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Restaurant information | |
Established | 2016 |
Head chef | John Shields |
Food type | Contemporary |
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Location | 177 North Ada Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60607, United States |
Coordinates | 41°53′7.0″N87°39′38.1″W / 41.885278°N 87.660583°W |
Smyth is a restaurant located in Chicago. [1] [2] [3] Smyth, along with Alinea, are the only two restaurants in Chicago currently holding three Michelin stars. [4]
Smyth is located on the second floor, above a bar called The Loyalist, also operated by Smyth's owners. [5] [6]
In a review in Chicago magazine, the author wrote "Every dish at Smyth flaunts deep, unforgettable flavors—some discombobulating, others harmonious. All spark genuine exhilaration, like a Halloween haunted house where the knowledge that you’re in no real danger doesn’t lessen the thrill one iota." [6] A reviewer for Condé Nast Traveller noted that Smyth offers a "more-casual-than-normal seasonal tasting menu". [5]
A quail egg, gently smoked and topped with caviar, is given a twist with barley caramel. Resting inside its shell, plump Maine uni, amplified with a divine peach gel and wasabi cream, is both stunning and memorable. The chef's creativity is on full display in an utterly unique Dungeness crab dish, while wagyu sided by a truffle-flavored doughnut with marrow glaze is yet another hit. Savory sweets, like new potato ice cream, a corn macaron with peppery nasturtium, or the dark chocolate tartlet studded with kombu, raise the bar.