Alston Chicago White Truffle Dinner: 20 Seats, Alba Truffles and a $395 Night
On Friday, October 23, 2026, The Alston Chicago turns one service into a white-truffle night: a five-course menu built around Alba white truffles, with wine paired to every plate. Reception starts at 6:00 PM CT, dinner at 6:30 PM, and only 20 seats are on the books at $395 per guest. If you have been waiting for a reason to climb to the third floor of One Chicago at 750 N. State Street, this is the date that sells out first.
What you are eating on October 23
The White Truffle Dinner is a one-night prepaid tasting: five courses built around Alba white truffles, with wine paired to every plate for a room of twenty. The house promises five courses devoted to Alba white truffles and a full wine pairing with the meal. That is the entire evening: reception pour, then a tasting paced for a small room of twenty. Course names rotate with the kitchen, so treat the open OpenTable listing as the live menu the week you book, and expect the kitchen to chase aroma, fat, and heat more than a printed tasting card you can screenshot weeks ahead.
Chef Jenner Tomaska runs the room with wood fire and French technique, the same instincts that earned Esmé a Michelin star in 2022 and kept it on the Chicago Michelin Guide. At The Alston the language shifts toward steakhouse classics with a French spine: Duck à la Presse carved tableside, aged steaks finished on open flame, caviar service, and a wine list that swings from cellar classics to boutique bottles. The October 23 dinner is the kitchen’s seasonal flex, Alba white truffle season pressed into a single prepaid night.
How to get one of the 20 seats
Reservations for the White Truffle Dinner run through OpenTable on The Alston’s restaurant page. Look for the dated experience for Friday, October 23, 2026 (reception 6:00 PM, dinner 6:30 PM CT) on The Alston OpenTable page. The prepaid price is $395 per guest for five courses and the wine pairing, with only 20 seats posted. Read the cancel, change, and no-show language on the checkout screen before you pay; prepaid OpenTable experiences often lock the charge once confirmed.
If the experience listing is gone, call the house at 312-548-2556 or email reservations@thealston.com and ask whether a waitlist still exists. A regular Friday dinner hold at 6:30 PM books the steakhouse menu; the White Truffle Dinner needs the prepaid October 23 experience listing. Private-events packages on the parties page are a different product and price. The invite-only Members’ Club behind the dining room is another door entirely; this night is a public prepaid seat on OpenTable.
The Alston also sits on Resy and is listed as a qualifying restaurant for the American Express Resy Credit on eligible cards. For this specific October 23 product, follow the OpenTable experience path the house is promoting. For an ordinary dinner another night, book OpenTable or Resy the way you usually would, then confirm hours on thealston.com.
The room you are walking into
The Alston occupies the third floor of One Chicago, on the corner of State and Chicago Avenue, where River North meets the Gold Coast. Holy Name Cathedral sits across the street; valet runs on State Street, and SpotHero covers nearby lots. Inside, the space spreads across a main dining room, Champagne bar, year-round terrace, and private dining rooms sized from a small celebration to a full buyout. Jean Banchet Awards voters named The Alston Best Design for 2026, and the room still reads like that brief: gold light, polished surfaces, and a bar that wants a second round after the last course.
Regular dining room hours on the house site run Sunday through Thursday from 4:30 to 10:00 PM and Friday through Saturday from 4:30 to 11:00 PM. Happy Hour is listed Monday through Friday from 4:30 to 5:30 PM. On a White Truffle Dinner night you are seated on the prepaid experience clock, so plan arrival for the 6:00 PM reception.
Who is cooking, and why the night matters now
Tomaska’s résumé runs from Next Restaurant to Lincoln Park’s Esmé and Petite Edith, then into this Fifty/50 Group steakhouse with co-founders Greg Mohr and Scott Weiner. For the 2027 Jean Banchet Awards he is a Chef of the Year finalist, listed for Esmé, Petite Edith, and The Alston, with the ceremony set for January 31, 2027. The Alston has also landed on Eater Chicago’s Best Restaurants in River North map and The Infatuation’s best steakhouses list, which is why a 20-seat white-truffle night clears calendars fast.
If you already know the house from the Alston Harvest Dinner prepaid format earlier this fall, October 23 follows the same access logic with a rarer ingredient and a higher ticket. Guests chasing other Chicago tasting rooms this month will recognize the scarcity pattern from places like Feld and the Oriole team’s West Loop prix fixe at All Well: dated inventory, prepaid commitment, and a kitchen cooking for a small count.
What a normal night at The Alston looks like after October 23
When the white truffles are gone, the dining room returns to its regular rhythm. Order the Duck à la Presse if you want the tableside show. Lean on the steak program if you want open-fire beef with French sides. The bar pours espresso martinis, half-price wine and cocktail stretches during Happy Hour, and a French Girl Menu that pairs bottomless fries with a martini for $21 when that listing is live. Sundays are corkage free if you bring a bottle worth opening with the meal. Sunset Menu three-course seatings and seasonal wine dinners (Ultima Pietra on November 11, Beaujolais Nouveau on November 19) keep the calendar busy through the holidays.
Practical box
- What: White Truffle Dinner, five courses with Alba white truffles and wine pairing
- When: Friday, October 23, 2026 · Reception 6:00 PM CT · Dinner 6:30 PM CT
- Price: $395 per guest · 20 seats
- Where: The Alston, 750 N. State Street, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60654
- Book: OpenTable – The Alston
- Phone: 312-548-2556 · reservations@thealston.com
- Hours (regular dining): Sun-Thu 4:30-10:00 PM · Fri-Sat 4:30-11:00 PM · Happy Hour Mon-Fri 4:30-5:30 PM
Frequently asked questions
What is the White Truffle Dinner at The Alston Chicago?
The White Truffle Dinner at The Alston Chicago is a one-night, five-course meal devoted to Alba white truffles with a wine pairing, held Friday, October 23, 2026. Reception begins at 6:00 PM CT and dinner at 6:30 PM. The prepaid ticket is $395 per guest, and the house is posting only 20 seats for the night.
How do I book the Alston Chicago White Truffle Dinner?
Book the Alston Chicago White Truffle Dinner on OpenTable through the restaurant’s page, selecting the October 23, 2026 experience for reception at 6:00 PM and dinner at 6:30 PM CT. Confirm the $395 prepaid total, fees, and cancel rules before you pay. If the listing is sold out, call 312-548-2556 or email reservations@thealston.com about a waitlist.
How much does the Alston Chicago White Truffle Dinner cost?
The Alston Chicago White Truffle Dinner costs $395 per guest for five courses and the wine pairing on Friday, October 23, 2026. Only 20 seats are available. OpenTable may add service fees and tax at checkout, so read the final prepaid total before you confirm.
Where is The Alston Chicago, and what are the hours?
The Alston Chicago is on the third floor of One Chicago at 750 N. State Street, Chicago, IL 60654, where River North meets the Gold Coast. Regular dining room hours are Sunday through Thursday 4:30 to 10:00 PM and Friday through Saturday 4:30 to 11:00 PM, with Happy Hour Monday through Friday 4:30 to 5:30 PM. On October 23, arrive for the 6:00 PM reception.
Who is the chef at The Alston Chicago?
Michelin-starred chef Jenner Tomaska leads The Alston Chicago for the Fifty/50 Group with co-founders Greg Mohr and Scott Weiner. Tomaska also runs Esmé and Petite Edith; Esmé earned its Michelin star in 2022. He is a 2027 Jean Banchet Awards Chef of the Year finalist for Esmé, Petite Edith, and The Alston, and The Alston took Best Design at the 2026 Jean Banchet Awards.
What should I order at The Alston Chicago on a regular night?
On a regular night at The Alston Chicago, start with Duck à la Presse for the tableside carving, then move to the aged steak program with French sides. Caviar service, the wine cellar, and bar classics such as the espresso martini fill out the evening. Check Happy Hour and seasonal menus on thealston.com before you go, because listings change with the calendar.
Further reading
- The Alston – Events (White Truffle Dinner)
- The Alston – Official site
- OpenTable – The Alston Chicago
- @thealston_chicago on Instagram
- Eater Chicago – Best Restaurants in River North
- The Infatuation – Best Steakhouses in Chicago
- Jean Banchet Awards 2027 finalists
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