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Feld Chicago, Jake Potashnick’s Michelin-starred tasting room in West Town, just joined the Eater 38. The $225 menu is written each morning, and the next Tock release goes live Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5 PM.
The Field Museum Gala on October 17, Elie Tahari at mHUB, Sip & Guzzle and Kermess opening the same Thursday, and the Halloween tickets to lock in now: your Chicago nightlife plan for October 10 to 18.
Chicago weekend nightlife for October 9 to 11: Eclipse After Dark at Carbon, CWILLI’s runway and sample sale, Masquerade de Spiritismo in Pilsen, AIM Girls in River North, and late nights at The Lair.
North America’s No. 1 bar, New York’s Sip & Guzzle, opens a five-month residency at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago’s Mile High Cocktail Club on October 15: $85 for two cocktails, Thursday to Sunday.
The Banchet Awards 2027 finalists read like the best meals of the year: Asador Bastian, Brasero, Cellar Door Provisions and Maxwells Trading for Restaurant of the Year, plus the chefs, rooms, bars and bakeries to taste before the January 31 ceremony.
Chiang Mai Night Bazaar brings Northern Thai cooking to Old Town: khao soi under crispy noodles, smoky sai oua, chili dips with sticky rice and a spice scale that tops out at Lanna Hot. Open now at 215 W. North Ave.
Kermess Chicago plants a century-old Belgian Spiegeltent fourteen floors above Randolph: velvet, mirrors, and about 300 table seats. Premonitions Inc., a 21+ circus-comedy cabaret starring Sabrina Von B as Miss Fortuna, opens Thursday, Oct 15 at 7:30 PM.
Smyth Chicago names Michelin-starred UK chef Conor Dalton head chef and switches to one extended Chef’s Menu from November 5: corn clouds, Sungold tomatoes, and a three-star West Loop night worth planning.
Nisi Greek Grill Rosemont opens October 9 at 5509 Park Place in Parkway Bank Park: Forte Hospitality’s island table with flaming saganaki, Wagyu & lamb, and OpenTable reservations.
October in Chicago does not ask you to browse a calendar. It asks you to pick a temperature. One week wants black tie under the Field Museum columns. … Read more