Best Hot Spot Restaurants in River North (Chicago)

Great food and service. Recommend the Dorade and peanut butter pie.

We grabbed a last minute rese for Saturday night and walked over for dinner. Everyone is always so nice and welcoming. We were seated upstairs and our waiter was great. Very personable and attentive. We started with dirty martinis and they were arguably the best we’ve ever had outside of the ones we make at home. We ordered the sausage & peppers for our starter (amazing) & then we had the chicken parm and Caesar salad with salmon. All amazing and portions were plentiful!! Can’t go wrong here! Will definitely be back.

Came here today to celebrate my friends 40th bday and we had a fantastic time! The service was great! Shout out to Jose our awesome server! Food was delicious, atmosphere was fun and energetic! Will come back for more bday celebrations!

ANOTHER amazing dinner at RPM Italian- this has become our go to place to take anyone visiting from out of town because they do not miss!!!! amazing and delightful food, service and drinks that provide a “wow” factor like very few places can. It is truly an experience you can’t miss out on in River North. The menu is well-curated with show stopping options that are always executed to a T. This evening we started with the crispy Roman artichokes and the stracciatella bruschetta -the artichokes were tender yet crispy with the perfect amount of pecorino Romano and caper vinaigrette served with a lemon on the side. They were dynamic in flavor and an absolutely delightful starter. The bruschetta was on a whole new level of delicious, fresh ciabatta bread paired with a finely chopped mound of heirloom tomatoes that will send your taste buds to heaven. We were a party of 4 & each of us got our own entree; the rigatoni alla vodka with an added meat ball, the lemon burrata cappelletti, the eggplant Parmesan & the special (which I can’t remember the name of but can still taste the delicious flavors) The rigatoni was delicious and well made - but the show stopper of this dish was the MEATBALL - it was phenomal, and large. Bursting with Italian herbs and tender as could be. The eggplant Parmesan may have been tied with the special for dish of the evening- the eggplant was perfectly tender with out being soggy, the sauce was perfectly distributed and packed with mouth watering flavor that complimented the mozzarella and eggplant so well. I highly recommend this!!! The lemon burrata cappelletti was perfection, Light and decadent/zesty and creamy. Cooked to a perfect Al dente, with a little basil leaf on each piece- it was filling and so satisfying but still refreshingly light. To end the night we ordered the carrot cake- A MUST HAVE. it was moist and layered with the best cream cheese frosting. Our server sent out 4 mini choc dipped ice cream cones which was so kind

Food was delicious! Menu has lot of different items, not a ton of sushi options, but the spicy tuna & spicy salmon were delicious!! Good ambience: on a cold Thursday night, the place was full. We ate at the bar. The bartender was friendly, nice & very attentive filling our water. I would definitely recommend.