One of Chicago’s most beloved Mediterranean restaurants is now open on the North Shore.
Avec, from the award-winning One Off Hospitality group, opened its doors at 250 Waukegan Avenue in Highwood Nov. 6. The restaurant, inside a former boxing gym, was transformed by Present Future Architects and Chas Bender Co. over the past 1.5 years into a 95-seat, bleached-oak dining room with exposed beams, a U-shaped bar and an exhibition kitchen customers can see from the street.
The atmosphere, One Off Hospitality said with wood paneling, custom millwork, terrazzo tile and curved archways add to the “subtle retro influence.”
“The partners are ecstatic with the design of avec highwood,” Donnie Madia, founding partner of One Off Hospitality said in an announcement about the opening. “I think it’s one of the most beautiful restaurants we’ve opened as a company.”…