Smyth
New American restaurant · West Town
177 N Ada St #101, Chicago, IL 60607
Highlights
Inventive New American tasting menus with wine pairings
Inventive New American tasting menus with wine pairings
"Smyth offers a fantastic tasting menu experience in a casual atmosphere. It’s $325 for about 10 courses, and while it’s expensive, it doesn’t feel formal. In fact, the dining room feels like someone’s very nice family home, with wildflower-filled vases on top of bare wooden tables, and an open kitchen with drawings on the fridge. You’ll find dishes like beef tongue served alongside brioche doughnuts, and a cured-egg yolk meringue dessert that’s in the running for one of the best ways to finish a meal, ever." - adrian kane, john ringor, nick allen, veda kilaru, sam faye
"John and Karen Shields have brought their vision to life in Chicago, pushing fine dining boundaries by delivering an extravagant tasting menu. The techniques, ingredients, and service are all top-notch, and they are one of a handful of restaurants that have attained a full three-star rating from the Michelin Guide. Developing close relationships with purveyors all over the Midwest, Smyth dishes out creative dishes with fantastic produce in one of Chicago’s most expensive meals. Know before you go: Can’t get a table at Smyth? Check out the basement bar, The Loyalist. It’s more casual with quite possibly, the best bar food in Chicago. It doesn’t hurt to have access to scraps from a three-Michelin-starred restaurant." - Ashok Selvam
"A Chicago restaurant that appeared on the back half of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 list." - Bettina Makalintal
"Price: $420, or $550 for Chef's Menu Smyth in the West Loop feels like someone’s very nice family home, with wildflower-filled vases on top of bare wooden tables, and an open kitchen with drawings on the fridge. You can choose to do a 13-course seasonal menu for $420 or a $550 Chef's Menu experience, and while it is expensive, it’s even less formal than Oriole. You’ll find dishes like avocado glazed in pistachio and peanut milk, and a cured-egg yolk dessert that’s in the running for one of the best ways to finish a meal, ever." - adrian kane, john ringor
"After years in the doubles category, John Shields and Karen Urie Shields have earned three stars at their fine-dining restaurant which was inspired by the five years they spent cooking together in Virginia farm country after they left Charlie Trotter’s, where they first met. The tasting menu incorporates seasonal Midwestern ingredients, plus meat and produce that have been pickled and cured to extend their usefulness. The basement brasserie, the Loyalist, serves one of the best burgers in town." - Ashok Selvam
