Schwa
Contemporary American · Chicago · Michelin One Star · Chef Michael Carlson
Holding one Michelin star, Schwa is chef Michael Carlson’s Contemporary American restaurant in Chicago. The kitchen delivers an avant-garde tasting menu with no front-of-house staff, where chefs double as servers in a tiny Wicker Park dining room. Its long-standing signature dish is a liquid quail egg yolk ravioli.
1466 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60622, Chicago
- 1 Michelin Star
Menu
Tasting Menu
- 12-Course Tasting Menu (175) — Chef's selection of avant-garde courses
Dishes
- gumbo but serve it chilled, aerated, and with a blue crab chip dotted with hoja santa aioli
- flaky, buttery cinnamon tart shell ... filled with foie gras ice cream and apples
- Medallions of quail ... dusted in jerk seasoning and plated with onion rings and candied guava
- milk bun dusted in powdered mustard
The Experience
Expect a lively and intimate atmosphere. The meal is structured around a tasting menu and an avant-garde approach.
- Atmosphere: Lively, Intimate
- Format: Tasting menu, Avant-garde
Phone: +1 773-252-1466
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