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The menu at Sixteen delivers a variety of contemporary American food, with selections rotating regularly so there’s always something new to try at the Chicago restaurant. Breakfast and lunch menus change with the seasons, while the dinner menu is updated almost daily. You can mix and match menu items, such as croissants, Yukon fried potatoes and fresh strawberries to create a custom breakfast; or go for one filling dish like the eggs Benedict with Irish bacon and hollandaise sauce. The lunch menu offers à la carte options as well as a three-course tasting menu. Order the tasting menu and you’ll be treated to an appetizer, entrée and dessert, as well as a non-alcoholic cocktail, like a Pomegranate Plum Cooler, made of pomegranate, plum tea and fresh citrus.

With newly appointed chef Thomas Lents in the kitchen, expect to be wowed by his creative and flavorful dishes. For dinner, you can order a la carte (which is designed to be three courses), or order the seven-course prix fixe menu or the 12-course prestige tasting menu to really get a taste of what chef Lents can do. Keep in mind Sixteen is a fine dining restaurant, so you'll treated to a gastronomic event. You'll find dishes on the tasting menus that include king crab leg and osetra caviar New Zealand langoustines in a delicate shellfish bisque and truffle sabayon; Wagyu beef ribeye with caramelized salsify and bone marrow jus; Scottish pheasant breast with buttered cabbage, truffled celeriac and natural jus. Trust us, go with one of the tasting menus and you won't be disappointed. 

The desserts at Sixteen are made by pastry chef Sarah Kosikowski, who is famous for her attention to detail in sweets like the white chocolate vanilla tart topped with fresh raspberries and served with a smear of raspberry sauce and mini raspberry meringues. If raspberries aren’t your thing, try other fruity finishes, like a tart cherry shortcake with white chocolate almond rocher and vanilla ice milk, or oven-roasted apricots with pistachio cream cake and lemon verbena namelaka. They are the perfect way to cap off a meal at the Four-Star restaurant.