The Gage

Great food at this lively lakeshore gastropub
Popular plate: Feed your inner drinker with more-ish bar snacks like Scotch egg and poutine.

After hours spent wandering the Art Institute or lazing around Millennium Park, settle into The Gage – a gastropub with indoor and outdoor seating right by the lakefront. Knowledgeable staff guide drinkers through an excellent selection of microbrewery ales and fine wines, while the classy gastropub fare is a hit with locals, if a touch pricey due to the location.
The old building’s classic details, like enamel tiles and brass, amplify the noise of the crowds that flock to the place. It can get very loud on summer evenings, when office workers and tourists congregate, but the atmosphere is never less than convivial.