River North's Modern French Intimate Room
Brindille on Clark Street is Carrie Nahabedian's River North modern French. The small, considered sister to her former Naha. Careful sauces, considered seasonal cookery, and the kind of intimate dining-room hospitality that has earned a quiet loyal following.
The cooking is contemporary French with restraint: small-room cooking that takes the cuisine seriously without theatrical staging. Sauces reduce for the proper time; vegetables are treated as proper components.
What to Order
Seasonal tasting menu when on. The kitchen's most direct expression. À-la-carte handles the diner who wants flexibility. The wine list is short, considered, and well-paired with the food.
The Format
The dining room is intimate, well-lit, and unmistakably French in its discipline. Tables are well-spaced; the staff are unhurried.
Best Occasion: Anniversary
An anniversary at Brindille is one of River North's quiet classics. The intimacy, the careful French cooking, the considered wine programme. Combine into the kind of evening anniversary dinners are built around.