Whatever you’re looking for in a festive feast, you’ll find something on our list of 67 spots to celebrate Easter.
Easter celebrates rebirth and the start of spring, and the full diversity of Chicago’s culinary scene is on display as restaurants and bakeries offer a wide variety of traditional foods for the holiday including hot cross buns, magiritsa, mazurek and colomba. There are decadent buffets with carved ham, seafood and tables piled with treats, plus plenty of spots offering family fun with visits from the Easter Bunny or egg hunts.
Choose from options including cauliflower bisque, avocado toast, apricot-glazed ham and strawberry shortcake French toast during a two-course brunch. Add on bottomless mimosas for $25 or pastries and sides including a glazed cinnamon roll , butter croissant or chicken maple sausage . The Easter Bunny makes an appearance from noon to 3 p.m. during a three-course brunch including lobster bisque, slow-roasted leg of lamb and strawberry shortcake. Add on family-style sides such as creamed spinach or whipped potatoes with roasted garlic .
A brunch buffet features made-to-order omelets, mini croissants and bagels, seafood stew, carved dry-aged ribeye, ricotta doughnuts and Easter candy. A three-course brunch from executive chef Jason Qureshi includes smothered Scotch egg gravy, pineapple honey-glazed ham and carrot cake. Bring the kids for an egg hunt, photos with the Easter Bunny until 2 p.m. and a special kids menu.
The French brasserie serves specials including a smoked salmon benedict , banana ricotta pancakes and braised lamb shank with miso-glazed carrots . Enjoy bottomless mimosas, rosé and bloody marys or the Egg Hunt, a cocktail made with gin, egg white and lemon . Executive pastry chef Leigh Omilinsky prepares pastries for pickup including a six-inch chocolate fudge cake topped with malt eggs , hot cross buns , orange olive oil bundt cake and carrot cake .
The Lincoln Park restaurant’s Easter brunch features a choice of entrees such as banana-stuffed French toast and roasted leg of lamb plus a buffet of appetizers and desserts including meatballs, bruschetta, panna cotta and mini cannoli.Kids eat free during a brunch featuring pictures with the Easter Bunny and egg and cookie decorating. Specials including deviled eggs will be served along with the regular menu.
Choose from corn flake French toast, lobster pierogi and avocado toast during a family-style brunch including bacon and paprika fried potatoes plus a bloody mary or mimosa for adults. Feed four for $205 with an Easter dinner to go including honey-glazed ham, parmesan-crusted beef medallions, parmesan smashed potatoes, herb-roasted baby carrots and tiramisu. Orders must be placed by 4 p.m. Wednesday to pick up on Saturday. The restaurant also offers dine-in specials Friday through Sunday, such as lamb risotto and lemon cheesecake.
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