Niche Restaurant Menu

14 S 3rd St #2201, Geneva, IL 60134
  • Starters & Small Plates

    • Warm Pretzel Twists

      Sea salt, caramelised onion & butterkase mornay
      $8.00
    • Steamed Mussels

      Kimchi - tomato broth, fregole, crispy potato, herb salad, crunchy garlic
      $14.00
    • Niche Burger

      Butterkase cheese, bread and butter pickles, red onion marmalade, sesame bun
      $13.00
    • Grilled Octopus

      Crispy fingerlings, olives, artichoke, piquillo pepper, orange curd, ricotta, marcona almond calabrian chilis - gf
      $15.00
    • Steam Buns

      Herb falafel, tahini yogurt, marinated cucumbers, mint and sesame
      $13.00
    • Artisan Cheese Plate

      Toasted nuts, preserves, fresh fruit, house crackers
      $16.00
    • Housemade Sausage Board

      Chorizo, thai lemongrass, smoked thuringer housemade grilled baguette, bagne càuda, whole grain mustard & pickles
      $18.00
    • That's A Good Meatball

      Mustard parmesan cream, crispy artichoke hearts, hoppy pickled vegetables, petit sweet peppers
      $14.00
    • Pork Belly

      Chanterelle mushroom risotto, soft farm egg, pickled swiss chard, red chicory & walnuts gf
      $15.00
  • Soup & Salad

    • Baby Gem

      Confit duck, sherried beech mushrooms, figs, cotija cheese, spiced pepitas, toasted seeds, creamy nduja vinaigrette. -gf
      $11.00
    • Purple Kale

      Crispy spiced shallots, fried chickpeas, shaved fennel, fire roasted peppers, goat cheese, herbs, lemongrass vinaigrette. -gf
      $9.50
    • Today's Soup

      Please ask your server for tonight's selection
      $9.50
  • Entrees

    • Seared Scallops

      Chicken rillette tortellini, brown butter pumpkin puree, slow roasted local apples, pickled fennel, amaro currants, warm bacon vinaigrette
      $36.00
    • Grilled Berkshire Pork Chop

      Nduja broth, cannellini beans, braised mustard greens, cilantro yogurt gf
      $30.00
    • Pan Roasted Fjord Trout

      Caramelized onion - rutabaga terrine, roasted cauliflower & broccoli, pickled mustard seed, kalamata puree, chanterelle conserfa, feta - gf
      $28.00
    • Green Circle Farms Half Chicken

      Forbidden rice, edamame, baby bok choy, sweet and sour mirepoix, xo sauce
      $27.00
    • Pan Roasted Hanger Steak

      Garlic & herb frittes, roasted garlic aioli - gf
      $29.00
    • Grilled Escolar

      Chevre puree, chioggia beets, sweet potato, toasted pine nut aillade, sweet potato vadouvan jus - gf
      $32.00
  • Side Dishes

    • Sauteed Spinach

    • Caramelized Brussels Sprouts

    • Herbed Garlic Frittes

    • Bone Marrow Fried Rice & Soft Egg

  • First Course

    • Crab And Brie Bisque

      Maryland lump crab, basil- lemon pistou, roasted almond & chili oil
  • Second Course

    • Duck & Truffles

      Duck rillette tortellini, creamy black barley, slow roasted honey crisp apple, confit turnips, calvados & shaved winter truffles
  • Third Course

    • Shrimp & Pork Belly

      Grilled tiger prawn, sous-vide belly, fire roasted peppers, goat cheese polenta, spicy glace: szechuan peppercorn aioli
  • Fourth Course

    • Roasted Brussels Sprouts

      Preserved meyer lemon vinaigrette, ream's bresaola, crunchy pepitas, poached pear, blackberry preserves, feta & figs
  • Fifth Course

    • Bleu Cheese Crusted Prime Rib

      Big woods bleu, confit short rib, horseradish cauliflower puree winter squash ragu, crispy vidalia onion, foie gras drippings
  • Dessert

    • White Chocolate Shortcake

      Milk chocolate-praline dipped strawberry, raspberry-stout gelato, hazelnut nougat, tuile
  • Draught Beers

    • Phase Three Vanilla Backbox

      Phase three-brewing, il double ipa - 8.00% abv
      $9.00
    • Deschutes Mirror Mirror 2014

      Deschutes brewery, blend, or barley wine - 11.00% abv
      $6.00
    • Phase Three Brambleberry Chantily

      Phase three brewing, il brambleberry milkshake ipa - 7.20% abv
      $10.00
    • Pipeworks/Niche Revival

      Pipeworks brewing, chicago,il ba elijah's revival wheat wine - 13.00% abv
      $7.00
    • Revolution Cafe Deth 2019

      Revolution brewing, chicago, il bourbon barrel aged imperial stout w/dark matter coffee - 14.80% abv
      $9.00
    • Revolution Hazy-Hero

      Revolution brewing, chicago, il ipa - 7.30% abv
      $6.50
    • Pipeworks Pineapple Guppy

      Pipeworks brewing, chicago, il pale ale w/hint of pineapple - 4.60% abv
      $6.00
    • Phase Three Bonfire Feels

      Phase three brewing, il red ale - 6.80% abv
      $7.00
    • Maplewood Wild Idaho Nights

      Maplewood brewing, chicago, il new england style ipa - 7.00% abv
      $7.50
    • Phase Three Positive Launch

      Phase three brewing, il rye ipa - 7.70% abv
      $9.00
    • Beer Flight

      $12.00
  • Passing Snack

    • Pastrami Short Rib & Swiss Pretzels

    • Blood Orange Guppy

      Ipa with blood orange
  • S I G N A T U R E C O C K T A I L S

    • Niche Barrel-Aged Manhattan

      We have taken our signature manhattan with house-made bitters and bourbon soaked cherries and kicked it up. We just made an enormous batch and poured it in a journeyman whiskey barrel to age for a period of time, until vinny thinks it's ready
      $12.00
    • Boulevardier

      Stagg jr. Bourbon (it'll get ya), campari, sweet vermouth, bourbon cherries
      $12.00
    • Strawberry Alarm Clock

      Elijah craig "the duke" single barrel, strawberry liquor, strawberry infused syrup, black walnut bitters, meyer lemon berliner-weiss
      $12.00
    • King Turtle

      Letherbee gin, lavender honey syrup, lemon juice
      $11.00
    • Sword In The Stone

      Sazerac rye, montenegro amaro, regan's orange bitters
      $10.00
    • Sitars On The Porch

      Old raj red label gin, cucumber shrub, sparkling wine
      $12.00
    • Pet Sounds

      Cane run rum, velvet falernum liquer, muddled granny smith apples, lemon juice
      $11.00
    • Rainy Day Woman

      Buffalo trace/niche single barrel "the second coming", shishite pepper jam, peychaud's liqueur, lime juice
      $12.00
    • Mr. Brownstone

      Buffalo trace/ niche single barrel "pali's mash”, fig-vanilla syrup, px pedro ximénez dessert wine, coffee cube
      $11.00
    • House Old Fashioned

      Whiskey acres rye (dekalb), house-made bitters, orange, sugar, bour- bon soaked cherries, soda
      $11.00
    • Very Old Fashioned

      1967 schenley o.f.c. 8 year canadian whisky, simple syrup, house- made bitters, orange, bourbon soaked cherries
      $18.00
    • Strawberry Mule

      Wheatley vodka, windmill strawberry gingerbrew, lime juice
      $12.00
  • Signature Cocktails

    • Niche Barrel-Aged Manhattan

      We have taken our signature manhattan with house-made bitters and bourbon soaked cherries and kicked it up. We just made an enormous batch and poured it in a journeyman whiskey barrel to age for a period of time, until vinny thinks it's ready
      $12.00
    • Guns 'N' Rose

      E.h. Taylor small batch bourbon, apricot brandy, lime juice, orange juice, sparkling rose, lime twist
      $12.00
    • Boulevardier

      Stagg jr. Bourbon (it'll get ya), campari, sweet vermouth, bourbon cherries
      $12.00
    • Paper Plane

      Weller special reserve, aperol, amaro nonino, lemon juice
      $12.00
    • Once Bitten And Twice Shy

      Belle meade niche's single barrel, cranberry shrub, maple syrup. Kiss of smokehead blended scotch
      $12.00
    • King Turtle

      Old raj red label gin, lavender- honey syrup, lemon juice
      $11.00
    • Bebida De Los Muertos

      Blanco tequila, curry-honey syrup, lime juice, gran gala orange liqueur, tajin rim
      $12.50
    • House Old Fashioned

      Niche's “pali's mash" buffalo trace private bottling, house-made bitters, orange, sugar, bourbon soaked cherries, soda
      $11.00
    • Swedish Sour

      Niche's "pali's mash" buffalo trace private bottling, simple syrup, lem juice, glögg
      $11.00
    • I Saw The Light

      St. Germain, lemoncello, sparkling wine
      $11.00
    • Pomegranate Rosemary Mule

      Weller special reserve, windmill pomegranate rosemary gingerbrew. Lime juice
      $12.00
  • Others

    • First Course

      Crispy brussels sprouts, jamon de bayonne, figs, feta, pepitas, apricots, champagne vinnaigrette - pahlmeyer "jayson "sauvignon blanc, napa valley, ca 2018
    • Second Course

      Timberfeast duck confit ravioli, crema kasa beurre fondue, white alba truffle - domaine gille, cote de nuits-vallages, france 201
    • Third Course

      Roasted delicata squash, spent grain biscuit, burrata, verjus soaked strawberries, cress - tensley "lea," pinot noir, santa rita hills, ca 2014
    • Fourth Course

      Skatewing schintzel, nori spaetzel, mirin pickled mustard, miso hollandaise, blood orange - bruno paillard, premiere cuvee, champagne, reims, france nv
    • Fifth Course

      Grilled venison tenderloin. Crispy polenta, sage-parsnip puree, compressed pear & kohlrabi, endive, smoked blackberry gastrique -k vintners "motor city kitty,"syrah. Washington state 2015
    • Sixth Course

      Brown butter cake meyer lemon gelato, toffee sauce - pierre delize, sparkling wine nv
    • Wine For 1 Person

      $50.00

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