The Tap Moody Tongue Brewing Company KOVAL Distillery opened a new tasting room on the city’s Malt Row, a collection of breweries and distilleries in the Ravenswood neighborhood. The new 40,000-square-foot facility includes a patio and space for whiskey workshops. LEFT TO RIGHT: JORDAN BALDERAS; GENSLER CHICAGO; COURTESY OF 21C MUSEUM HOTELS; FACING PAGE: NOBU HOTEL CHICAGO Memorial Hospital. The restaurant features more than 12,000 square feet of event space, including a private bar with breathtaking lake views and a rooftop garden. Moody Tongue Brewing Company has relocated to the South Loop near McCormick Place, featuring a casual bar/ tasting room and a 28-seat fine dining room with a tasting menu from Michelin-starred chef Jared Wentworth. The four-level Starbucks Reserve Roastery on The Magnificent Mile is the world’s largest Starbucks. The experiential store offers private tours, coffee and cocktail tastings, and semi-private event spaces. Snakes & Lattes is a Bucktown cafe offering hundreds of board games, two escape rooms, and Asian-influenced international street food. Private party rooms are available. WoodWind offers sophisticated New American fare on the 18th floor of the Lavin Family Pavilion within Northwestern VENUES THE TAP Powered by Xfinity is a new tech-forward entertainment and business lounge-like venue located at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. THE TAP is available for private meetings and events. The architecturally spectacular Old Post Office has been meticulously renovated and houses high-profile tenants like the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Plan an event in the stunning Art Deco lobby or one of the modernized meeting spaces. New music venue Radius opened in a former steel factory in the Pilsen neighborhood. The 55,000-square-foot space accommodates up to 3,800 people and offers a state-of-the-art sound system. Within Radius is Cermak Hall , an event space with its own bar and stage that can host 1,350 guests. 21c Museum Hotel Chicago Botánico is a lush private event space located in Wicker Park, above new Spanish restaurant-sherry bar-gourmet market Mama Delia and sultry speakeasy Bordel . Botánico is made up of two distinct rooms decorated with tropical greenery, farmhouse dining tables, and colorful large-scale paintings by local artists. The space, which includes an open chef’s demo kitchen, can accommodate 60 guests for a sit-down dinner or 100 for a reception. Convene at 333 North Green Street is situated in the hot Fulton Market district. The venue features more than 40,000 square feet of meeting and event space accommodating up to 340 people, along with hospitality teams to assist planners. 7
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