This local florist sells amazing seasonal and exotic flowers and serves as a modern space for events.
When it comes to a subtly bohemian aesthetic—served up via Gary Graham’s asymmetrical dresses and exotically tinged jewelry—Robin Richman always gets the city’s top honors.
Follow the aroma to this spice shop specializing in the highest quality & variety of hand-selected & hand-prepared spices and herbs, both expected & exotic. Ask about the Chicago Neighborhood blends.
Lavender vanilla-sugar, White truffle salt, Trinidad lemon garlic pepper, Taylor Street Cheese Sprinkle-for starters! Try every spice, salt, seasonings, molecular gastronomy ingredients! They got it!
Extraordinary selection of spices. Don't miss to take some seasonings with you which are typical for Chicago (like Deep Dish or Ukrainian Quarter seasoning).
Fun flavors from Jamison and Guinness to Netflix & Chill to try something a bit exotic, but delicious
There’s this Hair of the Dog sundae with Guinness, Baileys & Jameson ice cream covered in chocolate syrup and with crumbled Cadbury flake sprinkled on top. Read more.
Guinness, Cake Batter and Shortbread! Slainte! Next time Jameson:)*
Entrance is free but a donation is asked at times. Either way, it's a great place to go -- indoors and out-- to take in some beautiful and exotic plant life. I love this place in the winter!
Yay what a beautiful flower conservatory! Love the succulent part. Free entrance..
Often referred to as “landscape art under glass,” the free admission conservatory occupies approximately 4.5 acres inside and out, where thousands of plant species are on display. Read more.
Pick up a draft beer before you start shopping, nod along to a few live tunes from the in-house jazz band, then go figure out which exotic bit of protein you'll throw on the grill tonight.
Super spinach smoothie and wild berry oatmeal
Can't beat drinking and shopping and eating all in one trip
Layers of roasted peanuts, sweet coconut, saffron, honey, curry powder, ginger, vanilla and caramelized cashews are reminiscent of an exotic twist on the classically American seven layer bar. Read more.
This place is the best! Turkish coffee and blood orange sorbet are amazing!
Try the gianduja gelato from our 100 Best list: Every flavor, every time, Jessie Oloroso kills it. But when her shop is out of this knee-bucklingly rich chocolate-hazelnut flavor, it nearly kills us.
Love the exotic sausages. I had the snake and the gator
See the fresh drilled "frips"! They use a hand drill!
FRIPS! Do it!
Dibi lamb, dibi chicken both with djolof rice! Unbelievably delicious!!!
This place is amazing. Love the fish!
Yassa chicken and Yassa fish were both amazing! Here's Yassa chicken.
Go to the Office & for your second drink, try telling the bartender what you enjoy (e.g scotch with an exotic spicy twist) & let them make you a custom cocktail. Jason made us some amazing drinks!
Best tater tots ever with lots of great drinks
Try the In the Rocks from our 100 Best list: It's our favorite drink at this high-concept lounge, for how it seamlessly integrates tactile pleasure (“cracking” the rock) into a beautifully made drink.
Great game and other exotic meats, never disappoints.
Great beer selection, can't go wrong with the pulled boar sandwich!
Don't get the mimosas! Its fake oj and really not impressive.
Great dim sum. Amazing seafood and exotic meat selection.
Macau pork belly is soooooooo good! Great place for dimsum :)
Try the Macau pork belly from our 100 Best list: Chef Wu Ming's made us care about pork belly again, accomplished by crisping the skin like candy and cooking the flesh into silky submission.
An absolutely awesome place for late night drinks and food. Dress well and order anything on the menu...can't go wrong!
Great cocktails, really good food. Fun for groups and after work.
Ask for the bartender to make you a cocktail that's on fire.
Fyi: only 6 tables. Soy fish & soy shrimp? Yes, pls!
The peanut sauce is the best I've ever had. I'm not vegan or vegetarian, but I'll take soy chicken from here over real chicken anywhere else. Even the meat-loving boyfriend likes it!
Love this place - GREAT sauces and flavor!!
Lovingly made in NYC, CHI, SEA & LA