Restaurants
Kumiko
                            
                                630 W. Lake St., Chicago, 60661, USA
                            
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    $$$$
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                                    Japanese, Asian
                                
                                
                            
                        
                        
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Kumiko
                            
                                630 W. Lake St., Chicago, 60661, USA
                            
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    $$$$
                                    ·
                                
                                
                                    Japanese, Asian
                                
                                
                            
                        
                        
                    
                    
                        It is impressive enough that Julia Momosé has built a worldclass cocktail bar featuring a dazzling collection of Japanese spirits. Servers and bartenders, both dressed in sharp black uniforms, are also so effortlessly warm and cheerful that you want to linger here for hours on end. Now, similar levels of intentionality and sophistication extend to the kitchen. A nicely pitched tasting menu highlights Japanese flavors and ingredients. Butter cabbage seared to a nice golden-brown, dressed with a ramp miso sauce and topped with katsuobushi makes an impression before entrees like yaki zakana, or brined and grilled Arctic char with a shio koji buerre blanc. Drink pairings with and without spirits elevate an experience that is confidently fine-tuned.
                    
                
            Location
                                    Monday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        closed
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Tuesday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        closed
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Wednesday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        17:30-23:30
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Thursday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        17:30-23:30
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Friday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        17:30-23:30
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Saturday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        17:30-23:30
                                    
                                
                            
                                    Sunday
                                
                                
                                    
                                        17:30-23:30
                                    
                                
                             
                                             
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                        