It takes a certain bravado to name a restaurant after the tallest mountain in the world—the damning reviews practically write themselves. Thankfully, chef Jean Joho’s Everest has scaled the culinary heights and remains perched at the top of Chicago’s fine-dining realm. Appropriately located on the 40th floor of the Chicago Stock Exchange, its magnificent city views (framed by floor-to-ceiling drapes) are a perfect companion for Joho’s highbrow Alsatian cuisine. Served by an exceedingly polite waitstaff clad in suits, the menu includes a filet of wild sturgeon wrapped and roasted in cured ham, and venison served with wild huckleberries and braised pear. It’s safe to say that a night at Everest will leave you feeling, well, on top of the world.

Everest Information:

• French menu. Dinner. Closed Sunday-Monday.