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Valhalla
New American Cocktail Bar
A single chef's counter runs the length of a cool, dark room in Wicker Park, putting every diner front-row for the kitchen. Valhalla is a tasting menu spot where the food roams freely, pulling from Filipino, Mexican, Chinese, and Indian traditions in the same meal. The cocktail and wine pairings are taken as seriously as the food, which is saying something. The Banchets named the sommelier of the year for 2025.
Five honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- The Banchets Winner · Sommelier of the Year · Jelena Prodan
- The Banchets Nominee · Chef of the Year · Stephen Gillanders
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The Infatuation #16 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Chicago
- The Infatuation Chicago’s Best New Restaurants
One number, weighted & current 84
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Marbled pavlova with black sesame Michelin Guide
Nearby in the record closest first
- Rainbo Club Drink · 79
- The Perch American Eat · 69
- Queen Mary British-Inspired Cocktail Bar Drink · 87
- Inner Town Pub Drink · 79
- Kasama Filipino Eat · 95
- Lilac Tiger Cocktail Bar Eat · 62
- The Coach House by Wazwan Indian Eat · 74
- Bordel Parisian Cocktail Bar Drink · 66
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