Located along Chicago’s Michigan Avenue across from the Crown Fountains at Millennium Park, , Henri is an aptly named eatery located within a series of 19th Century buildings with elaborate façade created by Louis Henri Sullivan who later went on to design the Auditorium Theater and Pirie Scott department store. But don’t judge this book by its cover, inside Henri is the picture of a honed modern design aesthetic that’s quickly become one of Chicago’s hottest restaurants. The dinning room features a perimeter of floor-to-ceiling windows opposite deep-green banquettes covered in mohair. Chunky white crown molding hovers pristine above period herringbone-wood floors amongst walls framed in chocolate velvet and intricate glossy white crowned with and crystal chandeliers peering through translucent fabric shades.
The Food
Henri is home to a lively bar with pre and post-dining scene, framed in silvery shelves that display a lengthy collection of fancy scotch and whiskey reserves. The kitchen is led by chef Chef Dirk Flanigan works edible wonders with oysters mignonette and steak tartare followed-by main course lobster Wellington, short rib burger and roast chicken rumored to have been Henri’s favorite.
Last Word
Owners of Gage do fashionable dining room on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue across from the Crown Fountains at Millennium Park,
