Chicago Restaurants With The Most Stunning Design

Chicago's architecture is world famous, and in honor of this week's relaunch of Eater's sibling Curbed, cruise through these photos of the most-architecturally stunning restaurants in Chicago right now. With Chicago's world-renowned reputation for architecture, experts from the Chicago Architecture Foundation graciously provided their suggestions. Please leave any omissions in the comments. Listed in alphabetical order.

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• Atwood Inside the Reliance Building, erected in 1895, the Atwood gives guests plenty of great park views. [Photo: Facebook]
• Brindille The 2015 Beard Award winner for best design is an earthy spot that looks as good as it tastes. [Photo: Marc Much]
• Cavanaugh's Open since 1989 inside the Monadock, which was completed in 1893, and on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [Photo: Facebook]
• Chicago Athletic Association/Cindy's Erected in 1893, renovations transformed the hotel, allowing guests to enjoy panoramic views. [Photo: Marc Much]
• The Crown at Tribune Tower Up on the 25th floor of the Tribune Tower, The Crown shows of the building's gothic style. [Photo: The Crown]
• Grace Curtis Duffy's quest to open the world's best restaurant didn't stop with his menu. [Photo: Barry Breicheisen]
• La Storia Originally a two-residence space built in 1896, the space reopened in 2015, going through great pain to preserve history. [Photo: Marc Much]
• Sixteen Inside Trump Tower, the Tribune's Blair Kamin, in an infamous review, drew the ire of The Donald. [Photo: Facebook]
• Smith & Wollensky Next to the corn cob-shaped structure known as Marina City, the Chicago-port of this steakhouse is a winner. [Photo: Smith & Wollensky]
• Swift & Sons Boka Group stepped up its game inside the Google building creating a futuristic steakhouse. [Photo: Marc Much]
• Terzo Piano Inside the Art Institute's modern wing, Terzo Piano's architecture is enough to delight any design fan. [Photo: Facebook]
• 3 Arts Club Cafe Hogsalt & Restoration Hardware opened the cafe in 2015, revitalizing the 3 Arts Club built in 1914. [Photo: Restoration Hardware]
• The Walnut Room Marshall Field's classic Chicago dining room opened in 1907 with its high ceilings. [Photo: Marc Much]