Late night Chicago restaurant recomendations?

June 3, 2011 4:05 PM

I need to take my fiance on a date tonight in Chicago tonight after 11pm. Can you recommend a vegetarian/pescatarian friendly restaurant that would be open that late? She'll be near Broadway and Belmont but any where on the north side would be great.

It's been a long week and a nice romantic dinner would be quite nice. If there is either a bar or BYOB so much the better. Thanks

posted by Uncle to Food & Drink (3 answers total)

Walk her over to the Pick Me Up Cafe just up Clark st. from there. Open til 3, veg friendly, limited but very decent bar. And fun punk atmosphere, a Wrigleyville oasis. http://chicago.menupages.com/restaurants/pick-me-up-cafe/
posted by Lieber Frau at 4:31 PM on June 3, 2011

Best answer: Casbah on Broadway, just south of Belmont at Briar, is open till midnight on the weekend. Casbah is BYOB ( the liquor store across the street is cash only) with a couple of vegetarian and a couple of seafood options. Jack's on Halsted at Belmont serves food till 1 on the weekends, but it doesn't have a lot of vegetarian/seafood options. Uncommon Ground--Clark at Grace--is a bit further away, but has lovely drinks and delicious non-red-meat-options; the kitchen is open till midnight on the weekend.

Pick Me Up is lovely, but not what I'd call a "nice romantic dinner". The vibe is more college-y hang-out.
posted by crush-onastick at 4:46 PM on June 3, 2011

Avec might be a bit further south (and west) than you want to go, but it's open late and has fabulous small plate-style food, with plenty of veg and fish options and good cocktails and wine.
posted by dizziest at 5:54 PM on June 3, 2011