Sunny Timpano peps up Naperville dining scene; Steakhouse, martini bar with supper-club flair.

Byline: LAURA BIANCHI

Naperville's thriving downtown business district reminds me of River North, with its wealth of restaurants and interesting shops. And a river, the DuPage, even runs through it.

Clustered within a few blocks are a handful of Chicago restaurant clones, among them Hugo's Frog Bar, 55 S. Main St.; Catch 35, 35 S. Washington St.; Bistrot Margot, 217 S. Washington St., and Sullivan's Steakhouse, 244 S. Main St.

Recently I visited two Italian-influenced steakhouses for lunch. They are diametric opposites in style, but cousins in cui