€€€€ • Comfort Food • River North (Chicago)
Chalet is an après-ski lodge dropped into Chicago — exposed brick, reclaimed pine, warm lantern light, and a mountain wordmark painted across the back wall.The kitchen does elevated American comfort food: the bacon cheeseburger, blackened shrimp and grits, and a strawberry French toast that ends up on most weekend tables. The bar runs classic builds, and a tequila list worth sitting at the bar for.Weekends open at 11am for brunch, including Brunch After Dark. MNF runs Monday 4-11pm. $1 Taco Tuesday runs 4–6pm. Happy hour Thursday and Friday, 4–7pm.Beyond the main room and bar there's Après, a second bar under a neon A-frame — good for groups, birthdays and buyouts.Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 4pm, Saturday and Sunday from 11am. Walk-ins welcome; reservations recommended.