Ciao, Bella: Bar Tre Dita Opens at The St. Regis Chicago
Chic lounge serves Italian spirits, creative cocktails & city views
Picture yourself—nestled into an intimate candlelit corner, sipping a glass of Barolo or a handcrafted cocktail, enjoying plates of handmade pasta, ricotta-stuffed squash blossoms and antipasti, with the Chicago skyline sparkling in the background. This elegant scene is what’s in store for you at Bar Tre Dita at The St. Regis Chicago. The luxe space, adjacent to Tre Dita‘s main dining room, serves specialty cocktails, Italian wine and global spirits on the second floor of the hotel and residences overlooking the convergence of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan.
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Tuscan Tipples
Diane Corcoran, bar & spirits director of The St. Regis Chicago, crafted nine new specialty cocktails for Bar Tre Dita, including the Tre, a martini-esque homage to Tuscany that blends Italian gin, grappa and bianco vermouth, and the Dita (pictured above), an amari- and vermouth-driven take on a Manhattan.
Elsewhere, cocktails like the Senza Nome, an artful combination of Italian malt whiskey, Scotch whisky, Montenegro, honey, lemon and egg white, and the Golden Siren, made with vodka, Sirene americano, blood orange and prosecco, are playful, Tuscan-inspired sips.
Bar Tre Dita also serves St. Regis signature cocktails, including the location’s exclusive 1871 Bloody Mary.
Tre Chic
One of two bars at The St. Regis Chicago—modern Japanese restaurant Miru is on the 11th floor—Bar Tre Dita’s sprawling footprint accommodates up to 120 guests, including at the bar, where 14 luxurious leather bar stools are simply made for lingering over pours from its library of more than 400 carefully selected whiskies and global spirits. Bar Tre Dita evokes a modern Tuscan warmth, steeped in rich wood and gleaming Italian marble, with pops of deep red, navy, cream, amber, honey and tobacco throughout. A 96-foot-long hand-painted mural by American artist Dean Barger sweeps across the ceiling, depicting an abstract interpretation of Chicago’s skyline, river and iconic architecture.
With a mix of buttery velvet banquettes, leather ottomans, lounge-y sofas and floating tables throughout the room, Bar Tre Dita is ready to host any kind of party, from a candlelit cocktail hour for two to group get-togethers. Tucked into the northeasternmost corner of the room is an intimate table facing Navy Pier, perfect for cozying up for unobstructed views of the Navy Pier fireworks during the summer months.
To Italy, With Love
Tre Dita’s wine list of more than 700 exclusively Italian wines, which Wine Director Kat Hawkins describes as “a love letter to Italy,” is also available to enjoy at Bar Tre Dita. From Vermentino to Vin Santo, Tre Dita’s wine list is all about discovery, touching regions all across Italy with a focus on Tuscany, small producers and select vintage bottles. Hawkins’ other pro tip: Snag a seat in Bar Tre Dita for a delicious post-meal dessert wine!
Mangia Toscano
Designed to complement Tre Dita’s robust offering of house-made pastas, oven-fired steaks and seafood, Bar Tre Dita offers Antipasti and Stuzzi like Fiori di Zucca, ricotta-stuffed squash blossoms, Polpette di Bollito, braised short rib meatballs, and Gamberi in Salsa Verde, along with a selection of pastas and house specialty dishes previewing what’s to come at Tre Dita is also available to order a la carte upon request.
