Esme Chicago

Esme Chicago Michelin-starred, mission-driven fine-dining restaurant located in Chicago's Lincoln Park.

Chef Jenner Tomaska and Katrina Bravo work with artists to create tasting menus that celebrate creativity, storytelling, and a commitment to community impact.

09/03/2026

Chicago-based United Airlines is calling on a famous Chicago chef to make up the menu.

What we see:an ingredient before it becomes an idea.A texture before it finds its contrast.Technique, process, and a hun...
08/27/2026

What we see:
an ingredient before it becomes an idea.
A texture before it finds its contrast.
Technique, process, and a hundred small decisions made along the way.

What you see:
the plate.

Ingredient by ingredient. Texture by texture. Detail by detail. Each element considered on its own, then brought together as one.

IbericoPork belly, house-made sausage, and Iberico loin with chicharrón, pea and fig purées, and walnut jus. Served alon...
08/26/2026

Iberico

Pork belly, house-made sausage, and Iberico loin with chicharrón, pea and fig purées, and walnut jus. Served alongside laminated cornbread with lardo and whipped fig butter.

Pork remains at the heart of this course, while everything around it evolves with the season and what we find at the market.

Experience the Esmé × Hebru Brantley menu. Reservations available now.

A closer look at the world of Hebru Brantley, now on view at Esmé.The exhibition has officially arrived, bringing Brantl...
08/23/2026

A closer look at the world of Hebru Brantley, now on view at Esmé.

The exhibition has officially arrived, bringing Brantley’s unmistakable visual language into the dining room and into conversation with our current tasting menu.

Come experience it for yourself. Reservations are now available

Chicago meets Carmel-by-the-Sea for one night only.On Sunday, September 27, Esmé welcomes Michelin-starred Chef Jonny Bl...
08/19/2026

Chicago meets Carmel-by-the-Sea for one night only.

On Sunday, September 27, Esmé welcomes Michelin-starred Chef Jonny Black of Chez Noir for a special collaborative dinner with Chef Jenner Tomaska, presented by SALTY Magazine and OpenTable.

Chef Black’s career has taken him through some of the country’s most celebrated kitchens, from Per Se and Quince to Pineapple & Pearls and Atelier Crenn, before bringing him to California’s Monterey Peninsula. There, he opened Chez Noir, his European-influenced expression of California coastal cooking, earning a Michelin star within its first year.
For one evening in Chicago, Chefs Black and Tomaska bring their distinct perspectives together at Esmé for a collaborative menu shaped by season, place, and a shared commitment to thoughtful cooking.

Sunday, September 27

One night only at Esmé.

Reservations are now available through OpenTable.

Arte Haus Studios & 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗚𝗢 | Since 1981 Presents: Hebru Brantley at EsméHebru Brantley is one of Chicago’s own — ...
07/29/2026

Arte Haus Studios & 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗚𝗢 | Since 1981 Presents: Hebru Brantley at Esmé

Hebru Brantley is one of Chicago’s own — a South Side–raised, multidisciplinary artist whose work reimagines heroism, memory, and identity through a visual language built from comic books, anime, graffiti, and the Harlem Renaissance. His characters have traveled from Chicago murals to collections held by the Pritzker family, Jay-Z and Beyoncé, and George Lucas.

Now his world comes to the table. Once and Future marks a new chapter in Hebru Brantley’s evolving practice, bringing together a body of work that reflects the continued evolution of his visual language. Presented in Chicago, the exhibition extends beyond the traditional gallery setting, inviting guests to experience art as part of a broader cultural and culinary dialogue.

Art and cuisine, together at the table, launching Thursday, July 30th!

Last week of the Ashley Longshore menu! Join us this week before our dining room resets
07/28/2026

Last week of the Ashley Longshore menu! Join us this week before our dining room resets

The final weeks of the menu are here.One last chance to experience a season where art and cuisine meet. Reserve your ta...
07/20/2026

The final weeks of the menu are here.

One last chance to experience a season where art and cuisine meet. Reserve your table before this exhibition comes to a close.

Where colors are bright and flavors are bold

The dining room will never be the same, book now

Some ingredients ask for precision. Rouget demands it.Each fillet is painstakingly cleaned before meeting fermented Jimm...
07/17/2026

Some ingredients ask for precision. Rouget demands it.

Each fillet is painstakingly cleaned before meeting fermented Jimmy Nardello peppers, plum, fennel, and a rich beef jus. Finished with a fennel cloud that mirrors the foam on its accompanying non-alcoholic pairing.

Experience the Ashley Longshore menu before it leaves at the end of this month!

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2200 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL
60614

Opening Hours

Wednesday 5pm - 10pm
Thursday 5pm - 10pm
Friday 5pm - 10pm
Saturday 5pm - 10pm
Sunday 5pm - 10pm

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