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The Restaurants
Here's how to contact the places we've mentioned:
Blackbird 619 W. Randolph St.; 312-715-0708.
Mod 1520 N. Damen St.; 773-252-1500.
Naha 500 N. Clark St.; 312-321-6242.
Nine 440 W. Randolph St.; 312-575-9900.
NoMI 800 N. Michigan Ave.; 312-239-4030.
One Sixty Blue 160 N. Loomis St.; 312-850-0303.
Spring 2039 W. North Ave.; 773-395-7100.
Trio 1625 Hinman Ave., Evanston; 877-733-8746.
Tru 676 N. St. Clair St.; 312-202-0001.
Zealous 419 W. Superior St.; 312-475-9112.

Hot Hotels
Chicago is rolling in new hotels. Among them:
The Peninsula The cushiest of the new spots has a fax machine in every room and a phone and TV in every tub, along with a glass-tiled spa, a clubby cocktail lounge and an haute seafood restaurant, Avenues (108 E. Superior St.; 312-337-2888).
W Chicago-City Center The grand old Midland Hotel (built in 1926) has been retrofitted with sleek contemporary furniture and an equally sleek staff. The hotel's restaurant, We, has a faddish Mad Libs menu: Pick a meat from column A, a sauce from column B... (172 W. Adams St.; 312-332-1200).
W Chicago-Lakeshore The hotel's vaguely Japanese decor contrasts smartly with Jason Paskewitz's direct, unfussy Mediterranean cooking at its restaurant, Wave (644 N. Lakeshore Dr.; 312-943-9200).