Explore Chicago
Chicago rewards those who move between its neighborhoods — the Loop's skyscrapers, the West Loop's restaurants, the museums on the lake. A chauffeur spares you the winter wind and the parking hunt, gliding from Alinea to the Art Institute in one warm car.
Bold architecture and the lakefront, deep-dish pizza and Italian beef, a legendary blues heritage and a three-star fine-dining scene.
The facts, upfront
The best restaurants in Chicago
3 MichelinAlinea
Avant-garde · $$$$ · Lincoln Park
Grant Achatz's three-star temple of avant-garde cuisine — theatrical, playful and profound.
3 MichelinSmyth
Contemporary American · $$$$ · West Loop
A three-star West Loop kitchen sourcing from its own farm — precise, ingredient-led cooking.
2 MichelinOriole
Contemporary · $$$$ · West Loop
A hidden two-star tasting-menu jewel down a freight-elevator hallway in the West Loop.
Girl & the Goat
New American · $$$ · West Loop
Stephanie Izard's boisterous, wildly popular Randolph Street sharing-plates flagship.
Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
Deep-dish pizza · $$ · River North
The definitive Chicago deep-dish — buttery crust, chunky sauce and layers of cheese.
Portillo's
Chicago classics · $ · River North
The beloved fast-casual home of the Italian beef and the dragged-through-the-garden hot dog.
What to see in Chicago
Millennium Park & Cloud Gate
The Loop
The lakefront park home to Anish Kapoor's mirror-polished 'Bean' sculpture.
Art Institute of Chicago
The Loop
One of America's greatest art museums, guarded by its famous bronze lions on Michigan Avenue.
Willis Tower Skydeck
The Loop
Step onto glass ledges 1,353 feet above the Loop at the top of the Willis Tower.
Navy Pier
Streeterville
The lakefront pier of rides, gardens and cruises jutting into Lake Michigan.
Chicago Riverwalk
The Loop
A landscaped promenade along the river beneath the city's landmark architecture.
Field Museum
Museum Campus
A vast natural-history museum home to SUE, the largest T. rex ever found.
One perfect day in Chicago
9:00 · Morning
Millennium Park & Cloud GateThe Loop — 'The Bean' (Cloud Gate)
11:00 · Late morning
Art Institute of ChicagoThe Loop — 'American Gothic'
13:00 · Lunch
Lou Malnati's PizzeriaDeep-dish pizza · River North — The Lou (deep-dish)
15:00 · Afternoon
Willis Tower SkydeckThe Loop — The Ledge glass boxes
20:00 · Dinner
AlineaAvant-garde · Lincoln Park — The edible balloon
Book this day, one chauffeur
One fixed-price car and driver for every stop — no parking, no waiting, no surge.