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Japonais

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Essential Information

Street Address 600 W Chicago
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone312-822-9600
Website URL www.japonaischicago.com/

A splashy watering hole for trendies and celebs, complete with a downstairs riverfront lounge, this spot also excels with first-rate seafood. Sushi and appetizers make up the core of the menu, with innovative maki and specialties like monkfish foie gras wrapped with octopus and nori. Succulent entrées include plancha-seared cod with crispy shrimp dumplings in wild mushroom broth and roasted-chestnut-crusted chicken with shiitake-rice stuffing and ginger-lemon sauce. Cap the meal with kabocha (Japanese pumpkin) cheesecake topped with five-spice pineapple mousse. Ornate cocktails, fine sakes, and fitting wines.

Additional Information

Rating: 2½ stars

Price: $50-plus

Cuisine: Sushi/Japanese

Neighborhood: River North

Noteworthy:
3 or more vegetarian items
child friendly
live music/DJ/dancing
outdoor dining
telephone reservations
wheelchair accessible

Dishes We Liked:


Salmon tartare maki topped with sliced tuna ($17), lobster spring rolls with mango relish and blood orange vinaigrette ($16), Japanese black bass with curry-spiced octopus and maitake mushrooms ($26), green tea semifreddo with warm beignets with a chocolate-chestnut filling ($11)

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Hours: L Mon-Fri, D nightly.

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