inventive small & large plates
wine-focused chicago restaurant featuring midwestern takes on mediterranean classics, taking its cue from the sun-drenched wine regions of southern europe
avec west loop
615 W. Randolph, Chicago, IL
avec west loop has been a chicago favorite for almost 20 years. originally conceived as a wine bar, avec is the second concept from celebrated one off hospitality. while wine still remains at avec’s core, chef de cuisine dylan patel’s rustic menu features ingredients from valued local purveyors for weekend brunch, lunch monday through friday and dinner service seven days week. the wine list, while extensive, remains moderately priced and draws primarily from boutique vineyards in southwestern europe.
avec river north
141 W. Erie, Chicago, IL
avec river north brings the same warm hospitality and soul-warming rustic mediterranean-inspired cuisine chicagoans have come to love on randolph street to the river north neighborhood.
under the culinary direction of james beard award-winning chef paul kahan and chef de cuisine dylan patel, avec river north focuses on a wider breadth of culinary inspiration featuring flavors, aromas and cuisine of the sun-drenched islands of the mediterranean from greece to spain.