Venteux

This modern French spot—complete with an oyster bar—is set just off the Magnificent Mile. In brief, it's an updated brasserie furnished with sultry lighting and lively chatter. Heavy glass doors lend a certain plush factor, along with a sleek bar, cabernet-red tufted seats, patterned rugs, and burgundy arches.
This is Paris by way of the Pendry hotel, and an updated French menu seals the deal. Dishes sound simple and familiar, but in fact brim with inventive twists. Take for example the steak tartare, served with a soft egg, stone-ground mustard, and sunchoke purée finished with dehydrated beef fat. For dessert, chocolate and rye is in fact an ensemble of dark chocolate cookie crumble with a rye brownie and cloud of whipped cream.