Bellemore serves creative New American cuisine in a glamorous space with attentive and friendly service.
Vibe: All the feels of being at a contemporary, swanky steakhouse without being at a contemporary, swanky steakhouse. Menu: A la carte and tasting menus are available. My Picks: Shaved Foie Gras, Fall Salad, Dry Aged Duck and Chocolate Pave accompanied with a bottle of red from the Earthen, Rustic, Compelling section of their wine list. If I felt like indulging, I would start the evening with the Champagne and Oyster Pie and Champagne. Chef: Jimmy Papadopoulos
The Oyster Pie – A savory oyster custard topped with osetra caviar, a touch of crème fraîche, green apple dressed with lemon, & dill. Served with Moet & Chandon 2009 Grand Vintage Champagne ($65)2009 Moet & Chandon Brut, Champagne, France for the Oyster Pie2014 Nebbiolo Prevostini, Santa Rita, Rosse de Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy ($54)Venison Tartare, grilled trumpet mushrooms, tokyo turnips, pickled pears, toasted pumpernickel, lime ($17)Veal Sweetbreads glazed with molasses butter, honey crisp apples, braised fermented cabbage, mustard, dates ($18)Fried Razor Clams, crispy sweet potatoes from Beth Eccles, celery root remoulade, parmesan, mint ($16)Shaved Foie Gras -With ‘timeless prairie’ honey crisp apples, smoked raisin marmalade, cinnamon-raisin toast ($19)A Fall Salad of port-braised quince, brussels sprouts, toasted pumpkin seeds, crispy grains, whipped gorgonzola ($14)Chef Jimmy PapadopoulosChestnut Agnolotti stuffed with sheeps milk ricotta, celery root, black truffle, pecorino, roasted pears ($26)Dry Aged Duck glazed with burnt honey, fennel, braised farro, roasted beets, duck heart en crepinette ($36)Bellemore dessertsChestnut Brioche, pear butter and pears poached in verjus rouge, pear sorbet, chestnut chips ($12)
Apple Cheesecake, burnt cinnamon strudel, honey crisp apples roasted with brown butter, pickled ground cherries, frozen yogurt ($10)Chocolate Pave, flourless chocolate brownie, burnt persimmon marmalade, yuzu, crispy black sesame, forbidden rice ($12)Shakerag Blue, a cheese made from cow’s milk, figs, lavash, seeded grain granola, whiskey honey ($9)Bellemore private dining room
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Bellemore |564 W Randolph St, Chicago IL |312 667-0104
