The 10 best French restaurants in Chicago, according to Michelin

COCHON VOLANT

100 W. Monroe St., Chicago, 60603

Rating: The Michelin Plate

What the Michelin inspectors said…

Though it’s attached to the Hyatt, Cochon Volant is a favourite with Loop locals and sightseers alike for its timeless warmth. Round bistro tables and bentwood chairs are clustered across the mosaic-tiled floor, while a broad, marble-topped bar is bustling with patrons from lunch to happy hour.

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Brasserie favourites dominate the menu, ranging from rustic French onion soup to lavish raw seafood plateaux. Steak frites is juicy and flavoursome with a tender prime cut of bavette, offered with five sauce options like a classic béarnaise or rich Roquefort. Breakfast is delicious, but for those who don’t have time to sit and stay a while, the takeaway bakery lets commuters snag a pastry (cinnamon or coffee donut holes are never a bad idea) and coffee to go.

We want to try…

Shrimp and avocado salade niçoise, with jumbo shrimp, anchovy, avocado, marinated tomatoes, haricots verts, niçoise olives, fingerling potatoes and a lemon sherry vinaigrette $18.95.

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