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Beyond the old-world beer halls, a spate of openings in Chicago's Lincoln Square has made this the city's hottest restaurant corridor. • Begin with a bowl of bacon-laced mussels and a Belgian boutique beer at Charlie's on Leavitt (4352 N. Leavitt St.; 773/279-1600; dinner for two $65), a crisply contemporary haunt with a smart wine list. • Across the street, Aqualina (4363 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773/770-4363; dinner for two $60) draws crowds with a mod neo-seventies look, a backlit bar, and Pan-Mediterranean favorites like fennel-scented lamb with tzatziki and figs. • Farther up Lincoln Avenue, the narrow Tank Neighborhood Sushi (4514 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773/769-2600; dinner for two $30) trades in warehouse chic and Japanese-inspired small plates. Goat-cheese tempura with apples, or yellowtail and shiitake roll with mango, might sound far-fetched, but once you've tried them the combinations seem inevitable. • End with banana éclairs and apricot kolacky at the sweet-smelling Café Selmarie (4729 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773/989-5595; dessert for two $10).
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