• 1350 W Randolph St,
    Chicago IL 60607
  • (312) 733 1314
  • info@elskerestaurant.com

Food

Executive Chef ~ David Posey
Executive Pastry Chef ~ Anna Posey
Pastry Chef ~ T.C. Lumbar
Sous Chefs ~ Tayler Ploshehanski and Kat Kraner

For any dietary restrictions, please contact us in advance via email at info@elskerestaurant.com. We are only able to accommodate dairy free, gluten free, peanut/nut free, shellfish free, vegetarian, and pescatarian diets.

Set Menu

  • 125
  • 60
  • 30
  • Tea of lightly smoked fruits and vegetables
  • Whipped buttermilk curd with celeriac and Gunde’s pickles on rugbrød
  • Chicken croquette with parsley
  • Cured fluke with kohlrabi, summer apples, and mustard
  • Swordfish with parsnip, matsutake, and pear
  • Duck liver tart with salted ramp and toasted buckwheat
  • Grilled waygu flatiron and sausage with stewed red cabbage
  • Frozen anise jelly with mint
  • Øllebrød with milk ice cream, buckwheat, and chanterelle

A La Carte Menu

  • Publican Quality oat porridge sourdough and cultured koji butter10
  • Aged gouda with honey, crab apple jam, and crackers18
  • Salt-cured anchovies with quail eggs and grilled sourdough 15
  • Belgian endive with creamed sherry dressing, pickled raisins, and walnuts 21
  • Chilled scallops with concord grape, turnips, and saba 29
  • Smoked fjord trout with golden beets, orange, sesame, and green tea29
  • Roasted striped bass with broccoli, capers, preserved lemon, and dill 32
  • Rye-diatori with maitakes, rye berries, sunflower seeds, and chervil27
  • Cappelletti ‘genovese’ with escarole and ricotta salata 29
  • Celeriac ‘risotto’ with candied hazelnuts, apple, and black truffle 28
  • Koji marinated chicken breast with sweet potato, ‘salsa macha’, and chestnuts 33
  • Danish meatballs with sunchokes ecrasé, fried kale, and coffee29
  • Grilled pork collar with leeks and poppy seeds34
  • Rice pudding with pomelo and cranberry sorbet 16
  • Black walnut tart with concord grape ice cream and fresh hops 16
  • Sunflower seed parfait with sour honey, licorice, and bee pollen16
  • Milk chocolate custard with feuilletine, black garlic caramel and salted blueberry 18

Drinks

Cocktails

  • Bar Manager ~ Monica Casillas-Rios
  • Shaken
    bourbon, permission, hazelnut, lemon15
  • Collins
    mezcal, ancho verde, cranberry, lime, grapefruit soda15
  • Stirred
    matsutake infused gin, cynar, vermouth, chocolate bitters 15
  • Martini
    vodka, dill-cucumber vermouth, salers15
  • Gløgg
    red wine, port, aquavit, almonds, spices15

Non-Alchoholic Drinks

  • Floral
    seedlip garden, cranberry, lime, grapefruit soda11
  • “Amaro”
    cinnamon, ginger beer, lime11

Wine

About

Elske, a modern American restaurant—located in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood at 1350 West Randolph Street—from Chefs David and Anna Posey. With the restaurant borrowing its name from the Danish word “to love”, there is a strong focus on an evolving philosophy, centering on simplistic fare, seasonal ingredients, and energetic hospitality. They combine contemporary and classic techniques while showcasing local and seasonal ingredients

Elske Accolades

  • 2017-2023Michelin One Michelin Star
  • 2020Jean Banchet Award Chefs of the Year
  • 2019James Beard, Finalist Best Chefs: Great Lakes
  • 2019OpenTable Diner's Choice
  • 2018James Beard, Finalist Best Chefs: Great Lakes
  • 2018Jean Banchet Award Best New Restaurant, Nominee
  • 2017Bon Appetit #2 Best New Restaurant in America
  • 2017Eater Best New Restaurant, National
  • 2017Zagat
  • 2017The Tastys (Taste Talks) Best New Restaurant: North

Anna Posey

Pastry Chef/Owner
  • 2018Jean Banchet Award Pastry Chef of the Year
  • 2015StarChefs Rising Pastry Star
  • 2014Zagat 30 Under 30
  • 2013TimeOut Chicago Best New Pastry Chef
  • 2013Food and Wine Nominee People’s Best New Pastry Chef

David Posey

Executive Chef/Owner
  • 2015Waldorf Astoria A Taste of Waldorf Winner
  • 2010-2014Michelin Star for Blackbird Restaurant, Chicago
  • 2014James Beard Award Finalist Rising Star Chef
  • 2014Bill of Fare Chefs to Watch
  • 2013Jean Banchet Award Chef de Cuisine
  • 2013James Beard Award Finalist Rising Star Chef
  • 2012Eater Young Guns
  • 2012Zagat 30 Under 30

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Elske Black Metal Shirt $25
Gift Card

Private Events

The private dining room at Elske was created to be a warm, casual space where family and friends can gather to relax and enjoy delicious food. Chefs David and Anna Posey’s cuisine is soulful cooking combined with modern techniques and an open, wood-fired hearth. It is the perfect environment for an intimate dinner of up to 24 guests, or for cocktails and snacks for groups up to 54.

We are also able to rent out the entire restaurant for larger events for up to 85 guests, and have packages to fit any occasion.

To view a virtual tour of our private dining room, click here

For more information, please email events@elskerestaurant.com

Jobs

We are currently fully staffed

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Please call (312) 733 1314, or email info@elskerestaurant.com

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