Reserve

Chicago, Illinois — Est. 2019

An Evening
Shaped by Fire.

Seasonal ingredients. Open flame. Chicago after dark.

Reserve Your Table Discover the Menu

Intimate candlelit dining room interior with dark timber walls, white linen tablecloths, warm amber candlelight, deep shadow atmosphere

Close-up of elegantly plated fine dining dish on dark ceramic plate, bronze sauce drizzle, microgreens garnish, warm candlelight

The Restaurant

Where fire
becomes flavour.

Cinder & Grove is a contemporary fire-led restaurant occupying a converted warehouse in Chicago's River North. Our kitchen revolves around a custom-built open hearth — the beating heart of every plate that leaves it.

We work with a tight network of Midwestern farms, foragers and fishmongers to build a menu that shifts with the seasons and speaks honestly about where it came from. Nothing here is accidental.

7Course Tasting Menu

28Seats in the Hearth Room

40+Curated Wines by Glass

Signature Dishes

A selection from our current seasonal menu. Dishes evolve with harvest and availability.

Artistic plating of roasted beet dish on dark ceramic plate, deep crimson and earth tones, candlelight from left side, dark moody background

Signature — Fire-Kissed Beginnings

Ember-Roasted Beet & Bone Marrow

Heritage beets roasted directly in the coals until their skins blister and their centres collapse into something between sweet and smoky. Served alongside whipped bone marrow, hazelnut crumb and a thin slice of preserved lemon.

Farm: Maple Ridge, Wisconsin · Available October – March

Perfectly seared duck breast on dark plate, glossy reduction sauce, fine dining presentation, deep shadows, atmospheric warm light

Signature — From the Hearth

Dry-Aged Duck Breast Over Smouldering Oak

A 21-day dry-aged Moulard duck breast lowered over smouldering white oak and cherry wood for eight minutes. Finished with a reduction of aged Armagnac and wild blackberries. The skin is the point.

Farm: Clearwater Poultry, Michigan · Available Year-Round

Elegant honey tart dessert on dark stone plate, caramelised amber tones, fine pastry, candlelight reflection, dark restaurant atmosphere

Signature — Ember Desserts

Burnt Honey Tart, Buckwheat & Smoke

Wildflower honey taken to the edge of caramelisation, set in a hand-pressed buckwheat shell and finished tableside with a cedar smoke cloche. A quiet, deliberate end to the evening.

Honey: Prairie Bloom Apiary, Iowa · Seasonal

The Philosophy

Fire is not
a technique.
It is a truth.

Before refrigeration, before precision induction, before the tweezers and the pipettes — there was fire. At Cinder & Grove, we believe that the most honest cooking happens when you surrender control to heat, smoke and time.

Our open hearth burns with a combination of white oak, applewood and cherry. The choice of wood changes the character of the food. A lamb shoulder over applewood is a different animal than one over oak. We pay attention to these distinctions because our guests deserve to taste them.

"We don't cook with fire.
We cook for it."

— The Cinder & Grove Kitchen

Professional chef working at open flame hearth in dark atmospheric kitchen, intense amber firelight, focused concentration, shadows deep

Close-up of flames licking cast iron grill grate in restaurant kitchen, deep orange amber fire, dark background, intense heat

Elegant fine dining table setting with white linen, crystal glassware, single candle flame, dark atmospheric restaurant background

The Atmosphere

A Space for the Evening

Moody restaurant interior with exposed brick walls, dim pendant lighting, dark wood tables, intimate atmosphere, deep shadows

The Main Room

Wine glasses lined up on dark bar counter, amber liquid reflections, candlelight, elegant restaurant bar setting

The Wine Programme

Beautifully plated seasonal dish on dark ceramic, fine dining presentation, golden sauce, microgreens, warm side lighting

Seasonal Plating

Open kitchen with glowing hearth fire visible, chefs working in warm amber firelight, dark atmospheric professional kitchen

The Open Hearth

Private Dining

An evening
entirely yours.

Two private spaces — The Ember Room and The Grove Table — host intimate gatherings from six to eighteen guests. Each event is built around a bespoke menu developed in conversation with our kitchen.

Corporate dinners, milestone celebrations, private tastings. Whatever the occasion, the fire is always the centre of it.

The Ember Room

Up to 18 guests

The Grove Table

Up to 8 guests

Enquire About Private Dining

Opening Hours

MondayClosed

Tuesday – Thursday6:00 – 10:00 pm

Friday – Saturday5:30 – 11:00 pm

Sunday5:30 – 9:00 pm

Location

418 North Orleans Street
River North, Chicago
Illinois 60654

Get Directions →

Reserve

The table is
waiting for you.

Reservations are accepted up to 60 days in advance. We recommend booking early for Friday and Saturday evenings.

Reserve Your Table

An EveningShaped by Fire.

Where firebecomes flavour.