Private Dining & Event Spaces

Private Dining

Acadia

South Loop — New American, Seafood

Airy, upscale restaurant serving seasonal New American dishes inspired by coastal Maine.

Avec

West Loop — Mediterranean

Avec,  a Mediterranean and Midwestern influenced shared plates restaurant, opened in October 2003 out of a partnership between Executive Chef Paul Kahan, restaurateur Donnie Madia and wine steward Eduard Seitan. Chef Perry Hendrix's rustic menu, featuring Midwest ingredients from valued local purveyors, takes its cue from the sun-drenched wine regions of Southwestern Europe. Beyond reflecting the aromas, flavors and colors of the Mediterranean in its cuisine, avec's moderately priced wine list focuses on the region's boutique vineyards. Sample Menu | More Info

BLVD

West Loop — American

BLVD is a modern American restaurant located in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood that draws inspiration from Hollywood’s Sunset Blvd circa 1950: the golden era’s most iconic strip of dining and entertainment establishments. Sample Menu | More Info

Blackbird

West Loop — American

Blackbird is home base for Executive Chef Paul Kahan, winner of the James Beard Award for Outstanding Chef in 2013 and Best Chef of the Midwest in 2004. Chef de Cuisine Ryan Pfeiffer joined Kahan in the kitchen in 2014, and together they craft elegant and imaginative Midwestern cuisine, showcasing farm-fresh ingredients to create a menu both classic and utterly approachable. Owner and restaurateur Donnie Madia and Architect Thomas Schlesser crafted a unique and timeless atmosphere in 1997, earning the James Beard Award for Best Restaurant Design and Best Restaurant Design Graphics in 2002. Sample Menu | More Info

Boka

Lincoln Park — American

Chef Lee Wolen's seasonal American food is framed by Simeone Deary's timeless design located in the heart of Lincoln Park. Boka originally opened in 2003, and was the first Boka Restaurant Group property for owners Kevin Boehm and Rob Katz. The restaurant became the foundation for the company: An alchemy of great design, warm hospitality, and amazing Chefs. The restaurants rich history includes 7 consecutive Michelin Stars.

Cindy's

The Loop — American, Seafood

Created out of thin air, the aery atmosphere gives contrast to the Association’s history as a men’s club, yet carries an unmistakable look of having always been here. With seasonal freshness reflected in both food and drink, this Chicago restaurant truly offers some of the best cuisine while donning the relaxed ambience of a Great Lakes beach house with a view. Executive Chef Christian Ragano joins forces with Sommelier Sterling Knight and renowned Spirit Guide Nandini Khaund to bring family style classic comfort food, bio-dynamic wines and award-winning cocktails with large format apothecaries.

The Common's Club

The Loop — Contemporary American

Created out of thin air, the aery atmosphere gives contrast to the Association’s history as a men’s club, yet carries an unmistakable look of having always been here. With seasonal freshness reflected in both food and drink, this Chicago restaurant truly offers some of the best cuisine while donning the relaxed ambience of a Great Lakes beach house with a view. Executive Chef Christian Ragano joins forces with Sommelier Sterling Knight and renowned Spirit Guide Nandini Khaund to bring family style classic comfort food, bio-dynamic wines and award-winning cocktails with large format apothecaries.

Duck Duck Goat

West Loop — Chinese

Creative Chinese fare from celeb chef Stephanie Izard served in buzzy, ornately decorated surrounds. Sample Menu | More Info

El Ideas

Douglas Park — American

EL Ideas quest is to make fine dining cuisine and service approachable and fun instead of pretentious and stuffy. The most unlikely of Michelin-starred restaurants, EL is located in the little known Chicago neighborhood of Douglas Park. Although it's just a 10 minute ride from downtown, it feels as though EL is situated in another world. Once inside the unmarked building, guests enter a setting not generally associated with restaurants serving elite cuisine. As there are no walls separating diners from chefs, interaction with the kitchen team throughout the meal is not only welcome, it is encouraged. 

Everest

The Loop — French 

Offering world-renowned French cuisine, Everest’s menu features the finest seasonal fare and a superb wine collection. Guests may order Chef Joho’s acclaimed seven-course degustation menu, the seven-course vegetarian degustation menu, or select from the three and four course pre fixe menus. Sample Menu | More Info

Girl and the Goat

West Loop — Small Plates

Girl & the Goat opened in summer of 2010 with the goal of serving a family style menu of tasty, bold flavored foods with global influence in a fun and lively setting that makes our guests feel at home from the moment they walk in the door. To enhance the experience we offer a selection of wines from around the world with a focus on small producers, a rotating list of craft beers with a celebration of local Chicago breweries and a list of fun cocktails created by our bartenders. The menus are extensive and have a little something for everyone, and our staff if happy to help create the perfect dining experience for every guest that joins them. Sample Menu | More Info

GT Fish & Oyster

River North — Seafood

GT Fish & Oyster opened in March of 2011, and has helped redefine the American seafood restaurant. Michelin starred, and Food and Wines Best New Chef 2008, Giuseppe Tentori, has developed a menu that’s half-traditional, half modern, in an everchanging small plates format. Sample Menus | More Info

GT Prime 

River North — Modern Steakhouse

With an emphasis on sourcing from local farms and cuisine highlighted by seasonal ingredients, Executive Chef/Partner Giuseppe Tentori has curated a meat-centric menu indicative of his signature sharable plates at sister restaurant, GT Fish & Oyster. Sample Menu | More Info

Lena Brava

West Loop — Baja-style Seafood

Leña Brava — ”ferocious wood” — takes its inspiration from the multicultural seaside elements of Baja California Norte, the region’s celebration of live-fire cooking and the area’s world-class wines.

London House

The Loop — New American

In a city of sweeping views, everyone wants to be on top. Discover a truly one-of-a-kind experience at LH. Dine indoors or out as you enjoy re-imagined American cuisine and cocktails. Feed off a space that draws in both visitors and locals and inspires those at the top of their game to engage, sip, converse, taste, connect and exchange ideas.

Marisol

Gold Coast — New American

The MCA commissioned British artist Chris Ofili to design an immersive art environment for Marisol. The centerpiece of this permanent commission is a vibrant wall painting in the private dining room that inspired the restaurant’s gem-toned color scheme.

Maude's Liquor Bar

West Loop - French & Seafood

A sultry, intimate environment serving rustic French classics, fresh seafood and handcrafted cocktails. Guests can enjoy traditional French fare and Parisian-inspired dishes paired with classic drinks, French wine & champagne, and local beer.

Monteverde

West Loop - Italian

Located in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood, Monteverde is an Italian restaurant that blends the traditions of Italian culture and cooking with influences from Chef Sarah Grueneberg's trips around the world, as well as her family heritage.

Nico Osteria

Gold Coast — Italian

Nico Osteria brings Italian seafood to Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. Nico Osteria at Thompson Chicago delivers a warm and inviting dining experience for hotel guests and local diners alike, offering breakfast, lunch and dinner, daily. Sample Menu | More Info

NoMi

Gold Coast — New American

Overlooking its namesake, North Michigan Avenue, NoMI Kitchen combines effortless elegance and contemporary sophistication with a respect for honest food and the warmth of Midwestern hospitality. Enjoy beautifully plated New American dishes or a roll of fabulous sushi as you indulge in Chicago's best view of Lake Michigan and historic Water Tower Square. Sample Menu | More Info

Sepia

West Loop — American

Introducing Private Dining by Sepia, a stylish, sexy Chicago event space that brings the Michelin-starred Sepia experience to life for any private occasion. A palette of deep, neutral tones and details including stunning Tony Duquette “sunburst” light fixtures and a portable turn-of-the-century walnut and pewter bar create the perfect backdrop to the inventive seasonal American cuisine created by Executive Chef Andrew Zimmerman. Sample Menu | More Info

Shanghai Terrace

Gold Coast — Chinese

Voted the number one "Chinese Restaurant in Chicago" by Zagat Survey, Shanghai Terrace offers Cantonese delicacies amidst a 1930s supper club décor, or outside on The Terrace with spectacular skyline views and cocktails. Step into the seductive setting of the restaurant and savour distinctive cuisine, consistently honoured with the AAA Four Diamond Award. Sample Menu | More Info

Sixteen

River North — American

Sixteen is a Michelin two-starred, Forbes’ Five Star and AAA Five Diamond awarded restaurant focused on responsibly sourcing the highest-quality ingredients in the world. Chef Dostal’s menus incorporate modern cooking techniques into a subtle, artistic style that emphasizes the use of all parts of the products being prepared.

Steak 48

River North — American

At Steak 48, we serve the finest steaks and high-quality seafood in an intimate and vibrant setting. Our diverse menu will satisfy any personal craving, as we serve the best USDA prime steaks, succulent seafood and shellfish along with inventive and classically inspired side dishes and appetizers. Sample Menu | More Info

Swift & Sons

West Loop — Steak & Seafood

The West Loop of Chicago, and more specifically Fulton Market, was where American Steak was born. The team of Boka Restaurant Group, B Hospitality, Executive Chef Chris Pandel, and world renowned designers Avroko, have created Swift and Sons, a place that not only elevates what has already been done, but evolves the American Steak House for the modern diner. Sample Menu | More Info

Private Event Spaces

LMD Studio

Mckinley Park

Since its inception in the Spring of 2014, LMD/studio has aimed to stimulate and facilitate dialogue in contemporary minimalist design. Premiering his “Monument” furniture collection three years prior, Machnik has since had the opportunity to represent and collaborate with his contemporaries: Rick Owens, Michèle Lamy, Parts of 4, and Lonney White III, among others.

Treehouse - Studio Gang

Wicker Park

Founded by MacArthur FellowJeanne Gang, Studio Gang is an architecture and urban designpractice with offices in Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Sample Menu | More Info

Untitled Supper Club

River North

Untitled Supper Club is a contemporary revival of a classic Prohibition-era Chicago supper club… an upscale dining establishment mixed with a classic social club featuring live music and vintage cabaret-style entertainment. Sample Menu | More Info

Loft Lucia

West Loop

Loft Lucia is a Chicago West Loop Event Space. We host private events ranging from Weddings, Parties, Showers to Corporate Events and Productions.

Theatre on the Lake

Lincoln Park

Situated where Fullerton Avenue meets Lake Michigan, the brick-and-steel Theater on the Lake building is as much an icon of Chicago's waterfront as the Edgewater Hotel.Theater on the Lake has been reborn as a year-round, multiuse restaurant and event venue.

The Mitz

Wicker Park

If the walls could talk at The Mitz™, they would bathe us with a unique story of immigration, social policy and the architectural heritage of Chicago. Built in 1918, one of 3 remaining municipal bath houses, this landmark is the most architecturally ornate of the 19 facilities commissioned. The building is the crown jewel in the architecturally significant and socially creative neighborhood of Wicker Park.

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