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Here is the night, the chefs, what it costs and how to get a seat. - [Brasero Chicago: John Manion’s Live-Fire South American Table in West Town](https://chivibe.com/brasero-chicago-west-town-live-fire-south-american/): Brasero Chicago, John Manion's wood-fired South American restaurant at 1709 W. Chicago Ave., cooks steaks, seafood and cheese bread over an open hearth. Here is what to order, what to drink, when the bar pours its best deals and how to get a table in West Town. - [Ox Bar & Hearth Chicago: Jason Hammel Joins the Live-Fire Chef Series on Nov. 19](https://chivibe.com/ox-bar-hearth-chicago-jason-hammel-chef-series-dinner/): Lula Cafe's Jason Hammel joins chef John Asbaty at the wood-burning hearth of Ox Bar & Hearth on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026, for a five-course late-fall harvest dinner at $125, with a $65 wine pairing. Here is the night, the regular menu worth a return visit, and how to get a seat in the old Golden Ox building on Clybourn. - [Sifr Chicago Opens a Morning Café: Baklava Croissants, Sticky Date Lattes and the Wood-Fired Dinner After Dark](https://chivibe.com/sifr-chicago-cafe-river-north-opening/): Sifr, the wood-fired Middle Eastern restaurant from the Indienne team, opens Sifr Café in its River North dining room on Nov. 11, 2026: baklava croissants, carrot halwa babka, sticky date lattes and lamb keema focaccia from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Here is what to order by day and by night, plus Indienne's Diwali dinner on Nov. 8. - [Chicago Nightlife in November 2026: Sound-Bar’s Last Dance, the PAWS Fur Ball and Pendry’s Rooftop Chalets](https://chivibe.com/chicago-nightlife-in-november-2026-sound-bar-last-dance-fur-ball-pendry/): Sound-Bar's Last Dance on New Year's Eve, a flash sale on November 3, the PAWS Chicago Fur Ball at The Drake, Pendry's rooftop chalets from November 20 and The Curio's holiday fashion show at ROOF on theWit on December 7. - [The Bull Moose Chicago: A Fireside Steakhouse Above Beaumont’s Where Every Dry-Aged Steak Comes as a Full Dinner](https://chivibe.com/the-bull-moose-chicago-lincoln-park-steakhouse/): Upstairs from Beaumont's on Halsted, The Bull Moose pairs two fireplaces and tufted booths with house dry-aged steaks that arrive with soup or salad and Robuchon potatoes. Here is what to order, what it costs, the happy hour and how to book in Lincoln Park. - [avec Chicago: A Château Musar Dinner With Marc Hochar, a Bigger Room on Randolph and avec Highwood’s Opening Night](https://chivibe.com/avec-chicago-chateau-musar-dinner-west-loop/): avec, the West Loop wine bar that taught Chicago to share small plates, hosts Marc Hochar of Lebanon's Château Musar for a five-course communal dinner on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026 ($150). The second floor now takes everyday reservations, and avec Highwood opens Oct. 29 on Waukegan Avenue. - [A Ma Maniére Chicago: James Whitner’s Sneaker and Streetwear Store Schedules Its West Loop Opening Night for Nov. 5](https://chivibe.com/a-ma-maniere-chicago-west-loop-opening-night-nov-5/): A Ma Maniére, James Whitner's luxury sneaker and streetwear house, is scheduled to open its first Chicago address at 1144 W. Washington Blvd. in the West Loop. Opening night is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, from 7 to 10 p.m., with a free public RSVP. - [Creepies Chicago: Roast Chicken, Brie Gougères and a One-Night Basque Dinner at the West Loop’s Most Talked-About Bistro](https://chivibe.com/creepies-chicago-west-loop-bistro-basque-night/): Creepies, David and Anna Posey's Midwestern-French bistro next door to Elske, is the West Loop table of 2026: three-day roast chicken, honeyed brie gougères, a 2027 Banchet Best New Restaurant nod and, on Thursday, Nov. 5, a one-night Basque dinner with New York chef Ryan Bartlow for $110. - [Palomino Chicago: John Manion’s Live-Fire American Steakhouse Is Coming to Randolph Street](https://chivibe.com/palomino-chicago-john-manion-live-fire-steakhouse-west-loop/): John Manion of El Che and Brasero, the 2026 Jean Banchet Chef of the Year, is opening Palomino, a live-fire American steakhouse at 565 W. Randolph St. in the West Loop, in early 2027. Expect boutique American beef, farm-raised game birds, a smoke-kissed Gulf Coast raw bar and an all North American wine list from Sommelier of the Year Alex Cuper. - [Gaijin Chicago: Duck Sel’s Donald Young Takes the Okonomiyaki Griddle Oct. 28, Then Gaijin Turns Seven](https://chivibe.com/gaijin-chicago-donald-young-duck-sel-okonomiyaki/): Michelin-starred chef Donald Young, founder of Duck Sel, cooks his own Osaka-style okonomiyaki at Gaijin in the West Loop on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. Paul Virant's okonomiyaki house then turns seven with $75 five-course whisky and sake dinners on Nov. 4 and 5, and Andy Lim of Perilla takes the griddle on Nov. 18. - [Chicago One-Night Dinners, November and December 2026: Boka’s Game Dinner, Gaijin Turns Seven and New Year’s Eve at Feld](https://chivibe.com/chicago-one-night-dinners-november-december-2026/): Every Chicago one-night dinner worth booking from November 2 through New Year's Eve, in date order, with prices, times and booking links. Sold-out nights and cardholder-only dinners are flagged up front. - [Lula Cafe Chicago: Six Logan Square Kitchens Cook One Five-Course Dinner for Comfort Station, Nov. 10](https://chivibe.com/lula-cafe-chicago-logan-square-chefs-dinner/): On Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, Jason Hammel opens Lula Cafe on its night off for the 13th Logan Square Chef's Dinner: a cocktail hour and five paired courses cooked with Diana Dávila, Joe Frillman, Ethan Pikas, Matthias Merges, Zeeshan Shah and Yoshi Yamada. Tickets were $250, all-inclusive with wine pairings, with every dollar going to Comfort Station, and the dinner is sold out as of Oct. 25. - [Kasama Chicago x Donia: Two-Michelin-Star Filipino Cooking Meets London’s Bib Gourmand for One Night, Nov. 11](https://chivibe.com/kasama-chicago-x-donia-heritage-code-dinner/): On Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, Tim Flores and Genie Kwon welcome chef Florence Mae Maglanoc of London's Bib Gourmand Donia to Kasama, their two-Michelin-star Filipino restaurant in Ukrainian Village, for one collaborative tasting menu at $325 a person, booked only on OpenTable. - [Chicago Halloween 2026 Nightlife Guide, Oct 24 to Nov 7: Boots at Radius, Circus After Dark on ROOF and the 30th Halsted Parade](https://chivibe.com/chicago-halloween-2026-nightlife-guide-october-24-november-7/): Halloween falls on a Saturday, so Chicago is making a week of it: Runway LatinX and Arts in the Dark this weekend, Boots Halloween at Radius, Circus After Dark at ROOF on theWit and the 30th Haunted Halsted Parade, then Kaskade and Carl Cox. - [The Ives Chicago: A $38 Relish Cart, Tableside Wagyu Prime Rib and a Grill Room Reborn at the Chicago Athletic Association](https://chivibe.com/the-ives-chicago-relish-cart-prime-rib-chicago-athletic-association/): The Ives, Boka Restaurant Group's grill room inside the Chicago Athletic Association at 12 S. Michigan Ave., rolls a 13-bite supper club relish cart to the table for $38 a person, carves wagyu prime rib in front of you and pours $10 martinis at its 60-foot bar on weeknights. - [Pizzeria Gabbo Chicago: Thin & Crispy Squares, New York Crispy Pies and Soft-Serve in Fulton Market](https://chivibe.com/pizzeria-gabbo-chicago-fulton-market-opening/): Pizzeria Gabbo opens Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 834 W. Fulton Market St. with two styles of pie from Lettuce Entertain You chef Andrew Ashmore: square-cut Chicago Thin & Crispy and a crackly New York Crispy, plus housemade pasta, Italian spritzes and pistachio soft-serve gelato. - [Charlie Trotter’s Chicago: The Original Armitage Room Serves Trotter’s Cooking Again for 14 Nights](https://chivibe.com/charlie-trotters-chicago-tribute-menu-alinea-group/): For 14 nights, November 5 to 22, 2026, The Alinea Group and Dylan Trotter bring Charlie Trotter's cooking back to the original Lincoln Park dining room at 816 W. Armitage Ave.: a nine-course menu drawn from the chef's own cookbooks, $295 per person in the dining room and $315 at the kitchen table. - [Mr. Beef Chicago: Santiago Lastra and Will Poulter Bring a Mexican Italian Beef to River North for One Sunday](https://chivibe.com/mr-beef-chicago-santiago-lastra-will-poulter-pop-up/): Mr. Beef Chicago hands its River North counter to Santiago Lastra of London's Michelin-starred KOL and The Bear's Will Poulter on Sunday, October 25, 2026, for a one-day Mexican-inspired Italian beef with beef tongue, caramelized mozzarella and chorizo, plus a Pretty Cool Ice Cream sandwich. Walk-in only from 1 p.m. until it sells out. - [The Lineup Chicago: Three Rising Cooks, Three One-Night Dinners in Ravenswood This November](https://chivibe.com/the-lineup-chicago-chef-dinner-series-ravenswood/): The Lineup Chicago, Elena Besser's chef-driven dinner series, arrives from New York with three one-night dinners at the Ravenswood Event Center: Derek Serrano of Mi Tocaya on November 5, Colin McHugh of Oriole on November 12 and Luis Diaz of Giant on November 19, 2026. Here is every course, and how to get on the waitlist. - [Best Hotel Bars in Chicago: 15 Lounges Worth a Night Out, No Room Key Required](https://chivibe.com/best-hotel-bars-in-chicago-lounges-no-room-key/): The best hotel bars in Chicago are open to everyone: a 46th-floor speakeasy pouring North America's No. 1 bar, a Moët lounge with Friday jazz, an 18th-floor Southeast Asian cocktail lounge, a fireside cocktail bar on Michigan Avenue, billiards in a landmark club and heated rooftop igloos over the river. Here is where to go for every kind of night. - [DixiePura Kitchen Chicago: Chloe Gould’s Southern and Southeast Asian Table Turns One in Bronzeville](https://chivibe.com/dixiepura-kitchen-chicago-bronzeville-southern-southeast-asian/): DixiePura Kitchen Chicago, Chloe Gould's American Southern and Southeast Asian restaurant at 325 E. Pershing Rd. in Bronzeville, turns one on October 18, 2026. Come for Ernie's Fingers, green curry smothered fried chicken, a Cajun seafood gumbo laksa and Uncle Nearest cocktails. - [Siete Azul Chicago: Coastal Mexican Mariscos, Purple Masa and Whole Snapper in Logan Square](https://chivibe.com/siete-azul-chicago-logan-square-mariscos-opening/): Siete Azul Chicago brings coastal Mexican mariscos to the old Chicago Diner space at 2333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in late October 2026, with purple masa shrimp empanadas, butter-lime scallops, michelada oysters and a whole grilled red snapper. Bring a bottle: it opens BYOB. - [Chicago Nightlife, Oct 17 to Nov 1: Halloween Tickets to Book Now and the November Galas Worth Dressing For](https://chivibe.com/chicago-nightlife-october-17-november-1-2026-halloween-galas/): Kermess and Sip & Guzzle are open, Halloween falls on a Saturday, and November brings the Soul Train Awards and the 25th Fur Ball at The Drake: your Chicago nightlife plan for October 17 to November 1. - [Chicago This Weekend and Next Week, Oct 16 to 25: Free Runway on State Street, Open House Chicago & the Celebrity Chef Ball](https://chivibe.com/things-to-do-chicago-this-weekend-next-week-october-16-25-2026/): A runway at Navy Pier, a free afternoon on State Street, 200 open buildings, Gordo x Metro at TAO and fifty chefs at the Celebrity Chef Ball: Chicago, October 16 to 25, 2026. - [Chez Poulet Chicago: Golden Rotisserie Chicken, Mindy’s Bread and French Wine on Western Avenue](https://chivibe.com/chez-poulet-chicago-logan-square-rotisserie-chicken/): Chez Poulet Chicago spins brined, air-dried chickens at 2234 N. Western Ave., with Mindy's Bakery bread, a Comté macaroni gratin and an all-French wine shelf from Le Bouchon's Oliver and Nicolas Poilevey. Order at the counter and grab a seat on the patio. - [World Fashion Festival Chicago 2026: Runways From Japan to Colombia at Navy Pier](https://chivibe.com/world-fashion-festival-chicago-2026-navy-pier/): World Fashion Festival Chicago 2026 is on now: two runway nights at Bar Sol on Navy Pier, October 15 and 16, with seven designers from six countries and an after-party until midnight, then a free runway at Loop Arts Fest on Saturday, October 17. - [The Wayman Chicago: Indoor Golf, a Clubhouse Lounge and a Rooftop Restaurant Coming to Fulton Market](https://chivibe.com/the-wayman-chicago-fulton-market-golf-club-restaurant/): The Wayman Chicago is a private indoor golf and social club landing at 1015 W Wayman St in Fulton Market, with simulators and a putting green on the first floor, a clubhouse lounge upstairs, and a rooftop restaurant on the way. - [Celebrity Chef Ball Chicago 2026: 13 Chef Pods, Six Courses and One Night at The Geraghty](https://chivibe.com/celebrity-chef-ball-chicago-2026-meals-on-wheels/): Celebrity Chef Ball Chicago returns Friday, October 23, 2026, at The Geraghty, where more than 50 of the city's top chefs split into 13 pods and cook a different six-course menu tableside for each one. Tickets are $450 and benefit Meals on Wheels Chicago. - [Alston Chicago White Truffle Dinner: 20 Seats, Alba Truffles and a $395 Night](https://chivibe.com/alston-chicago-white-truffle-dinner-october-23/): The Alston Chicago hosts a one-night White Truffle Dinner on Friday, October 23, 2026: five Alba white truffle courses with wine pairing, reception at 6:00 PM CT, dinner at 6:30, $395 per guest, only 20 seats on OpenTable. - [All Well Chicago: The Oriole Team’s West Loop Prix Fixe, Pasta and Midnight Bar](https://chivibe.com/all-well-chicago-west-loop-oriole-team/): All Well Chicago, the West Loop restaurant from Oriole's Noah Sandoval and Larry Feldmeier, pairs a $145 five-course menu with a bar that serves sandwiches, fried perch and cocktails until midnight. It is a 2027 Jean Banchet Awards finalist for Best New Restaurant. - [Next Chicago: Grant Achatz’s Fashion Menu and a One-Night Mood Fabrics Dinner](https://chivibe.com/next-chicago-fashion-menu-mood-fabrics/): Next Chicago is serving Fashion, Grant Achatz's 10-course couture tasting menu, through January 10, 2027. On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, Mood Fabrics brings live draping to Fulton Market for one night only. - [Feld Chicago: Jake Potashnick’s 20-Seat Tasting Room, Now on the Eater 38](https://chivibe.com/feld-chicago-west-town-tasting-menu/): 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. - [Chicago Nightlife, Oct 10 to 18: Field Museum Gala, North America’s No. 1 Bar on the 46th Floor & a Spiegeltent Opening Night](https://chivibe.com/chicago-nightlife-october-10-18-2026-field-museum-gala-openings-halloween/): 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, Oct 9 to 11: Fashion Week After Dark, Runways and a Masquerade](https://chivibe.com/chicago-weekend-nightlife-fashion-week-october-9-11-2026/): 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. - [Sip & Guzzle Chicago: North America’s No. 1 Bar Takes Over the Four Seasons’ Mile High Cocktail Club](https://chivibe.com/sip-guzzle-chicago-four-seasons-mile-high-cocktail-club/): 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. - [Banchet Awards 2027 Finalists: The Chicago Plates, Rooms & Pours to Taste Before January 31](https://chivibe.com/banchet-awards-2027-finalists-chicago/): 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: Khao Soi, Lanna Heat & a Little Northern Thailand in Old Town](https://chivibe.com/chiang-mai-night-bazaar-old-town-chicago-opening/): 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: Premonitions Inc. Circus Cabaret Opens Oct 15 in a Belgian Spiegeltent](https://chivibe.com/kermess-chicago-premonitions-inc-soft-open-loop-spiegeltent/): 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: A New Head Chef, One Chef’s Menu & the Next Chapter at North America’s No. 1 Restaurant](https://chivibe.com/smyth-chicago-chefs-menu-conor-dalton/): 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: Aegean Steaks, Flaming Saganaki & an October 9 Island Table](https://chivibe.com/nisi-greek-grill-rosemont-opening/): 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. - [Chicago October Nightlife: Soft Opens Ahead, Fall Galas & Halloween Tickets](https://chivibe.com/chicago-october-nightlife-soft-opens-galas-halloween/): 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. The next wants velvet and fortune-telling in a Spiegeltent fourteen floors above Randolph. Then fashion fills a hardtech loft for a full day, and Halloween shows up with a multi-venue disco that refuses to be a one-room costume party. This is Chicago October nightlife at its best: new openings still ahead, fall galas with real social wattage, and Halloween tickets already calling your name. - [Sanders BBQ Prime: Hyde Park’s Elevated Barbecue Comeback Under the Promontory](https://chivibe.com/sanders-bbq-prime-hyde-park-opening/): Sanders BBQ Prime is Hyde Park’s elevated barbecue sit-down under the old Promontory: James Sanders and Ogbonna Bowden, 130 seats, open kitchen, steaks and smoked plates, year-end 2026. - [Molino Los Hermanos Chicago: Uptown’s Mid-December Masa Counter Next to Cariño](https://chivibe.com/molino-los-hermanos-chicago-uptown-opening/): Molino Los Hermanos Chicago brings chef Norman Fenton’s heirloom masa mill and all-day Uptown counter to 4666–68 N. Broadway mid-December: next door to Michelin-starred Cariño. - [Goosefoot Chicago: Lincoln Square’s Intimate French Comeback](https://chivibe.com/goosefoot-chicago-lincoln-square-grand-opening/): Goosefoot Chicago comes home to Lincoln Square: Oct 10 grand opening at 4520 N. Lincoln, surprise tasting menus, Burgundy truffles, and Chris & Nina Nugent’s warm French room. - [Susu Chicago: Morning Bakery & Breakfast Sandwich Land on Randolph October 5](https://chivibe.com/susu-chicago-daytime-bakery-breakfast-october-5/): Susu Chicago flips on daytime bakery and breakfast October 5: Wagyu sujuk sandwich, Levantine-French pastries, and Sparrow Coffee from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Randolph. - [De Colores Chicago: Latin Fusion Color Landing on Clark Mid-October](https://chivibe.com/de-colores-chicago-andersonville-opening/): De Colores Chicago targets mid-October 2026 at 5403 N Clark in Andersonville: Patricia Guerrero’s Latin fusion sit-down with ropa vieja, stuffed piña, Bloom-designed color, and an opening list at decolores.io. - [AMARA Chicago: Balkan Mezze, Rakija & a Fulton Market Table Made for Sharing](https://chivibe.com/amara-chicago-fulton-market-balkan-opening/): AMARA Chicago targets fall 2026 at 844 W Randolph in Fulton Market: chef Nemanja Milunovic’s Balkan-Mediterranean mezze room with ćevapi, burek, rakija cocktails, and brother Marko behind the bar. - [Gibsons Tavern Chicago: Steaks, Vaulted Ceilings & a Fulton Market Pour](https://chivibe.com/gibsons-tavern-chicago-fulton-market-opening/): Gibsons Tavern Chicago targets November 2026 at 925 W Fulton Market: Gibsons Restaurant Group’s first Fulton restaurant, with steaks, seafood, comfort fare, and Prohibition-era cocktails under vaulted ceilings. - [Carlyle Club Chicago: Steaks, Sushi & Riverlight at Reid Murdoch](https://chivibe.com/carlyle-club-chicago-reid-murdoch-river-north-opening/): Carlyle Club Chicago opens October 1 on the Reid Murdoch riverfront: steakhouse and sushi bar in one room, a 72-seat patio, 2,000+ bottles, and reservations open now on SevenRooms. ## Pages - [Share News with ChiVibe](https://chivibe.com/submit-an-opening/): Share news, opening announcements and story tips from Chicago’s dining, nightlife and events scene. 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