Kitchen + Kocktails By Kevin Kelley - Chicago
Restaurant · Near North Side
339 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60654
Highlights
Upscale Southern lounge with comfort food, cocktails, and photo ops
Upscale Southern lounge with comfort food, cocktails, and photo ops
"The original Kitchen + Kocktails is in Dallas, and their spot in River North is their second location. This upscale restaurant serves Southern dishes like pork chops, blackened fish, gumbo, and crab cakes. The huge space is full of giant booths, with lots of places for taking social media photos–like an elaborate flower wall and neon angel wings. Just be aware, there is a dress code, which you can see here. RESERVE A TABLE WITH RESERVE A TABLE" - Adrian Kane
"Kitchen + Kocktails is built around special occasions. Like the original in Dallas, the restaurant is Instagram-friendly, with plenty of drinks and spaces where customers can snap photos. The menu is a medley of southern food with lamb chops, shrimp and grits, and more. Owner Kevin Kelley has famously instituted a dress code. This a spot to be seen." - Ashok Selvam
"Kevin Kelley’s Kitchen + Kocktails is the perfect place to go for a Friday-esque celebration. Case in point: it’s built for revelry with a long marble bar to mingle and cozy banquettes for rubbing shoulders with your date. The menu is full of comfort food favorites, like chicken fried steak and a surf ‘n’ turf. The best foil for this type of food is undoubtedly a cocktail that’s bright and refreshing with a pop of evanescence, like the Bombay Sapphire Sparkling Lemon. Grab a sip, then pose by the iconic red rose wall, and party like it’s Friday — even when it’s not." - Ariel Kanter
"For a night of revelry, celeb-spotting, and elevated comfort food, head to Kevin Kelley’s Kitchen + Kocktails in River North. Whether you’re hanging at the massive marble bar or tucked into a cushy banquette, pair perfectly fried chicken and shrimp and grits with one of the lounge’s colorful, creative cocktails. For something to match the mood, go for the mystical Black Magic cocktail that brings together botanical BOMBAY SAPPHIRE with punchy ingredients like Italian bitter apéritif, lemon juice, and blackberry puree (made from locally sourced blackberries), all served with smoky dry ice." - Ariel Kanter
"The list of this year’s participants shows off the range of Black cooking: Southern, Cajun, Caribbean, Ethiopian, and West African cuisines are all represented, including Kitchen + Kocktails." - aimee.levitt
