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Gilt Bar

Lounge and Gastropub$$$$

River North, Chicago

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Gilt Bar

9.1^/10

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Ranked #6 for cocktails in Chicago
The folks at Michelin Travel & Lifestyle and Chicago magazine like this place. Would you agree?
"MUST try the Roasted Bone Marrow & Tenderloin Steak Tartare!!"(22 Tips)
"The steak tartare was amazing, as was the truffle pasta."(20 Tips)
"Fantastic Beef tartar."(15 Tips)
"Pork meatballs and pork belly are also delicious."(5 Tips)

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Jason KomulainenAugust 12, 2014
Great Martini. Fantastic Beef tartar.
Nick HolroydOctober 6, 2015
The truffle pasta. Can't stop thinking about it.
Ricky SherrillAugust 18, 2015
The bartender threw together some nice bourbon cocktails.
Katie LowesNovember 17, 2012
If you make a reservation for Friday, show up on Friday. Likewise for Saturday.
Savina IAugust 10, 2017
Ask for the Library downstairs :-)
Dave NathanApril 12, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Like tartare? Get the beef tartare.
TopshopMay 29, 2012
It's the Gothic-esque decor and the food that we love about this bar!
KristinaAugust 4, 2012
Try the Bone Marroe With Red Onion Jam - #rich #savory delicious!
Elizabeth BaranikMarch 17, 2012
Order the Pims Cup drink! Best drink ever & one of their signatures!
Jason SuMay 13, 2013
Get the dish where you top the bread and the ricotta gnocchi
Susie WhiteJanuary 12, 2012
The pork belly is insane! So good! Truffle pasta isn't bad either!
Chicago TribuneAugust 1, 2014
Gilt Bar is posited as a small-plates concept, but portions tend toward the substantial.
E ShoeJune 6, 2013
Best pork belly I've ever had hands down
E. T.August 10, 2016
James is a phenomenal bartender!
Brett DeFevereJanuary 28, 2011
Get the Chocolate Cream Diner Pie for dessert -- all ladies in agreement last night, it's *almost* better than sex.
Gina GonzalezOctober 13, 2017
Truffle pasta to die for
Chefs FeedAugust 5, 2014
Merlin Verrier, chef of Graham Elliot, eats here on his nights off. He loves the Cornbread. Read more
Robert McDecember 10, 2011
Black Keys? Johnny Cash? Radiohead? Jimi Hendrix? Best restaurant music in the city.
Stephen SmithAugust 11, 2017
Great food and vibe.
ChanthanaOctober 18, 2012
The steak tartare, orecchiette and mussels are MUSTS
Chris McMillanDecember 23, 2017
Whiskey Sour, Pimm’s Cup and Burrata...
Jeff HaseltineJune 16, 2012
If you like truffles, best truffle pasta ever right here!
Shivani SJuly 21, 2013
5 kinds if old fashions on the drink menu?! Damn good drinks.
Yonatan ShpiegelApril 7, 2017
Tartar is the best!
Deidre KJuly 21, 2017
Ambiance, service
Kara AyersAugust 12, 2015
Really liked the mussels.
Bram SchumerJanuary 3, 2015
Bone marrow is great
Greg CohenMarch 3, 2013
Get the pork belly. No joke. Get. It. Now.
Ashley RudolphJanuary 15, 2015
Get the bone marrow!
Maggie ManolisDecember 14, 2014
Bone Marrow and balsamic and garlic toast
Katie BehrMay 6, 2013
Get the mashed potatoes. Seriously, do it.
Henry SJanuary 8, 2011
Been here 5+ times
Everything is designed to share, but it's not tapas-small. 3 dishes & 2 sides for 2 = overly STUFFED!
Time Out ChicagoFebruary 15, 2011
Thought you’d want to know: Brendan Sodikoff has been nominated for Restaurateur of the Year in Time Out Chicago’s 2011 Eat Out Awards. Vote now! Read more
Elliott CableOctober 19, 2012
Been here 5+ times
Quite shockingly good. Beware the market-price ribeye; ran me an unexpected $46.
Dana O'BanionNovember 27, 2013
Brown butter apple cake - Excellent
Jenny HeinrichOctober 5, 2011
Order the tartar - it's the best thing on the planet. Yum!
Leonardo GastmannDecember 19, 2014
How can these guys serve bone marrow with sugar!?
SofiaNovember 2, 2013
Two words: Pork Belly.
CassieJuly 15, 2012
Really great music here. Drinks too!
Yolanda HamptonJune 2, 2017
Lobster roll and mussels
Stacey LaskinOctober 24, 2013
Best carrot cake in River North.
Rebecca GJune 11, 2010
Beef tartare. Truffle pasta. Pot roast with a side of smashed potatoes. Holey moley this food is good.
Ludovic onfrayJuly 11, 2013
My favourite restaurant in Chicago so far !!
Quynh LeNovember 15, 2014
Steak and bone marrow delish
Brian MichaelAugust 20, 2018
Bone marrow. That’s all.
Munjal MunshiNovember 14, 2012
The Manhattans here are excellent!
Samantha TuckerOctober 14, 2011
The bee sting is a smoky cocktail and fab!!!!!
Catherine ClaireNovember 3, 2013
Great Mixologists!
Jeffrey HarringtonApril 14, 2011
Been here 5+ times
Their roasted bone marrow is the best in the city
Christopher ThomasJune 24, 2013
Great food.

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