large, luxury rooms that average 400 square feet, a rooftop lounge and a street-level Japanese restaurant along Randolph Street’s Restaurant Row. Viceroy Chicago , located in the Gold Coast neighborhood at the site of the 1920s-era Cedar Hotel, will offer a locally inspired luxury experience with 180 guest rooms, including 42 suites, a rooftop bar, pool and lounge, and 3,600 square feet of meeting and event space. WELCOME Welcome to Chicago FREMONT ROOFTOP EASY TRAVEL & EXPLORING ON THE GREEN LINE The ‘L’ train’s new Cermak-McCormick Place station for the Green Line is just a few blocks from the nation’s largest convention center, McCormick Place. It is a leisurely five-minute ride to downtown, and the station connects to train lines running to both airports and many top Chicago attractions. STELLAR FOOD & NIGHTLIFE At the stylish, two-story Fremont in the heart of River North, go from an eclectic dining experience into elevated nightlife with three bars and a retractable rooftop. The space holds up to 600. Chicago’s West Loop is where the American steakhouse was born, and Swift & Sons takes this heritage a step forward. An elevated dining room, two private dining spaces, an oyster bar and taverns are part of the multi-level floor plan. Located at the gateway to River North, The Kitchen Bistro is filled with natural light, reclaimed woods, historic details and river views. Up to 187 can be seated, and a private dining room holds 40. Chef Richard Sandoval’s Latinicity Food Hall + Lounge is a colorful food oasis in the middle of downtown inside Block 37. Ten kitchens line the main hall, with a full-service bar, coffee shop and tapas restaurant and space for 700. New in 2016, Revival Food Hall in the Loop is a 24,000-square-foot behemoth in the Daniel Burnham-designed 1907 building featuring 15 fast-casual stalls. Outposts include locations of Wicker Park’s Antique Taco, ramen-focused Furious Spoon and charcuterie operation Danke, along with a coffee bar that transitions into an evening liquor bar and a 10,000-square-foot indoor-outdoor event space on the sixth floor. SWIFT & SONS THE KITCHEN BISTRO choosechicago.com/meeting-professionals :: 5
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