A 30,000-square-foot combination of restaurant, winery, event space, and concert hall, City Winery opened a Chicago location in August. The restaurant has 175 seats and can hold 350 standing. The concert hall seats 300. The private barrel dining room, complete with audiovisual equipment for meetings, can seat 30. The winery seats 45, while the concert hall seats 320. The entire mezzanine can seat 175, and a smaller mezzanine dining room can host dinners for 18. The restaurant is also decked with a private wine garden, which can seat 150. Billed as the city's sole fully operating winery, the venue offers 18 wines on tap and a menu of Mediterranean-inspired small plates such as eggplant, tomato, and feta panini; main courses include burgers topped with broiled goat cheese, tarragon, and apricot-fenugreek ketchup.
Untitled opened in June in River North. Inspired by speakeasies and old-time supper clubs, the ornate venue has several areas that can host private events. With tufted leather walls and velvet booths, the library has seating for 48 or can hold 110 for cocktails. With a raw bar and booths, the dining room seats 100 or holds 120 for cocktails. The parlor seats 36 or holds 50 for cocktails; a sliding door leads to the lounge, which seats 80 or hosts receptions for 150. The lounge is decked with vintage factory carts and steamer trunks. An area known as Backstage can host 140 for cocktails, while smaller groups can reserve the Stage Right section, which holds 36 for cocktails. Menu items include bison burgers and selections from the raw bar, and the drink menu includes throwback cocktails and champagne.
