How to get a reservation at Esmé

How to book Esmé

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   Book directly on OpenTable

   Esmé takes reservations on OpenTable. Start there: pick your party size and date, and book any time that works. OpenTable lists it as Fine Dining, dress code: smart casual.

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   Be flexible on the night and time

   Prime-time weekend tables at Esmé go first. Weeknights, early seatings and late seatings are the easiest to find.

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   Watch for cancellations

   When Esmé shows nothing open, plans still change. Tables come back when other diners cancel, often a day or two ahead, and they go fast.

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   Let TableWatch watch for you

   Set the nights, time window and party size in the TableWatch app. We check OpenTable around the clock and push you the moment a matching table opens. You book it on OpenTable in your own account.

About Esmé

In August 2021, Chef Jenner Tomaska and his wife and partner Katrina Bravo opened a mission-driven Michelin-starred fine-dining restaurant, Esmé, in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. With Esmé, French for “beloved,” Tomaska and Bravo reimagine the tasting-menu model with philanthropy and art integrated into the foundation of the experience, an expression of their shared vision for the community-focused restaurant. Esmé is dedicated to supporting Chicago through philanthropic endeavors, ensuring that our culinary excellence also contributes to the well-being of our community.

From the restaurant, via OpenTable.

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