Dearly Beloved

Private event areas and venue buyouts in River North

River North
Up to 350 guests
6 spaces

Cancellation policy
Free cancellations for 48 hours after booking, unless the booking is within 48 hours of the event.

About Dearly Beloved

Dearly Beloved, a cocktail restaurant in River North, Chicago, hosts birthday parties, corporate events and receptions for about 14 to 350 guests. Its run of intimate rooms gives a group its own corner without a separate building, and the full venue can be bought out for a large party.

Groups can book one of five named areas: the Cocktail Party Table for about 14, The Platform and the Window Lounge for about 20 each, and The Deck and The Gazebo for about 30 each. These areas sit within the restaurant, alongside semi-private dining areas and private dining rooms. A full venue buyout takes up to 350 guests for a reception or 200 seated.

Food and drink are set up in one of three formats: a reception with passed or stationed bites, a seated dinner with a preset or a la carte menu, or a buffet with stationed food and dedicated seating. Drinks run as 2-hour or 3-hour bar packages in three tiers, drink tickets or a minimum spend, and the bar also makes non-alcoholic cocktails. The setting is low light with chandeliers, lit arches, green velvet lounge chairs and hanging greenery.

For a birthday party, there is a cocktail reception package for 25 or more guests with lounge seating, high-top tables and small bites, and hands-on cocktail classes for 7 to 20 guests, with or without a family-style dinner. Private cocktail workshops start at 4 people. Rates change with the day and time of the event, and wedding packages are set out in a separate event deck.

Planning your event

An event at Dearly Beloved starts with choosing a space, from a 14-guest party table to a full buyout, and a format: reception, seated dinner or buffet. The group then picks how drinks work, either a timed bar package, drink tickets or a minimum spend. Birthday groups can add a cocktail class or a reception package.

Vibe: Dark and design-led, with chandeliers, lit arches, green velvet lounge chairs and hanging greenery. It is a cocktail restaurant first, open late most nights.
Space layout: A series of intimate rooms with a bar, a dining room, raised seating behind wrought-iron railings and lounge areas. The named event areas are the Cocktail Party Table, The Platform, the Window Lounge, The Deck and The Gazebo, and the whole venue can be booked as a buyout.
Private events: Options run from semi-private areas and private dining rooms to a full venue buyout. Each event is planned around a space, a food format and a drink setup. Bar packages, drink tickets or a minimum spend apply, and rates vary by day and time. Wedding packages are covered in a separate event deck.
Food & drinks: Three food formats: a reception with passed or stationed bites, a seated dinner with a preset or a la carte menu, or a buffet with stationed food and dedicated seating. Drinks come as 2-hour or 3-hour bar packages in three tiers, drink tickets or a minimum spend. Birthday groups can book a cocktail class, with or without a family-style dinner, or a reception package with classic cocktails and light bites.
Group size: Private cocktail workshops from 4 guests; birthday cocktail classes for 7 to 20; named areas for about 14 (Cocktail Party Table), 20 (The Platform, Window Lounge) or 30 (The Deck, The Gazebo); the birthday reception package from 25; and the full venue for up to 350 at a reception or 200 seated.

Spaces

6 spaces, smallest first. Prices are starting rates before taxes and fees.

Cocktail Party Table
A single large table for about 14 guests, suited to a birthday dinner or small team night.
Up to 14 · Semi-private
14max
Semi-private

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What this venue offers

Cocktail Lounge

Cocktail Reception

Craft Cocktails

Private Dining Spaces

Workshops

Good for: birthday, company party, happy hour, holiday party, wedding

Location

900 N Franklin St, Chicago, IL 60610

Good to know

Closed Monday and Tuesday; opens at 4 pm the rest of the week
Open until 1 am, and 2 am on Friday and Saturday
Happy hour runs Wednesday to Sunday, 4 to 7 pm
Non-alcoholic cocktails are on the menu
Cocktail workshops start on time, with a 15-minute grace period for late guests
Birthday add-ons include a floral bouquet, a floral tablescape with a custom card and a photographer

Dearly Beloved

About Dearly Beloved

Planning your event

Spaces

Cocktail Party Table

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What this venue offers

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The Platform

Window Lounge

The Deck

The Gazebo

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