SIFR
Middle Eastern restaurant · River North
660 N Orleans St, Chicago, IL 60654
Highlights
Modern Middle Eastern cuisine with rooftop bar and city views
Modern Middle Eastern cuisine with rooftop bar and city views
"We love Sifr year-round for its "modern Middle Eastern" food. But the view from its second-floor, plant-filled rooftop makes it one of the best warm-weather spots in River North. The menu has a wide range of dishes, including chicken shawarma hummus, tiger prawns, and lamb shank with Persian pilaf." - adrian kane, veda kilaru
"Sifr’s skyline view is ideal for airplane-mode afternoons involving spicy muhammara and sun exposure. The second-floor patio at this Middle Eastern spot overlooks a calm corner of River North, and is a great alternative to Chicago’s untz untz rooftops. It can get busy with locals in Crap Eyewear, but reservations are often available a day in advance." - nick allen, john ringor
"This Mediterranean restaurant comes from chef Sujan Sarkar, who also came up with the Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant Indienne has cooked around the world. Sifr takes up a corner block in River North for a unique view of the city. Make a reservation through OpenTable." - Ashok Selvam
"Sifr is a “modern Middle Eastern and Mediterranean” spot from the Indienne team, and the menu has a wide range of great dishes, including blackened mushrooms in a peppery sauce and lamb kebab with tzatziki. The space looks like a lot of restaurants these days (full of plants and playing tropical house), but it’s a lovely place to spend a few hours, especially if it involves happy hour or some time on their rooftop." - john ringor, adrian kane, veda kilaru
"Share some after-work snacks on the rooftop bar at Sifr, the River North Middle Eastern restaurant from Indienne’s Sujan Sarkar and Sahil Sethi. The discounted menu of small plates includes hummus, lamb kebab burger, and spiced shawarma fried chicken ($6-$14), best paired with a $9 house cocktail like the tequila-based Khamsa with amaro, strawberry, citrus, labneh, and soda." - Lisa Shames
