Chicago
By Michal Lev-Ram, Business 2.0 Magazine writer-reporter

Morning meetings

Bin 36 (339 N. Dearborn St.), a combination market/restaurant in the heart of downtown, serves breakfast starting at 6:30, and it's rarely overcrowded.

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The Signature Room, with its stunning views of the Chicago skyline, is a great place for an affordable evening drink.

Lunch

Head north of the river to Cafe Spiaggia (980 N. Michigan Ave., 312-280-2750), an unpretentious Italian cafe overlooking Lake Michigan at the far end of the Magnificent Mile.

Afternoon meetings

For the royal treatment, visit the Drake Hotel's Palm Court Lounge (140 E. Walton Place), where tea service runs from 1 to 5 p.m.

Dinner

Bistro 110 (110 E. Pearson St., 312-266-3110) serves authentic but informal French food in a prime location, just across from Chicago's historic Water Tower. Reservations recommended.

Evening drinks

Gorgeous city views and affordable drinks make the Signature Room, on the 95th floor of the John Hancock Center, a perfect venue to discuss your plans for taking over the world.

Getting around

Walking downtown is a pleasure when the weather cooperates, but the El will get you almost anywhere, including to both of the city's airports.

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Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.