Travelle Kitchen + Bar
Comfortable fine dining in the Windy City
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Perched on the airy second floor of The Langham, Chicago, Travelle Kitchen + Bar is a chameleon of a hotel restaurant: it’s simultaneously as casual and as upscale as its diners make it.With chef Tim Graham (Tru, Paris Club) at the helm, its vast menu follows contemporary Mediterranean cuisine reaching as far as Southern France and Turkey, ranging from soups, salads and flatbreads for a casual supper, to seafood towers and caviar service to kick off a serious fine-dining experience.
While sommelier Richard Hanauer (previously of L2O) stocks the cellar with a range of interesting wines, be sure to check out rare spirits such as Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve bourbon.
Our Inspector's Highlights
- Travelle’s open floor plan allows for views of the glass-enclosed kitchen at one end and a sleek cocktail lounge at the other.
- There’s also a quixotic chef’s table surrounded by the impressive wine cellar, left transparent for oohing and ahhing between bites.
- At every turn, furnishings echo the historic building’s mid-century grandeur. The building was designed by seminal modernist architect Mies van der Rohe, who had a penchant for subtle class — brass edging, travertine paneling, dark wood accessories.
- Rather than aiming to be a restaurant whose patrons subscribe to the see-and-be-seen philosophy, Travelle strives to be a comfortable fine-dining spot (butter-colored leather banquets, low lighting and even lower music) as well as a regular neighborhood go-to for locals.
Things to Know
- Travelle Kitchen + Bar is located inside The Langham, Chicago, at 330 N. Wabash Ave. in the River North neighborhood of downtown Chicago, overlooking the Chicago River. Travelle is on the hotel’s second floor, accessible via the east entrance of the building facing N. Wabash Ave., where valet parking is available.
- Travelle Kitchen + Bar is open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as weekend brunch service. As it’s a hotel restaurant located in a busy downtown neighborhood, the restaurant opens as early as 6:30 a.m. for breakfast, served until 11 a.m., and offers brunch both buffet-style and a la carte from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. weekends.
- Lunch is available weekdays from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., and dinner is served from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday, and until 11 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Travelle’s lounge is open every day from 3 p.m. until till midnight, except Thursday through Saturday nights, when it stays open until 2 a.m.
- Travelle Kitchen + Bar is a comfortable but stylish restaurant, with diners stopping in for everything from power luncheons to solo suppers at the bar. Therefore, there is a range of fashion walking through the door at any given time, including women wearing chic separates or dresses, and men sporting shirts and blazers with slacks, or dark jeans and collared shirts.
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Travelle Kitchen + Bar
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