Private dining room and full buyouts in River North
Cancellation policy
Free cancellations for 48 hours after booking, unless the booking is within 48 hours of the event.
avec River North hosts private dining, rehearsal dinners, showers and corporate events for up to 300 guests at Erie and LaSalle in River North, Chicago. It is the larger second location of chef Paul Kahan's avec, and its event menus are seasonal shared plates served family style.
Groups can book the private dining room, a private event space with its own entrance off LaSalle, its own bar and a single-use restroom. It seats up to 75 for dinner or holds 100 for a standing reception. For bigger events, a full buyout gives a group the whole restaurant, seating up to 200 or holding up to 300 reception style.
Event food comes family style, with passed hors d'oeuvres, stationary appetizers and mini dessert buffets, plus buffet or plated meals for buyouts. Brunch events can add mimosa and bloody mary bars, and wine pairings are chosen by a sommelier. The private room has natural light, windows into the main dining room, a screen, projector, microphone and a Sonos system, while a buyout adds the large horseshoe bar and a dance floor area.
Events are planned with the venue's private events team, who confirm the menu, drinks and room setup with each group. A food and beverage minimum applies to every event, and a signed contract and non-refundable deposit secure the date. Menu selections are due ten days before and the final guest count seven days before. There is no valet, but paid street parking, lots and garages are nearby.
An event at avec River North takes either the private dining room or the whole restaurant as a buyout, for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. The private events team sets the family-style menu and drinks with each group, then the menu is locked ten days out and the guest count seven days out.
2 spaces, smallest first. Prices are starting rates before taxes and fees.
Up to 100 · Private
100max
Private
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Full Bar
Natural Light
Private Dining Spaces
Projector
Rehearsal Dinner
Seasonal Menu
141 W Erie St, Chicago, IL 60654
Up to 300 · Private
300max
Private
Good for: baby shower, bridal shower, corporate dinner venue, holiday party, wedding