasted fennel and onion. Tender, sliced Midwestern beef tagliata tastes ethereal when mingled with plentiful produce and polenta. The pastas are handmade; the whitefish is crusted with fennel and almond and accompanied by Yukon potato-celery root purée, braised fennel and chive crème fraîche. Cocktails, while creative, aren’t out there, a fact that ladies-who-lunch appreciate; try the Zenzero Rosso made with ginger liqueur, sparkling Rosé and grapefruit juice. Mantuano’s wife, Cathy, oversees the wine list, which is smart-but-concise, surprisingly affordable and Italian label-heavy. |
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