Shaved Prime Rib
Bavette’s Bar & Boeuf

Any respectable diner offers this humblest of sandwiches, the French dip. At his interpretation of a French steak house, Brendan Sodikoff flips the paradigm by serving one with succulent prime rib and a gravy boat full of jus. It’s like a French dip in the witness protection program.

$21. 218 W. Kinzie St., 312-624-8154

Drink to That

“Our Lillet Rose martini [$12] is a great apéritif to begin any meal,” says bar manager Amie Autenrieth. “It’s clean and crisp, floral and fruity, but the Lillet gives it depth. We came up with it because not everyone wants brown spirits.”

Photograph: Travas Machel

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