Cheese Plates [N Michigan Ave]

Does anyone have any suggestions for a nice cheese plate near water tower?

The two places that come to mind are Cru and NoMi. Both are good places for a glass of wine and some cheese, with Cru being the more casual of the two.

Cru Cafe and Wine Bar
25 E. Delaware Place
Chicago, IL

NoMi
800 N. Michigan
Chicago, IL

Both Spiagga & Cafe Spiaggia (980 N Michigan) offer cheese plates - the Cafe is a nice option we've done several times as part of a light meal or late night dessert fix.

I also have the vague recollection of having done a cheese plate at Bistro 110 in the past.

It's more than a few blocks, but the cheese plate at Naha is outstanding, although it's a grand affair for $25 but worth it if you have someone to share one with.

Menu is here (just click on the cheese course link)

Also close to Naha is Bin 36, which has a great selection and beautifully displayed in the front window so you can press your face up against it like a kid in front of a candy store!

And Cru does it well, as well as Eno in the Hotel Intercontinental.

I would second Bin 36. They have a very large selection and you would have a lot more flexibility than at Naha (which has a very fine cheese selection but with maybe 7 choices instead of 50).

You've all really nailed them, though there's that place connected to the intercontinental whose name escapes me at the moment. It is a wine, chocolate and cheese bar. Not bad for what they've got. I love spiaggia, though I wish they allowed you to choose your cheese. Also, I don't know if you can just get a cheese plate, but I know that Tru has an AMAZING selection of cheese.

jpschust wrote:You've all really nailed them, though there's that place connected to the intercontinental whose name escapes me at the moment. It is a wine, chocolate and cheese bar. Not bad for what they've got. I love spiaggia, though I wish they allowed you to choose your cheese. Also, I don't know if you can just get a cheese plate, but I know that Tru has an AMAZING selection of cheese.

The place in the Intercontinental is Eno, mentioned above.

I believe you can sit at the cheese bar at Bin 36. Kind of fun.

Tru has a awesome cheese cart. I had it served with dinner there but I am pretty sure you can have drinks at the bar and get cheese courses.

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On Saturday, April 12th I'll be spending a day at the Newberry -- a rare occasion to be in that area.

By coincidence, yesterday while visiting Pastoral, the aritisan cheese place on Broadway, I talked with a fellow who spoke highly of a restaurant on Walton east of Rush Street that serves excellent cheese. "Expensive, though" he added. He thought I might find a very good Stilton to enjoy with port.

But he couldn't remember the name. Any ideas?

Now, I may indeed be stopped by the "expensive" proviso. But I'd at least like to know the name of the place so that I can experience the temptation.

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skiplandt wrote:By coincidence, yesterday while visiting Pastoral, the aritisan cheese place on Broadway, I talked with a fellow who spoke highly of a restaurant on Walton east of Rush Street that serves excellent cheese. "Expensive, though" he added. He thought I might find a very good Stilton to enjoy with port.

But he couldn't remember the name. Any ideas?

The only restaurant in that area that I can think of is Pane Caldo, the menu of which denotes having "assorted cheeses."

Not on Walton, but just a block away, Cru has some very nice cheese plates.

Cru Cafe & Wine Bar
25 E. Delaware Av.
Chicago

My GF and I have been to Eno (in the Intercontinental) a handful of times and always loved it. We don't know much about either wine or cheese, except that we like them both. Picked a lot of stuff at random, asked for guidance here and there. Wasn't disappointed. I think we're about due for another visit.