"After years of searching for a brick-and-mortar home, chef Trevor Teich landed upon this welcoming Bucktown location. Named after his mother, Claudia is über cool and contemporary. Modern art adorns its walls and midnight-blue velvet covers the booths. Tables are ideally situated to face the kitchen, where the synchronized team prepares an intensely creative prix-fixe. The bento box—featuring the likes of a scallop cracker with preserved egg yolk, squid ink madeleines, yellowfin tuna nigiri stuffed with foie gras, and a caviar-topped potato beignet—sets the stage for an exquisite and memorable meal. Tempura-fried snails with black truffle and woodsy pine-flavored meringue is a legacy favorite, while pâté en croûte is flaky, buttery, and oh so addictive." - The MICHELIN Guide
