Japanese-imported A5 wagyu served in a housemade tortilla at Cariño’s Late-Night Taco Omakase
From a $500 caviar tasting to a $13,000 martini, we’ve compiled Chicago’s most luxurious culinary experiences for an evening you won’t soon forget.
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912 N. State St. / Website
Upscale Italian eatery Adalina and luxury jeweler Marrow Fine have teamed up to create the country’s priciest martini—the $13,000 “Marrow Martini.” A smoked heirloom tomato Mezcal martini, created by Adalina’s award-winning sommelier Colin Hofer, is served with a 14-karat gold tennis necklace featuring 150 diamonds (9.00ctw).
120 N. Wacker Drive / Website
Chef and humanitarian José Andrés has curated an over-the-top carnivore-centric dining experience, taking place at his upscale Fulton River District steakhouse, Bazaar Meat. During the Jamon Experience, a chef carves a sow leg tableside, served alongside Jamón Ibérico de Bellota, hand-cut from Spanish sows fed on acorns and the Cinco Jotas, sourced from Jabugo, Spain. Reservations can be made here.
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435 N. Clark St. / Website
This rum-oriented bar offers the chance to sample one of its most lavish and inventive cocktails crafted with a peanut distillate process using R.L. Seale, 12-year-old Barbados rum, re-distilled in a rotary evaporator with crushed peanuts. The “Ants on a Log” is then stirred with sous-vide celery blanc vermouth. Curated by beverage director Kevin Beary and bar manager Scott Kitsmiller, the drink is included in the spot’s summer cocktail menu lineup, which features cutting-edge mixology techniques and celebrates innovative tropical cocktails. Reservations can be made here.
4662 N. Broadway / Website
Uptown’s Cariño has debuted its Taco Omakase experience, bringing fine dining into the late-night hours with a 10-course menu starting at 10 p.m. Restaurant-goers can sample hyper-lavish house specialties, including Japanese-imported A5 Wagyu served in tortillas made in-house and togarashi and squid ink-seasoned grilled octopus tacos, paired with wine samplings from Jean Banchet-nominated sommelier Richie Ribando. Reservations for the Taco Omakase experience at Cariño can be made here.
2700 W. Chicago Ave. / Website
This West Town Eastern European vodka and caviar bar offers guests the chance to indulge in its $500 Baller Caviar Tasting. The experience serves up to four people with five Polanco caviar varieties—including Black Label—and a bottle of Laurent Benard Champagne, Cool Ranch beignets, housemade bread, pickles and potato chips. Reservations can be made here.
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8 W. Maple St. / Website
Helmed by two Michelin-starred chef Danny Grant, this Gold Coast hub presents diners with its $290 seafood tower, which includes half of a Maine lobster, Alaskan king crab and oysters seasoned with garlic butter and chili. Reservations can be made here.
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505 N. Michigan Ave. / Website
This cocktail is curated to incorporate each of Michael Jordan’s favorite flavor notes. Crafted with Cincoro Tequila Gold, agave, WhistlePig 15 Gold, tobacco bitters and Angostura bitters, the drink delivers a punch with every sip, all for a cool $75 per glass. Reservations can be made here.
401 E. Wacker Drive / Website
Located in the St. Regis, this Japanese-inspired fine dining destination offers a bluefin tuna-oriented experience at its 8-seat sushi bar on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. The multi-course meal ushers guests through thoughtful beverage and ingredient pairings—including the opportunity for diners to hand-scrape tuna straight from the fish’s spine to create handrolls. The evening ends with executive pastry chef Juan Gutierrez’s Black Sesame Mochi and optional sake and wine pairings. The experience is priced at $120 per person. Reservations can be made here.
401 E. Wacker Drive / Website
This recently debuted upscale haunt features an authentic, $290 woodfired Tuscan Bistecca alla Fiorentina steak. Dry aged for 60 days, the prime porterhouse cut weighs in at 42 ounces and gives the restaurant its name, Tre Dita, Italian for “three fingers”—the exact thickness of Bistecca alla Fiorentina. Reservations can be made here.
21 E. Hubbard St. / Website
This seafood-centric restaurant and oyster bar offers its Whole King Crab Experience, during which a king crab is broken down tableside. Accompanied by Shaw’s signature mustard mayonnaise and cocktail sauce, the crab serves up to six guests. Reservations can be made here.
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Photography by: Photo of Heritage Restaurant & Caviar Bar by Caroline Manrique; photos of Taco Omakase at Cariño courtesy of Kelly Sandos; photo of the Bamboo Room by Lindsay Eberly; photos of the Jamon Experience courtesy of Bazaar Meat; photo of Miru's Bluefin Tuna Experience, Tre Dita's Bistecca Alla Fiorentina, Three Dots and Dash's Treasure Chest cocktail and Shaw's Crab House's Whole Norwegian King Crab Experience courtesy of Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants; photo of Marrow Fine and Adalina's Marrow Martini by Jaime Campanelli
