Top Near South Side Cocktail Party Venues

• Spaces for 35 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

It is a wine bar that is a member of the Francesca's Restaurant Group. Davanti Enoteca serves a range of rustic Italian food, including classics such as pasta and chicken, as well as more modern favorites such as burgers and pizza. The restaurant also has a large brunch menu that includes items such as French toast, frittatas, eggs benedict, bloody Mary's, and other dishes. In addition to offering a spacious event area, Davanti Enoteca also offers outstanding cuisine as well as a welcoming ambiance for any rehearsal dinner or conference. Additionally, there are family-style menus for brunch, lunch, and supper that are reasonably priced while yet providing delectable eating alternatives for everyone that walks through the door. Davanti Enoteca is a bustling wine bar and restaurant that serves shared modern variations on rustic Italian food in a convivial setting. We ask that you please assist us in maintaining a safe atmosphere by wearing your face mask at all times while in the restaurant, with the exception of while you are sitting at your table. It is important that you do not visit the restaurant if you are presently sick, if you have displayed signs of Covid-19 in the previous 14 days, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 14 days. Thank you so much for your assistance. We're delighted to see you again!

• Spaces for 350-400 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Bar
• 1 Brewery

Haymarket Pub & Brewery is a brewpub and event venue located at 737 W Randolph St in Chicago's Randolph Street corridor. The name pays tribute to Chicago's Haymarket Square — site of the 1886 Haymarket Affair, a labor demonstration that helped establish the eight-hour workday and inspired May Day observances around the world. That history informs the brewery's identity as a place for working people of all kinds, a welcoming spot to gather after a long day. The venue's private event space, The Haymarket Tavern, accommodates semi-private gatherings of up to 40 guests in a reserved section of the back bar and dining room, or full buyouts for groups of 100 or more — with complete venue buyouts available for up to 350 guests. The space comes equipped with two pool tables, two dart boards, seven flat-screen TVs, a 100-inch HD projector screen, and a full sound system. Haymarket's kitchen offers buffet packages, à la carte banquet options, and beverage packages, with food and beverage minimums that vary by date and season.

• Spaces for 400 Guests

With a location in River North, Highline, a Four Corners Bar + Lounge, is a famous Chicago spot for lunch, brunches, and happy hours. Guests of any event will be impressed with the modern ambiance created by white washed and slatted timber walls, styled and comfy furniture, raw floor treatments, exposed ceilings, and open windows overlooking River North. In addition, Highline offers a large number of televisions and a modern sound system, as well as customized menus with innovative bar cuisine and beverages, as well as four separate party sections for parties ranging from 20 to 400 people. The Highline is a genuinely outstanding venue for watching all sports and hosting private or corporate gatherings of all kinds. A Chicago institution for lunch, happy hour, and supper, HIGHLINE is located in River North and is open seven days a week. The menu features sophisticated bar cuisine, such as signature fish tacos, a smash burger, and their renowned skillet cookie, among other things. As an added bonus, Highline offers a FREE bar-cade featuring classic games such as Skee-Ball (for kids), NBA Jam (for adults), and Donkey Kong (for adults).

A stylish departure from a traditional steakhouse, Bavette's Bar & Boeuf embraces French flair without the formality, blending fine dining with unabashed fun.

Chef Sarah Grueneberg's restaurant, Monteverde, is located in Chicago's West Loop district and serves Italian cuisine that combines the traditions of Italian culture and cooking with inspirations from her travels around the world and her family's ancestry. Using global ingredients and cooking methods that are not typically found in the Italian kitchen, Monteverde offers a fresh perspective on Italian cuisine, highlighting some dishes that are deeply rooted in tradition while also introducing adventurous new flavors to the table through the use of traditional and innovative techniques. All of our ingredients are sourced from the greatest sources in the Midwest as well as Italy, and they all adhere to Grueneberg's passion for "following the food," which means ensuring that each component is raised to the highest possible standards. The Pastificio, located in the heart of the restaurant, is where our crew prepares fresh, hand-made pastas throughout the day in a variety of shapes, sizes, and textures for our guests to enjoy. Monteverde is a place where flour is king.

Enjoy everything that River North has to offer and make plans for a memorable evening with a large party at a restaurant that has private dining rooms or event space for private gatherings. Due to the versatility of the space, the Hubbard Inn is an excellent choice for private or semi-private dining in Chicago, as well as for hosting out-of-town visitors and family members who are in town. Restaurants that provide private dining rooms are an excellent choice for hosting all types of parties and events, including cocktail receptions, brunches, business events, late-night bachelor and bachelorette parties, and engagement parties. The Hubbard Inn offers a variety of menu options, including those for breakfast, supper, late night meals, and delectable drinks, making it easy to arrange events and catering to all of your party's requirements. Fill out the event request form on our website with the specifics of your party if you would like more information or to submit an event request, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

• Spaces for 56-114 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

Jefferson Tap offers a great private event area that can be personalized for any event or occasion, whether it's a conference, a baby shower, or a birthday. Since 2002, we've been tucked away in Chicago's Fulton River District area, making us the ideal setting for a drink with friends, a romantic late-night supper for two, or a full-fledged party with all the trimmings. Enjoy daily specials, weekly specials, a seasonal menu, a dog-friendly terrace, and two full bars to keep your spirits high. The Loft at Jefferson Tap is on the second floor of the building and has a west-facing view of Jefferson Street. The Loft comfortably seats 56 people and has a maximum capacity of 114. There are six televisions in the Loft, as well as a drop-down projector that works with both Mac and PC. The space is equipped with full A/V and a microphone, which makes it ideal for both personal and professional events and can be adapted to fit any floor plan or design. We’re happy to discuss how you can make this space your own for your next event. Jefferson Tap would not be here to host your forthcoming special occasions if it weren't for the support of our friends and family, as well as our regulars who we consider family. We appreciate your patronage, support, and devotion, and we look forward to better days ahead. We appreciate you from the bottom of our hearts for your continuing support, and we hope to see you at The Tap!

• Spaces for 600 Guests
• 1 Venue with Activities

FTW combines cutting-edge gaming, chef-driven cuisine, artisan libations, and miniature golf in one unique location. FTW will be a paradigm-shifting gaming destination unlike any other in the city or country, combining slick refinement with gut-busting pleasure. Catering, beverage, and entertainment options are included in our party packages, which can accommodate groups of 8 to 600 people. Our skilled event planners can work with you to design the ideal party package to meet your specific requirements. Plan your next gathering at FTW for an amazing night! Treat your guests to a luxurious dinner in one of our four world-class city view suites. Authentic wood-paneled floors and beautiful chandeliers lend a dashing touch to our unique steampunk design, transporting your guests to another planet as they gaze out our floor-to-ceiling windows at the Chicago cityscape. Glasses will stay filled thanks to a hand-selected variety of fine wine, beer, and spirits from our optional portable bar, and the private area's central location gives you quick access to both the arcade and the private parlor. We cater to a variety of events, including Corporate Events, Team Building, and Fundraisers, as well as Holiday Parties, Birthdays, Bachelor/ette Parties, and Rehearsal Dinners and Showers. Birthdays, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, School Post Prom / Grad Nights, Youth Groups, Sweet Sixteens, and Sports Parties all work well in our area! FTW provides a full food and beverage menu featuring humorous American comfort food, with some items provided through a dim sum-style cart service, bringing ready-to-eat bites to the gamers. The whole menu will be offered to guests in communal and high top table seating, with entrees and shareable items. A full bar with 32 craft beers on tap and a Victorian-inspired classic cocktail menu completes the room, giving it an opulent nightlife appeal.

• Spaces for 700 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Event Space

From the stadium to the top table, Levy creates remarkable experiences by combining unfettered creativity, custom strategy, flawless service, and a genuine passion for great food. Larry and Mark Levy bought D.B. Kaplan's Delicatessen in Chicago's Water Tower Place in 1978. Levy Restaurants was founded with the help of their mother, Eadie, and some traditional family recipes. Larry and Mark enlisted the help of their mother, Eadie, in the deli. Eadie Levy became known as our "Company Mom" after that. The concept of sports catering was born. At the former Comiskey Park in 1982, Levy pioneered the concept of excellent dining in stadiums (then home of the Chicago White Sox). We expanded our services to include Wrigley Field in 1985, and the rest is history. Our retail expansion has been amazing, from a 50th anniversary clothing line for the St. Louis Blues to a Chicago Cubs pop-up shop along the Magnificent Mile. We opened off 2017 with huge news, the debut of Rank + Rally, our retail subsidiary, with new partners the Vegas Golden Knights and the Brooklyn Nets adding to our roster. Regardless of how you want to celebrate, our assortment has something for everyone. We're thrilled to collaborate with some of the world's largest and best events, from the Grammys to the NHL All-Star Game, College Baseball to the US Open courts. Action! Lights, camera, action! Conventions don't need to be boring. From the first mouthful to the last, our access to important monuments and team of culinary and hospitality professionals make business meetings and social events extraordinary.

• Spaces for 50-70 Guests

The placement of Boqueria in the center of the West Loop's Fulton Market District provides three unique spaces for groups and parties to gather. Large events may also be held at the facility, which can be hired out in its entirety. The cocktail area, which is sandwiched between floor-to-ceiling windows and the bustling bar, is the ideal setting for festivities directly beneath the glow of the Fulton Market sign at night. The main dining area puts your guests in close proximity to the excitement at the bar while still giving them with a private spot to relax. The open-kitchen dining room combines the open kitchen and dining space together to provide a more intimate atmosphere where guests may receive a front-row seat to the activities of the cooks in their kitchen. If you would like more information about renting event space at our Fulton Market District tapas bar and restaurant, please send us an email with the specifics of your event and we will respond as soon as we can. We look forward to seeing you soon!

• Spaces for 12-150 Guests
• 6 Hotels
• 6 Meeting Spaces

Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Downtown/Magnificent Mile is a full-service hotel situated in River North, two blocks from the Magnificent Mile and steps from the Grand Avenue Red Line stop. The property's 361 renovated guest rooms and central location place it within reach of Navy Pier, Merchandise Mart, and more than 200 restaurants and bars in the surrounding neighborhood. For private events and meetings, the hotel offers 7,000 square feet of flexible function space spread across 11 meeting rooms, accommodating groups of two to 200. All function rooms feature windows with natural light and high ceilings, and the 12th-floor Conference Hall includes spacious pre-function areas for meal service and networking. A designated catering and banquet team, complimentary Wi-Fi for all attendees, and audiovisual equipment support events from intimate board meetings to multi-day programs with breakout sessions. The on-site Weber Grill Restaurant — known for open-flame cooking over authentic Weber kettles — is available for dining before and after events. An indoor heated pool and 24-hour fitness center round out the property's amenities.

• Spaces for 25-200 Guests
• 4 Restaurants
• 2 Bars

Beatrix is a coffeehouse, restaurant, and gathering spot in the Chicago districts of River North, Streeterville, Fulton Market, and Oak Brook. Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises' Founder Rich Melman, Executive Partner and Divisional President Marc Jacobs, and Chef Partners John Chiakulas, Rita Dever, and Susan Weaver are the brains behind the restaurant. The menu is noted for its famous coffee and bakery counter, which includes signature cookies and in-house pastry favorites, and for its healthy meets tasty alternatives. Our coffee bar features Beatrix Coffee Roasters' house blends, which include Medium, Dark, Espresso, and Decaf roasts. Barista-created lattes, Bulletproof Coffee, Cold Brew Iced Coffee, Nitro, and featured special blends are all part of the coffee program. Honey Cinnamon Latte, Matcha Iced Latte, and Mexican Iced Coffee are all favorites. Seasonal fruits, fresh-squeezed juice, and made-in-house ingredients are featured in the cocktail program, which is inspired by the everyday healthy meets delicious concept and is founded in classic cocktails. Both home obscurities and international picks make up the wine collection. Beatrix Fulton Market in Chicago is a welcoming neighborhood restaurant, café, and gathering spot. Our semi-private dining room is ideal for a family brunch, business lunch, reception, or dinner party.

• Spaces for 70-550 Guests
• 4 Restaurants
• 4 Outdoor Spaces
• 4 Total Spaces

Caffè Oliva at Ohio Street Beach is a lakefront restaurant and event venue situated directly on Chicago's Ohio Street Beach at 550 E Grand Avenue. Open seasonally from May through October, the venue offers a beachside setting with views of Lake Michigan alongside a downtown skyline backdrop, making it well-suited for corporate events, family reunions, birthday celebrations, and casual group gatherings. The venue accommodates a range of group sizes across several distinct outdoor spaces: a beachfront area that handles up to 350 guests reception-style, a covered deck with seating for up to 150, and individual cabanas for smaller groups of up to 25. A full venue buyout extends capacity to 550 standing or 400 seated guests, providing exclusive use of the entire beachfront, deck, and all cabanas. The menu features Mediterranean-inspired cuisine, fresh seafood, and handcrafted cocktails, with custom menu options available for private events. Beach amenities including volleyball, cornhole, and live acoustic entertainment can be incorporated into events.

• Spaces for 200-749 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Boats
• 2 Waterfront

Odyssey Cruises Chicago — now operating as City Cruises, part of the City Experiences family — brings private events and celebrations onto the water in the heart of downtown Chicago. Departing from two locations, the company operates two distinctive Odyssey vessels: the Odyssey Chicago River and the Odyssey Lake Michigan. The Odyssey Chicago River is a glass-enclosed, climate-controlled single-deck dining vessel that accommodates up to 200 guests. It cruises the main branch of the Chicago River, passing landmarks such as Marina City, the Merchandise Mart, and Willis Tower — all while guests dine and celebrate from a panoramic floating vantage point. The Odyssey Lake Michigan is a multi-deck yacht berthed at Navy Pier that hosts up to 749 guests across three climate-controlled dining decks and an open-air rooftop lounge. The vessel is suited for large weddings, galas, and corporate events where guests move between indoor dining and outdoor deck views of the Chicago skyline and lakefront. All-inclusive event packages include chef-prepared cuisine, DJ entertainment, an in-house event coordinator, and customizable menus across brunch, lunch, and dinner sailings.

• Spaces for 70-100 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

Gaijin by Chef Paul Virant is Chicago’s first okonomiyaki restaurant, offering both Hiroshima and Osaka styles of the savory Japanese pancake. A self-described gaijin, or “outsider” in Japanese, Virant playfully embraces this perspective and honors traditional preparations and techniques, as well as his well-known passion for pickling and preserving. Designed to deliver a lively and interactive culinary experience, the 60-seat space is anchored by a custom 12-foot griddle and chef’s counter and offers individual Hiroshima teppan griddles for table service. The dessert menu features kakigori, a shaved ice dessert, along with mochi donuts and other Japanese-inspired treats. The bar program showcases highballs and a focused selection of beer – including a Moody Tongue-Gaijin collaboration house lager, sake, Japanese whisky, and wine. We can’t wait to see you at Gaijin!

CAPACITIES ON THE ROOFTOP TERRACE 20 - 140 Reception *can be reserved as a partial or entire space 74 Seated *includes lounge seating on the terrace IMPORTANT FEATURES Rooftop Garden with City and Lake Views in a Contemporary Urban Design Seating in the Lounge on a Partial Basis Tables made of stone Bar that can be moved Capacities at the Linden Center are as follows: 120 seats, 250 reception A/V equipment is available. 4 Wireless Microphones are included. 2 stationary microphones, a screen, and an LCD projector are provided. 1 movable podium equipped with a CPU (Laptop & USB Capable) IMPORTANT FEATURES Large/Open Space with Customizable Movable Bar and Carrarra Marble Console with Dimmable Pinpoint Lighting and Full Privacy Door WoodWind brings Matt O'Neill's elegant yet simple dishes — prepared with honest excellence, playful creativity, and spirited hospitality — to a beautiful, casual, and comfortable setting. Matt O'Neill's dishes are made with honest excellence, playful creativity, and spirited hospitality. GET UP AND SHOW OFF! WoodWind, located 18 stories above Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood, serves sophisticated dishes, drinks, and panoramic views of the city. The restaurant celebrates the integrity of the ingredients at their peak, presenting them with creativity and refined techniques. Its contemporary American menu, created by Chef Matt O'Neill in collaboration with Executive Chef Alex Cabrera, is brimming with regionally sourced ingredients and epicurean playfulness. Dishes are sensibly paired with imaginative seasonal cocktails created by Beverage Director / Mixologist Carolina Gonzalez. With its boldly off-the-beaten-path location just blocks from the Magnificent Mile, the restaurant offers guests a gourmet getaway in a comfortable and decidedly classic Chicagoan setting. WoodWind, a restaurant located in the Lavin Family Pavilion on the Northwestern Medicine Campus, is owned and operated by Craveable Hospitality.

• Spaces for 300-500 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 1 Ballroom

The Hyatt Centric Chicago Magnificent Mile, with its 20,000 square feet of modern meeting and event rooms that can accommodate stunning gatherings and events, is a remarkable venue for business meetings, professional conferences, social parties, and exquisite weddings. Our knowledgeable and experienced team of professional event planners will work with you every step of the way to ensure that all of your needs are fulfilled, that every detail is in place, and that all of your guests are satisfied with the final product. Besides our gorgeous locations in the heart of Chicago's downtown, we provide exquisite catering services as well as cutting-edge technology to fulfill your every requirement. This sophisticated and contemporary venue, complete with huge ballrooms and stunning décor, is the ideal place for holding your most important day in Chicago's Magnificent Mile neighborhood. Enjoy the expertise of our specialized wedding planners, who will ensure that every element of your ideal wedding surpasses your expectations, from a delicious catered reception to beautiful flower arrangements and everything in between. The Hyatt Centric Chicago Magnificent Mile, which is conveniently located in the center of the city, is an excellent choice for your next conference. Our hotel offers 20,000 square feet of adaptable meeting space, with options ranging from tiny boardrooms to vast ballrooms, all of which are flooded with natural light and provide spectacular views of the Chicago skyline. Additionally, food packages and audiovisual services help to guarantee that your event is successful, productive, and memorable for those who attend.

• Spaces for 20-236 Guests
• 1 Boat

From sightseeing cruises to dinner cruises, everything is better when done on the sea. The Spirit of Chicago is ready to take you on a tour of the city. With a lunch, dinner, or specialty cruise, you may eat, drink, and dance while taking in the beautiful skyline. Your taste buds will be delighted by the Spirit menu, which features a range of culturally-inspired meals made with fresh, organic ingredients. Spirit is a great place for every occasion, from romantic meals for two to business events. Let's have a party! There is nothing like it on the land: On the top deck, there is a rooftop lounge. Three internal decks with panoramic windows, each with its own climate control system. Menus featuring vegetarian and gluten-free alternatives have been included. Live DJs, large dance floors, and full-service bars are all available. Admiral Richard M. Navy Pier is known as "the People's Pier," and it is Chicago's lakefront jewel, inviting everybody and providing dynamic, diversified experiences via partnerships and activities that stimulate exploration and amazement. Guests have flocked to enjoy the Pier's 50 acres of unrivaled activities and experiences since it reopened in 1995, bringing in more than 180 million visitors since then. In 2021, Navy Pier will continue to transform into an accessible, year-round focal point for Chicago's many arts and cultural treasures, while also expanding its offerings.