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  1. Photograph: Mike Schwartz
    Photograph: Mike Schwartz

    Belly Q
    1400 W Randolph St
    After closing one sixtyblue, Cornerstone Restaurant Group (Wave, Michael Jordan�s Steak House) teams up with chef Bill Kim (Belly Shack, Urbanbelly) for this Asian barbecue spot. On the menu: tea-smoked duck and a yuzu-lemongrass mojito.
    ETA
    Mid-summer

  2. Photograph: Mike Schwartz
    Photograph: Mike Schwartz

    City Winery
    1200 W Randolph St (312-733-9463)
    An offshoot of New York�s City Winery, this location�s 33,000 square feet houses a 250-seat restaurant and bar, a 325-seat performance venue, a 5,000-square-foot courtyard and a fully operational winery. Grapes sourced from vineyards in California, Oregon, Washington, Argentina and Chile produce house vinos dispensed via 15 tap lines.
    ETA
    August 1

  3. Photograph: Mike Schwartz
    Photograph: Mike Schwartz

    Grange Hall Burger Bar
    844 W Randolph St (312-491-0844)
    This country-chic joint offers build-your-own burgers, hearty specials, seasonal pies and a cheerful wait staff dolled up in gingham.
    OPENED
    2011

  4. Photograph: Mike Schwartz
    Photograph: Mike Schwartz

    Maude�s Liquor Bar
    840 W Randolph St (312-243-9712)
    If you could legally light up a cigarette inside, this sexy Parisian lounge would be the place.
    OPENED
    2011

  5. Photograph: Mike Schwartz
    Photograph: Mike Schwartz

    Little Goat
    820 W Randolph St
    Don�t dwell too much on the word little: Stephanie Izard�s follow-up to Girl & the Goat is in the 7,000-square-foot Red Light space. In addition to serving Izard�s take on classic diner dishes, it�ll have a bread-baking operation and a private-dining space.
    ETA
    September

  6. Photograph: Mike Schwartz
    Photograph: Mike Schwartz

    De Cero
    814 W Randolph St (312-455-8114)
    Grange Hall owner Angela Hepler Lee nails trendy Mexican as well as she nails trendy Americana.
    OPENED
    2004

  7. Photograph: Mike Schwartz
    Photograph: Mike Schwartz

    Oon Chicago
    802 W Randolph St
    Young-gun chef Matt Eversman made a name for himself at Saigon Sisters. Now he�s striking out on his own, with Asian-influenced dishes like hoisin-glazed game hen with fried basil.
    ETA
    June

  8. Photograph: Mike Schwartz
    Photograph: Mike Schwartz

    Au Cheval
    800 W Randolph St (312-929-4580)
    The monster portions of Brendan Sodikoff�s fancy-pants diner food necessitate a postmeal nap.
    OPENED
    February 2012

  9. Photograph: Mike Schwartz
    Photograph: Mike Schwartz

    Grace
    652 W Randolph St
    Alinea and Avenues alum Curtis Duffy calls his 75-seat, prix-fixe-only restaurant �micro-seasonal� (i.e., it will highlight an ingredient at the pinnacle of its season, be it a few weeks or a few days).
    ETA
    October

  10. Photograph: Mike Schwartz
    Photograph: Mike Schwartz

    G.E.B.
    841 W Randolph St
    Restaurateur Joe Bastianich told fellow MasterChef judge Graham Elliot not to open a burger place. Instead Elliot (graham elliot, grahamwich) is doing a bistro, with dishes less than $20 and a church-inspired design with, for one, mock saint candles honoring chefs and musicians. Equating chefs to saints? Only Elliot would have the balls.
    ETA
    Early June

  11. Photograph: Mike Schwartz
    Photograph: Mike Schwartz

    RM Champagne Salon
    116 N Green St (at Randolph)
    Attached to Randolph Street�s Nellc�te is a swank bar, where sommelier Jason Wagner�s wine selections meet sweets from chef and Fritz Pastry alum Nate Meads.
    ETA
    Now

  12. Photograph: Mike Schwartz
    Photograph: Mike Schwartz

    Nellc�te
    833 W Randolph St (312-432-0500)
    Jared Van Camp kicks the notion of modesty in the balls with a palatial dining room dripping in chandeliers.
    OPENED
    March 2012

  13. Photograph: Mike Schwartz
    Photograph: Mike Schwartz

    Girl and the Goat
    809 W Randolph St (312-492-6262)
    Smart diners reserve a table at least three months out.
    OPENED
    2010

  14. Photograph: Mike Schwartz
    Photograph: Mike Schwartz

    Blackbird
    619 W Randolph St (312-715-0708)
    The restaurant that launched Paul Kahan�s empire is now on its third chef, and it�s as good as ever.
    OPENED
    1997

  15. Photograph: Mike Schwartz
    Photograph: Mike Schwartz

    Avec
    615 W Randolph St (312-377-2002)
    If Paul Simon were to write a song about Avec: �Still a Two-Hour Wait After All These Years.�
    OPENED
    2003

Seven new restaurants on Randolph Street

Restaurant Row continues its expansion this summer and fall.

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