Neighborhood Guide
River North is where most visitors first drink tequila in Chicago, and it holds some of the city's most established Mexican restaurant and agave-bar programs alongside a lot of noise. Knowing which door to open matters here more than anywhere else.
Downtown density. The good rooms are very good; the rest is scenery.
River North
445 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654
A subterranean agave bar in the Frontera family of restaurants, with one of the more thoughtfully assembled tequila and mezcal lists downtown.
River North
445 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654
A long-running Chicago institution for regional Mexican cooking, with a bar program that helped teach a generation of Chicago drinkers what a good margarita is supposed to taste like.
Retail coverage for this neighborhood is in progress. Verified specialty shops will be listed here with selection notes and a last-checked date.