The Valorem Concierge (a/k/a - Other Cool Stuff)
Restaurants
The Hot New Restaurant (the one with the amazing views)
- Sixteen (Trump International Tower, across the river from our digs)
401 North Wabash Avenue
312.588.8000
sixteen.com
Seafood:
- Sushi Samba Rio
504 N. Wells Street
312.595.2300
sushisamba.com - Shaw’s Crab House
21 E. Hubbard Street
312.527.2722
shawscrabhouse.com - Catch Thirty Five
35 W. Wacker Drive
312.346.3500
catch35.com
Steak:
- Keefer’s Restaurant
20 W. Kinzie Street
312.467.9525
keefersrestaurant.com - Ruth’s Chris Steak House
431 N. Dearborn Street
312.321.2725
ruthschris.com - Nine
440 W. Randolph
312.575.9900
Cheap Eats:
- Emerald Loop Bar & Grill (rarely a day when you can't find a Valorem team member here)
216 N. Wabash
312.263.0200
emeraldloop.com
Chicago Classics:
- Gene & Georgetti’s Restaurant
500 N. Franklin Street
312.527.3718 - Gino’s East Pizza
633 N. Wells
312.943.1124
ginoseast.com
Asian Fusion:
- Roy’s Restaurant
720 N. State Street
312.787.7599
roysrestaurant.com
Indian/Latin Fusion:
- Vermillion
10 W. Hubbard Street
312.527.4060
Rustic/Contemporary Cuisine:
- Sepia
123 N. Jefferson Avenue
312.441.1920
Hotels:
- Hotel 71 (a 20 second walk east of us)
71 East Wacker Drive
312.346.7100
hotel71.com - Renaissance Hotel – Chicago (a 20 second walk west of us)
1 W. Wacker Drive
312.372.7200
renaissancechicagodowntown.com - Hotel Sax (a 2 minute walk north of us)
333 N. Dearborn Street
312.245.0333
hotelsaxchicago.com - The Peninsula (a cab ride, but the finest hotel in the City)
108 E. Superior Street
312.573.6754
Chicago.peninsula.com
Best Overlooked Things to Do In Chicago:
- Architectural boat cruise (river and lake)
- Eat a meal at Kendall Culinary School
900 N. Branch Street - Impressionist Exhibit
Art Institute of Chicago
Michigan Avenue - Ice Skating at Millennium Park (don't try this in the summer)
- Open-Air Concert at Millennium Park
- Farmer’s Market
Daley Plaza and Federal Plaza
Thursdays and Wednesdays, respectively - June - October