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Cafe Absinthe Review

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Café Absinthe

  • Address: 1954 W. North Ave., Chicago, IL | Map It
  • Phone: 773/278-4488

Fodor's Review:

It's hip to be obscure. What else could explain Absinthe's move to put its sign out front but its entrance on an alley? Once you find the door, you'll enter a funky, theatrical restaurant well suited to the Bucktown neighborhood. Dishes like venison with cherries and butternut puree, asparagus-lobster risotto with mascarpone mousse, and horseradish-crusted salmon with a cabernet-tarragon-butter sauce play a starring role.

  • Credit Cards: AE, D, DC, MC, V
  • Closed: No lunch

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