Sepia

4.8

4574 Reviews

$50 and over

Contemporary American

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Seamlessly melding refined and rustic, vintage and contemporary, Sepia has the feel of an instant classic. The stylish space is warm and inviting, comfortable yet lively. The easy elegance of the room serves as the perfect backdrop for the inventive American cuisine. Chef Andrew Zimmerman's product-driven, seasonal menu showcases the purity and quality of the ingredients, letting both the ingredients and his passion for what he does shine through. Sepia celebrates tradition – with a modern twist.

To book reservations of 8 or larger, please email info@sepiachicago.com!

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Jan 26, 2023

10:30 PM

Booked 31 times today

Experiences are available.

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Takeout

(312) 441-1920

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Private dining

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Dining style
Fine Dining
Cuisines
Contemporary American, Farm-to-table, American
Hours of operation
Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(312) 441-1920
Website
http://www.sepiachicago.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Andrew Zimmerman
Private party facilities
The elegant private event space features Chef Andrew Zimmerman's inventive American cuisine. When legally permitted we will resume the offering of our Sepia Private Dining Space that comfortably accommodates 60 guests for a seated event or 100 for a reception.
Private party contact
Kali Moskalik: (312) 441-1920

Location
123 North Jefferson St, Chicago, IL 60661
Neighborhood
West Loop
Cross street
Randolph
Parking details
Metered street parking is available as well as a parking garage across the street at Hampton Inn for an hourly fee.
Public transit
3 blocks from the Ogilvie Transportion Center, 5 minutes from Clinton Green and Pink Lines Stop.
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Experiences

Valentine's Day Prix Fixe Menu
$129.00 per person
Feb 14, 2023 only
Celebrate Valentine's Day with our 6 course prix fixe menu! Chef Andrew Zimmerman's product-driven, seasonal menu showcases the purity and quality of the ingredients, letting both the ingredients and his passion for what he does shine through.

Grilled Beef Striploin, Crispy Raclette, Cabbage, Sauce au Poivre
Grilled Sablefish, Butternut Squash, Garam Masala, Sumac Naan
Rohan Duck Breast, Honey Crisp Apple Hoisin, Peanut, Braised Rillette Dolma
Fettuccini, Marinated Clams, Roasted Tomato Butter, Calabrian Chili
vegetarian upon request
Robiola Bosina, Buckwheat Strudel, Huckleberry Mostarda, Honey
optional course - $15pp, entire table participation required

Dessert

Miso Butterscotch Pudding, Puffed Grain Krispy Treat, Candy Cap Mushroom Ice Cream
Jivara Chocolate Cannoli, Peanut Butter & Roasted Coco Nib Ice Cream, Tamarind
Mick Klug Farm Apples, Sourdough Cake, Caramel Cider Sorbet, Oat Praline

What 4,574 people are saying

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4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.8Service
4.8Ambience
4.5Value

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Chicago / Illinois
Contemporary American
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PeterS
Chicago
86 reviews
vip
4.0
86 reviews
Dined on January 1, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience5
A pleasant but not exceptional New Year's dinner at Sepia. The food was good and well presented, however most of the menu choices were familiar to us from a prior visit in summer - which is not exactly what we expected considering their promotion of a "special NYE menu". They did not have the red wine I wanted, and their list has very few bottles with any age. The recommended replacement did not work out well and had to be substituted - all of which took a while. Fortunately the sommelier finally came through by allocating me half of a magnum he had opened. I was a little disappointed there was no countdown into New Year. They served some rather nondescript prosecco which I sipped but did not finish. This is a good restaurant with lovely interior decor and friendly service but I think they could have performed a little better on this occasion.
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OpenTable Diner
Tampa
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 1, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
New Year’s Eve dinner with our 15-year old son. It was his first dining experience like this and we were all VERY impressed with the food and service. It felt like there was impeccable attention to detail for every course. It was a magical experience!
DW
DeniseW
Chicago
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on January 1, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Incredible food and wonderful service . Will return
JT
JessT
Chicago
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on December 31, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Lovely meal in a lovely space. Everything was incredibly delicious and the service was excellent. It’s a rare thing to look around the room and see absolutely everyone responding the first taste of their food with such delight.
MG
MelanieG
Orlando
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 30, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Every single dish was literally amazing and such a good deal
AK
AndrewK
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 30, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Well deserved Michelin star with inventive dishes that is sufficiently unique well worth the price and variety.
AO
AudreyO
Chicago
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 30, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience5
The food is wonderful overall but there are some that I didn't like at all ( eg minutes marshmallows). The aged beef stole the show. Felt a little rushed. Overall great experience.
MR
MikeR
Chicago
19 reviews
vip
5.0
19 reviews
Dined on December 29, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
EXCELLENT AND CREATIVE FOOD AS ALWAYS. GREAT SERVICE. NICE TO BE ABLE TO BRING MY OWN WINE. WONDERFUL AMBIANCE. THIS WAS MY SECOND VISIT AND I WILL ALWAYS RETURN.
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OpenTable Diner
Mexico City
34 reviews
vip
5.0
34 reviews
Dined on December 28, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Second time in Sepia (previously back in 2016). Everything was spectacular. The foie gras was superb, the chicken deliciously crispy and the duck simply amazing. All desserts were superior, my son described it as “the best cheesecake I’ve ever tasted”. The bartender managed to have some non-alcoholic cocktails for my son. Best of all was the people! It was an excellent service.
R
Ryan
Orlando
35 reviews
vip
4.0
35 reviews
Dined on December 28, 2022
overall4food5service3ambience5
Let me start off by saying the food was outstanding. Absolutely no complaints here. Highlights were the crab chowder and the sablefish curry, both full of complex flavors and textures with every bite - insanely delicious. As far as the service goes, it was fine, but by no means what I would expect from a Michelin-starred restaurant. Our server was a very pleasant young lady who took our order and returned only to present my wine pairings (all but one) and give us our check. One of the wine pairings and all of our food were served by someone else and she never came by to check on us to see how we were enjoying the food, ask if we had any questions, needed anything, etc. After each course we only saw her well after we were done and plates had been cleared, when she returned to pour the next wine. Again, at any standard restaurant this might have been okay service (still would not have been close to what I would consider great for something like Outback or Olive Garden), but for this type of restaurant it did not fit the quality of the food and environment at all. Again, the food is incredible and everyone should try it, but the service needs work.
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 28, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
It was great
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 22, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience5
This was a great place to go for our 2 year anniversary!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Chicago
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 22, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our experience at Sepia was a great! Service and food were 10/10. I recommended adding the caviar course, but skipping the wine pairings and trying some of their cocktails, the absinthe cocktail was a stand-out. The fried egg, kampachi, and the sablefish were all incredible, and I’ll be dreaming about their prosciutto amuse bouche. This is a great restaurant for a Michelin tasting menu in a more relaxed environment
AD
AlecD
Chicago
4 reviews
vip
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on December 21, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great place to do a tasting menu and could work for special occasions, pre-theatre, dates or biz. Our's was 4 courses, with good variety for each course. Tangie's service was excellent, and she even shared a sample wine from the tasting menu for one of my wife's courses.
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vespona
Chicago
36 reviews
vip
5.0
36 reviews
Dined on December 21, 2022
overall5food4service5ambience5
Don't forget about this gem. With all the new dining experiences out there the tried and true sometimes get forgotten. We had a wonderful anniversary dinner last night. The tasting menu portions were quite large and delicious. Wait staff could not have been nicer. A truly lovely evening.
L
Lakesider
Chicago
28 reviews
5.0
28 reviews
Dined on December 21, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
This is a tasting menu only, so be prepared for multiple courses. My husband and I made sure that we choose different items for each course so we could maximize our tasting experience. It was a good decision- you want to miss as few dishes as possible! We found every dish to be interesting and complex. Flavors were not your ordinary and the mix of texture and taste was wonderful. This is an event meal!
MD
MadDog
Chicago
15 reviews
vip
5.0
15 reviews
Dined on December 21, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
This was our first visit and we were delightfully pleased. Sepia is well deserving of the Michelin Star it has been awarded. We selected Sepia because our chef son from LA was visiting. He met some of the chefs working in Sepia's kitchen, expressed his compliments about the cuisine our table enjoyed and noted a well organized, clean and efficient kitchen. The Prix Fixe menu is inventive, with unique ingredients that provide a wide range of flavors across the palate. The front of the house team was spot on with timing of the courses, as wells as courteous and friendly. It's not a budget spot, but given a 1-star rating, provides good value for outstanding quality. We will definitely return to celebrate other special occasions.
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OpenTable Diner
Chicago
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 20, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Went with a buddy whom had never been. Kim was our amazing server. The entire team is extremely well trained and knowledgeable. It’s my 5th time back and looking forward to opera season to go ba k more in 2023.
EM
ErikM
Chicago
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on December 20, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
I don’t have words to explain how great our meal was. The caviar course is well worth the 25 pp. Nothing that anyone ate was less than exactly what they hoped for. Come here as fast as you can get here.
Z
Zinguy
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 18, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Creative dishes, exquisitely prepared and presented in a lovely, spacious room. Service is consumately professional while still being warm, friendly and welcoming. Such a great experience to have "star quality" dining offered not as an experience or entertainment but as a delicious and engaging meal to be savored as you enjoy with your dining companions
m
megskeenan
Chicago
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on December 17, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Absolutely top-notch food, experience, wine, service!!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Chicago
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 15, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Loved it!!!
CS
CurtS
New York Area
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on December 12, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
I haven't been to Sepia in years, and it's rare that restaurants get better with time... Sepia has. I highly recommend a trip.
CY
ChicagoYankee
Atlanta
11 reviews
vip
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on December 11, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Delicious food, great wine and outstanding service. What’s not to love?
A
Anthony
Columbus
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 10, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Loved the food, service was amazing too. Great spot for date night or special occasions.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Detroit
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on December 9, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing food, great atmosphere, definitely worth a try!
JP
JesseP
Chicago
34 reviews
vip
5.0
34 reviews
Dined on December 6, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing four-course meal with wine! This was one of the nicest restaurants I have visited, and some of the best tasting food.
E
Eugene
Chicago
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 6, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
The food was good and everyone was very nice. Everyone was very committed to making our dinner special.
LF
LeonardoF
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 4, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience5
- Product is good; consistent with a 1-star restaurant. - Service could be better and more efficient (the brought us bread after the first course had already been server), but then again, I can't compare the service of a 3-star (or even 2-star) with one of a 1-star restaurant. - Men bathroom could use some remodeling. - Wine pairing showed good choices but I felt they were stingy on how much they actually served. - I'd come back again after experiencing other 1-star places in Chicago.
JN
JoeN
Cincinnati
23 reviews
vip
5.0
23 reviews
Dined on December 4, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fantastic food and service. Amazing
c
clambake
Chicago
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 4, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Next level meal, so delicious!
B
Bobstastebuds
Milwaukee
22 reviews
vip
3.0
22 reviews
Dined on December 4, 2022
overall3food5service3ambience3
Food was excelllent.. Foie gras custard, the bomb! Truffle chicken a bit dry… duck excellent and deserts fantastic.. wine pairings a great value and spot on with the courses.. service a bit slow.. we waited about 30 minutes for our drink order after being seated.. jealous of the tables next to us who seemed to have a more attentive and personal server.. service wouldnt stop me from trying again.. as probs one off. For table of two like many restaurants these days.. they do cram them close togetether so you’re always a part of the neighbors table…
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OpenTable Diner
Cincinnati
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 4, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Would give Sepia 10 stars if I could. An amazing meal.
M
Mike
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 3, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
A fantastic meal and well worth the cost. Greatly recommend the kampachi crudo, duck breast, and apple kuchen!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Chicago
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 3, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Engagement
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BeliK
Miami
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 3, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Definitely deserves two michelin stars!!! Wish all luck!
R
Ryan
Chicago
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on December 3, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
I doubt there's a better priced one start michelin restaurant in Chicago. The food was absolutely incredible. Cocktails were delicious, and the four course menu is only $90.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Chicago
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 3, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience5
Would like to go again…. Excellent
OT
OpenTable Diner
Grand Rapids
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 2, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was fantastic! The combination of flavors and textures was a surprise each dish. The service was excellent and I look forward to the next time we return.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Chicago
86 reviews
vip
5.0
86 reviews
Dined on December 2, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Well deserved Michelin star

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Contactless payment available
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables

Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

You can order delivery directly from Sepia using the Order Online button. Sepia also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (312) 441-1920.

Sepia is rated 4.8 stars by 4574 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Jan 26, 2023

10:30 PM

Booked 31 times today

Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout

(312) 441-1920

Other options

Order online

123 North Jefferson St, Chicago, IL 60661

Additional information

Cross street
Randolph
Neighborhood
West Loop
Hours of operation
Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Cuisines
Contemporary American, Farm-to-table, American
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Metered street parking is available as well as a parking garage across the street at Hampton Inn for an hourly fee.
Public transit
3 blocks from the Ogilvie Transportion Center, 5 minutes from Clinton Green and Pink Lines Stop.
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, Visa
Executive chef
Andrew Zimmerman
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.sepiachicago.com/
Phone number
(312) 441-1920
Private party facilities
The elegant private event space features Chef Andrew Zimmerman's inventive American cuisine. When legally permitted we will resume the offering of our Sepia Private Dining Space that comfortably accommodates 60 guests for a seated event or 100 for a reception.
Private party contact
Kali Moskalik: (312) 441-1920

Sepia

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout

Other options

Private dining

Additional information

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Valentine's Day Prix Fixe Menu

First Course

Crispy Soft-Boiled Egg, Werp Farm Greens, Lady Edison Ham, Caramelized Onion

Kampachi Crudo, Green Curry Apple Cider, Lemongrass, Thai Basil

Beef Tartare, Boquerone, Potato Crisps, Caramelized Onion

Roasted Crab, Sweet Corn Pudding, Chili Crisp, Smoked Trout Roe

Second Course

Sourdough Cavatelli, Parmesan Butter, Pine Nut, Black Pepper

Foie Gras Chawanmushi, Sauce Périgord, Shiitake Mushroom

Miso Roasted Scallop, Carolina BBQ Butter, Sweet Pepper

Truffle Friend Chicken, Sweet Potato, Burgundy Truffle, Brown Butter Jus

Third Course

Grilled Beef Striploin, Crispy Raclette, Cabbage, Sauce au Poivre

Grilled Sablefish, Butternut Squash, Garam Masala, Sumac Naan

Rohan Duck Breast, Honey Crisp Apple Hoisin, Peanut, Braised Rillette Dolma

Fettuccini, Marinated Clams, Roasted Tomato Butter, Calabrian Chili

Robiola Bosina, Buckwheat Strudel, Huckleberry Mostarda, Honey

Dessert

Miso Butterscotch Pudding, Puffed Grain Krispy Treat, Candy Cap Mushroom Ice Cream

Jivara Chocolate Cannoli, Peanut Butter & Roasted Coco Nib Ice Cream, Tamarind

Mick Klug Farm Apples, Sourdough Cake, Caramel Cider Sorbet, Oat Praline

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