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# Atelier

Atelier is an American restaurant in Chicago's Lincoln Square that earned one MICHELIN star in 2023 for its farm-driven tasting menu; it closed in May 2026.

**Atelier** is an American restaurant in Chicago's Lincoln Square (4835 N. Western Ave.)[^guide2023pdf].

## Overview

The name comes from the word for an artist's studio. It was opened in 2023 by owner Tim Lacey on the former site of the fine-dining restaurant Elizabeth. Its first chef, Christian Hunter, previously worked at Community Table in Connecticut and was a 2023 James Beard Award finalist. The roughly 22-seat restaurant served a 12- to 14-course tasting menu built on ingredients from small Midwestern farms, with the menu changing weekly and even nightly; the cooking blended global influences with Hunter's Kentucky upbringing. After Hunter left in 2024, Bradyn Kawcak took over as chef; the restaurant moved to a larger space on the same street (4544 N. Western Ave.) in October 2025 and closed in May 2026 due to financial difficulties.

## Dishes & Highlights

- Warm clam chowder with lamb bacon and chive oil — the signature dish singled out in MICHELIN Guide's review
- Familiar dishes such as marinated beets, pimento cheese and Caesar salad remodeled and refined
- The tasting menu was priced at about $190 in 2023

## Honors

The MICHELIN Guide Chicago 2023 listed Atelier among its one-star restaurants, with the official PDF giving the address as 4835 N. Western Ave., Chicago, 60625. The guide marked it as a new starred restaurant that year. The official review noted that chef Christian Hunter's team presented a farm-supported tasting menu in creative ways; the warm clam chowder with lamb bacon and chive oil was specially mentioned.[^guide2023pdf]

## Practical Information

- Address: 4835 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 (relocated to 4544 N. Western Ave. in October 2025; now closed)
- Cuisine: American
- Price: $$$$ (per MICHELIN Guide)

[^guide2023pdf]: MICHELIN Guide, “MICHELIN Guide 2023 - New York, Chicago and Washington - A new three-MICHELIN-Star restaurant,” 2023-11-08, linked PDF, pp. 1-2, 8.

更新时间：2026-10-31

## 标签


## 关系

- Located in：[Chicago](/en/places/il-chicago.html) 
- Related works：[2023 MICHELIN Guide Chicago Starred Restaurants](/en/works/michelin-guide-chicago-2023-stars.html) 
- Related works：[2024《米其林指南芝加哥版》星级餐厅名单](/en/works/michelin-guide-chicago-2024-stars.html) 
- Related works：[2025《米其林指南芝加哥版》星级餐厅名单](/en/works/michelin-guide-chicago-2025-stars.html) 

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## 来源

- MICHELIN Guide 2023 - New York, Chicago and Washington - A new three-MICHELIN-Star restaurant：https://www.michelin.com/en/publications/products-and-services/michelin-guide-2023-new-york-chicago-and-washington-a-new-three-michelin-star-restaurant linked PDF, pp. 1-2, 8
- OpenStreetMap：https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/209478402 按地址定位（Nominatim）