City Tavern Menu - American New, Gastropub Restaurant, South Loop Near South - Chicago, IL 60605

Applewood Smoked Baconn/a
Wild Mushroomsn/a
Baby Octopusn/a

Sunchoke Velvet Soup$9.00
Fish And Shellfish Pie$11.00
Wild Mushroom Risotto$10.00
Whole Wheat Pasta$15.00
Baby Beets$10.00
Mussels Steamed In Saison Ale$12.00
Deviled Farm Eggs$10.00
Select Oysters On The Half-Shell$3.00

Grilled Asparagus, Fried Egg And Béarnaise$8.00
Sweet And Sour Brussels Sprouts$9.00
Baby Lettuces And Spring Vegetables$7.00
Duck Fat Fried Potato Chips$8.00

Wild Salmon$16.00
Mushroom-Stuffed Lake Trout$15.00
Walleye Pike$17.00
Berkshire Pork Chop$18.00
Grass-Fed Rib-Eye$19.00

Sea Scallops$19.00
Fried Amish Chicken$16.00
Beef Cheeks Braised In Porter$18.00
Pan Roasted Cauliflower$15.00
Steak And Ale Pie$15.00

With Choice Of Sweet Potato Fries Or Duck Fat Fried Chips.

Grilled Three-Cheese Of Ricotta$9.00
Pork Belly Sliders On Brioche Rolls$9.00
Shrimp Po’ Boy On Butter Roll$11.00
Aged Striploin Burger On Potato Bun$14.00

Each $6 / 3 For $15. Artisan Cheese And Cured Meats.

Caso Bolo Mellagen/a
Bella Vitano Goldn/a
Dunbarton Blue Cheddarn/a
Rosemary Panoletan/a
Cabrales Blue Cheesen/a
Lomo Frescon/a
Cacciatorinin/a
Country Style Terrinen/a
Pork Rillettesn/a

Pistachio Crème Brûléen/a
Chocolate Praline Mousse Caken/a
Pecan Tartn/a
Coconut Cream Pien/a

"Cock-Tail Is A Stimulating Liquor, Composed Of Spirits Of Any Kind, Sugar, Water, And Bitters - It Is Vulgarly Called A Bittered Sling, And Is Supposed To Be An Excellent Electioneering Potion, Inasmuch As It Renders The Heart Stout And Bold, At The Same

The Fish House Punch (C.1732, Philadelphia)n/a
Sherry Cobblern/a
Lexington Slingn/a
Stone Fencen/a
Medford Buckn/a
Twenty Miles Marchn/a
Improved Holland Cocktailn/a
Mrs. O’leary’s Summer Milk Punchn/a

Coke$2.00
Diet Coke$2.00
Sprite$2.00
Q Ginger Ale$2.00
Q Tonic$2.00
City Tavern House-Made Cola$3.00
Wit Barrel Aged Root Beer, Blonde$3.00
Fentimans Ginger Beer$4.00
Fentimans Dandelion And Burdock Soda$4.00

Pork Belly Benedict$12.00
Grilled Sausage And Grits$13.00
Poached Eggs On Portobella$12.00
Fried Chicken$14.00
Zucchini, Tomato And Broccoli Quiche$10.00
Merguez Sausage Omelette$13.00
Wild Mushroom And Smoked Duck Tartlets$12.00
Soft Scrambled Eggs$13.00
Brûléed Blueberry And Banana Bread$9.00

Pork Loin Sandwich "Schnitzel Style" On Ciabatta$13.00
Aged Striploin Burger On Potato Bun$14.00
add fried egg$2.00
Grilled Three-Cheese Sandwich On Focaccia$9.00
add pork belly$3.00
Farmer’s Market Salad$8.00
with crispy rock shrimp$12.00
with chicken breast$14.00
with grass-fed grilled rib-eye$16.00

Thick Sliced Nueske Bacon, Grilled$4.00
Breakfast Sausages, Pork Or Turkey$4.00
Fruit, Organic Cottage Cheese And Agave Nectar$4.00
Doughnut Holes, Fried In Duck Fat$4.00
Oatmeal Pancakesn/a
Roasted Potatoes$4.00
Deviled Farm Egg$2.00
Two Eggs, Any Style$4.00
Housemade Granola, Yogurt And Fresh Fruit$5.00

Fresh-Squeezed Orange Juice$4.00
Fresh-Squeezed Grapefruit Juice$4.00
Organic Whole Milk$3.00
Organic Chocolate Milk$4.00

House-Made Bloody Mary$8.00
Dusty Tail$10.00
Settler’s Dilemma$10.00
The Tavern Cocktail$10.00
Steady Pace$10.00
Seasonal Bellini$9.00

"Who Cares How Time Advances I Am Drinking Ale Today."

5 Rabbit Golden Ale$6.00
Allagash White$9.00
Crispin Brut Apple Cider$5.00
Dark Horse Reserve Special Black Ale$6.00
Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale$6.00
Half Acre Daisy Cutter$6.00
Jolly Pumpkin Es Bam Saison$9.00
Lagunitas Czech Style Pilsner$5.00
Left Hand Good Juju$8.00
Left Hand Milk Stout$6.00
Metropolitan Flywheel Lager$5.00
Pabst Blue Ribbon$3.00
Sixpoint Righteous Ale$6.00
Sixpoint The Crisp$6.00
Solemn Oath Khloros Wheat$6.00
Stone Brewing IPA$6.00
Two Brothers Ebel’s Weiss$6.00
Wild Onion Hopslayer Double IPA$6.00

A Major Category Of Beer, These Top Fermented Ales Are Brewed With Malts Which Have Been Slowly Roasted But Not Toasted So They Take On A Lighter Or "Pale" Color.

Arcadia Sky High Rye$7.00
Cisco Whale’s Tale$6.00
Founders Dry-Hopped$7.00
Great Lakes Burning River$6.00
Southern Tier Phin & Matt’s$6.00
Victory Headwaters$7.00

Developed Around 1840 And Designed To Survive A Long Sea Voyage, These Pale Ales Had Extra Hops Added Which Served As A Preservative For The Beer On Its Journey From England To India. India Pale Ales Exhibit A Pronounced Bitterness From The Extra Shot Of

Breckenridge Lucky U$6.00
Dogfish 60 Minute$7.00
Founders Red’s Rye$7.00
New Belgium Ranger$6.00
O’fallon 5 Day$6.00
Uinta Dubhe Imperial Black$7.00

Top Fermenting Beer Which Is Brewed With A Large Portion Of Wheat And Is Sometimes Referred To As "White" Beer Because Of Its Pale And Sometimes Cloudy Appearance. German Wheat Beers Exhibit Notes Of Banana, Fruit And Clove While Other Wheats Such As Belg

Ayinger Brau Weisse$9.00
Barley Island Sheet Metal Blonde$6.00
Breckenridge Agave Wheat$6.00
Franziskaner Dunkelweiss$7.00
Great Lakes Holy Moses$6.00
New Belgium Somersault$6.00
Sixpoint Apollo$6.00
Sixpoint Sweet Action Cream Ale$6.00
Unibroue Blanche De Chambly$8.00

The World’s Most Popular Style Of Beer, Lagers Are Bottom Fermented For A Longer Period At A Colder Temperature. "Maltier" In Flavor, Lagers Are Generally Light In Color And Exhibit A More Mellowed And Crisp Taste. Pilsners Are A Type Of Lager Which Get T

Argus California Steam$6.00
Capital Supper Club$5.00
Hofbräu Original$6.00
Iron City Premium Lager$4.00
Left Hand Pole Star Pilsner$6.00
North Coast Scrimshaw$6.00
Stiegl Pils$7.00

These Seasonal - Usually Summer - Pale Ales Were Meant To Be Consumed During Harvest Season And Vary In Flavor And Profile As Each Region (And Even Farmhouse) Had Its Own Particular Recipe

New Holland Golden Cap Saison Alen/a
Two Brothers Domaine Dupagen/a

For Belgians, Beer Is More Than A Drink - It Is Culture, History And A Lifestyle. Belgium Produces A Dizzying Number Of Ales In A Variety Of Styles Which Are Often More Robust, Complex, Intense And Higher In Alcohol Than The Beers Of Their European Counte

Delirium Tremens$11.00
Dogfish Head Raison D’etre$7.00
Leffe Blonde$6.00
Piraat$9.00
Wittekerke$6.00

A Catchall Phrase Used In The U.S. To Mean Beers From Scotland, Primarily Edinburgh, These Are Pale Ales That Have A Dark Reddish Hue, A Deep Flavor And Often A Bittersweet Note.

Arcadia Loch Down Scotch Ale$7.00
Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale$7.00
Innis & Gunn Original$9.00

Brown Ales Get Their Name From Their Dark Brownish Color Which Is A Result Of Being Brewed With Brown Malts. Tracing Their History Back To 17th Century England, These Ales Are Usually Mildly Hopped And Can Have Notes Of Nut, Toast, Chocolate And Sometimes

5 Rabbit 5 Vulture Dark Ale$6.00
Avery Ellie’s Brown Ale$6.00
Big Sky Moose Drool$5.00
Dark Horse Boffo Brown$7.00
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron$9.00
Schmaltz He’brew Messiah Bold$6.00
Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale$8.00

The Term "Porter" Comes From The Beer’s Popularity With London’s Transportation Workers And Was Truly The First Engineered Beer Consisting Of A Blend Of An Old Or Stale Ale, A New Brown Or Pale Ale And A Weak Mild Ale And Then Aged For Many Months. Modern

Arcadia London$8.00
Breckenridge Vanilla$6.00
Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial$9.00
Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald$6.00
Left Hand Black Jack$7.00

Meaning "Strong," Stouts Have A Deep, Rich, Almost Black Color From The Use Of Roasted Barley Or Malts And Often Have A Higher ABV. Flavors Can Range From Coffee To Chocolaty To Nutty, And In The Case Of Milk Stouts, Lactic Sugar Is Added To Provide A Cre

Arcadia Cocoa Loco Triple Chocolate$8.00
New Holland Dragon’s Milk$9.00
North Coast Old Rasputin$8.00
Samuel Smith Oatmealn/a

The Abundance Of Apple And Pear Orchards In The Northeast Provided A Terrific Source Of Fruit Juice To Be Fermented Into Hard Ciders For Colonial America. Now Experiencing A Resurgence In Popularity, Brewers Are Producing Cider And Perry With Additional F

Angry Orchard Apple Ginger Cider$6.00
Dark Horse Raspberry Ale$6.00
Fox Barrel Blackberry Pear Cider$6.00
O’fallon Wheach$6.00
Original Sin Hard Pear Cider$6.00
Unibroue Éphémère Apple$8.00
Woodchuck 802 Dark & Dry$5.00

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Amstel Light$5.00
Corona$5.00
Guinness Draft$7.00
Heineken$6.00
Miller Lite$4.00
Schlitz$4.00
Stella Artois$6.00

Wine Makes Daily Living Easier, Less Hurried, With Fewer Tensions And More Tolerance.

Baron De Seillac Brut Rosé$8.00
Poema Cava Brut$8.00
Scharffenberger NV Brut$10.00

2011 Chamisal Chardonnay$9.00
2009 Chateau Du Trignon Cotes Du Rhone Blanc$9.00
2011 Georges Vigouroux Pigmentum$7.00
2011 Laroche Chenin Blanc By L’avenir$9.00
2010 Librandi Ciro Bianco$7.00
2010 Shimmin Canyon Vineyard Viognier$10.00

2011 Chateau Pesquie Terrasses$9.00
2011 Leone De Castris "Five Roses"$10.00

2009 Complices De Loire Chinon "La Petite Timonerie"$8.00
2010 Domaine Skouras St. George$9.00
2010 Fleur De Lyeth$10.00
2010 Honoro Vera Organic Monastrell$8.00
2011 L’argentier Cinsault$9.00
2010 Matthew Fritz Pinot Noir$10.00

American New Restaurants: City Tavern

With Choice Of Sweet Potato Fries Or Duck Fat Fried Chips.

Each $6 / 3 For $15. Artisan Cheese And Cured Meats.

"Cock-Tail Is A Stimulating Liquor, Composed Of Spirits Of Any Kind, Sugar, Water, And Bitters - It Is Vulgarly Called A Bittered Sling, And Is Supposed To Be An Excellent Electioneering Potion, Inasmuch As It Renders The Heart Stout And Bold, At The Same

"Who Cares How Time Advances I Am Drinking Ale Today."

A Major Category Of Beer, These Top Fermented Ales Are Brewed With Malts Which Have Been Slowly Roasted But Not Toasted So They Take On A Lighter Or "Pale" Color.

Developed Around 1840 And Designed To Survive A Long Sea Voyage, These Pale Ales Had Extra Hops Added Which Served As A Preservative For The Beer On Its Journey From England To India. India Pale Ales Exhibit A Pronounced Bitterness From The Extra Shot Of

Top Fermenting Beer Which Is Brewed With A Large Portion Of Wheat And Is Sometimes Referred To As "White" Beer Because Of Its Pale And Sometimes Cloudy Appearance. German Wheat Beers Exhibit Notes Of Banana, Fruit And Clove While Other Wheats Such As Belg

The World’s Most Popular Style Of Beer, Lagers Are Bottom Fermented For A Longer Period At A Colder Temperature. "Maltier" In Flavor, Lagers Are Generally Light In Color And Exhibit A More Mellowed And Crisp Taste. Pilsners Are A Type Of Lager Which Get T

These Seasonal - Usually Summer - Pale Ales Were Meant To Be Consumed During Harvest Season And Vary In Flavor And Profile As Each Region (And Even Farmhouse) Had Its Own Particular Recipe

For Belgians, Beer Is More Than A Drink - It Is Culture, History And A Lifestyle. Belgium Produces A Dizzying Number Of Ales In A Variety Of Styles Which Are Often More Robust, Complex, Intense And Higher In Alcohol Than The Beers Of Their European Counte

A Catchall Phrase Used In The U.S. To Mean Beers From Scotland, Primarily Edinburgh, These Are Pale Ales That Have A Dark Reddish Hue, A Deep Flavor And Often A Bittersweet Note.

Brown Ales Get Their Name From Their Dark Brownish Color Which Is A Result Of Being Brewed With Brown Malts. Tracing Their History Back To 17th Century England, These Ales Are Usually Mildly Hopped And Can Have Notes Of Nut, Toast, Chocolate And Sometimes

The Term "Porter" Comes From The Beer’s Popularity With London’s Transportation Workers And Was Truly The First Engineered Beer Consisting Of A Blend Of An Old Or Stale Ale, A New Brown Or Pale Ale And A Weak Mild Ale And Then Aged For Many Months. Modern

Meaning "Strong," Stouts Have A Deep, Rich, Almost Black Color From The Use Of Roasted Barley Or Malts And Often Have A Higher ABV. Flavors Can Range From Coffee To Chocolaty To Nutty, And In The Case Of Milk Stouts, Lactic Sugar Is Added To Provide A Cre

The Abundance Of Apple And Pear Orchards In The Northeast Provided A Terrific Source Of Fruit Juice To Be Fermented Into Hard Ciders For Colonial America. Now Experiencing A Resurgence In Popularity, Brewers Are Producing Cider And Perry With Additional F

You Know...

Wine Makes Daily Living Easier, Less Hurried, With Fewer Tensions And More Tolerance.