Niche Restaurant Menu
Niche Restaurant, located in Geneva, IL, is a standout in the New American dining scene. Offering a mix of beer bar and wine bar vibes, this restaurant is the perfect choice for special occasions. From their extensive whisky list to their inspired menu with small plates like goat cheese waffles and main dishes like black cod and ribeyes, Niche delivers on flavor and creativity. The attentive service, including complimentary champagne for birthdays, adds to the overall dining experience. The highlight of the meal? The unique cotton candy dessert that is all you can eat. With a classy ambiance, excellent food, and thoughtful service, Niche Restaurant is a must-visit spot for anyone looking for a memorable dining experience.
Starters & Small Plates
Warm Pretzel Twists
Sea salt, caramelised onion & butterkase mornay
Steamed Mussels
Kimchi - tomato broth, fregole, crispy potato, herb salad, crunchy garlic
Niche Burger
Butterkase cheese, bread and butter pickles, red onion marmalade, sesame bun
Grilled Octopus
Crispy fingerlings, olives, artichoke, piquillo pepper, orange curd, ricotta, marcona almond calabrian chilis - gf
Steam Buns
Herb falafel, tahini yogurt, marinated cucumbers, mint and sesame
Artisan Cheese Plate
Toasted nuts, preserves, fresh fruit, house crackers
Housemade Sausage Board
Chorizo, thai lemongrass, smoked thuringer housemade grilled baguette, bagne càuda, whole grain mustard & pickles
That's A Good Meatball
Mustard parmesan cream, crispy artichoke hearts, hoppy pickled vegetables, petit sweet peppers
Pork Belly
Chanterelle mushroom risotto, soft farm egg, pickled swiss chard, red chicory & walnuts gf
Baby Gem
Confit duck, sherried beech mushrooms, figs, cotija cheese, spiced pepitas, toasted seeds, creamy nduja vinaigrette. -gf
Purple Kale
Crispy spiced shallots, fried chickpeas, shaved fennel, fire roasted peppers, goat cheese, herbs, lemongrass vinaigrette. -gf
Today's Soup
Please ask your server for tonight's selection
Soup & Salad
Entrees
Seared Scallops
Chicken rillette tortellini, brown butter pumpkin puree, slow roasted local apples, pickled fennel, amaro currants, warm bacon vinaigrette
Grilled Berkshire Pork Chop
Nduja broth, cannellini beans, braised mustard greens, cilantro yogurt gf
Pan Roasted Fjord Trout
Caramelized onion - rutabaga terrine, roasted cauliflower & broccoli, pickled mustard seed, kalamata puree, chanterelle conserfa, feta - gf
Green Circle Farms Half Chicken
Forbidden rice, edamame, baby bok choy, sweet and sour mirepoix, xo sauce
Pan Roasted Hanger Steak
Garlic & herb frittes, roasted garlic aioli - gf
Grilled Escolar
Chevre puree, chioggia beets, sweet potato, toasted pine nut aillade, sweet potato vadouvan jus - gf
Sauteed Spinach
Caramelized Brussels Sprouts
Herbed Garlic Frittes
Bone Marrow Fried Rice & Soft Egg
Side Dishes
First Course
Crab And Brie Bisque
Maryland lump crab, basil- lemon pistou, roasted almond & chili oil
Duck & Truffles
Duck rillette tortellini, creamy black barley, slow roasted honey crisp apple, confit turnips, calvados & shaved winter truffles
Second Course
Third Course
Shrimp & Pork Belly
Grilled tiger prawn, sous-vide belly, fire roasted peppers, goat cheese polenta, spicy glace: szechuan peppercorn aioli
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Preserved meyer lemon vinaigrette, ream's bresaola, crunchy pepitas, poached pear, blackberry preserves, feta & figs
Fourth Course
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
White Chocolate Shortcake
Milk chocolate-praline dipped strawberry, raspberry-stout gelato, hazelnut nougat, tuile
Dessert
Draught Beers
Phase Three Vanilla Backbox
Phase three-brewing, il double ipa - .% abv
Deschutes Mirror Mirror
Deschutes brewery, blend, or barley wine - .% abv
Phase Three Brambleberry Chantily
Phase three brewing, il brambleberry milkshake ipa - .% abv
Pipeworks/Niche Revival
Pipeworks brewing, chicago,il ba elijah's revival wheat wine - .% abv
Revolution Cafe Deth
Revolution brewing, chicago, il bourbon barrel aged imperial stout w/dark matter coffee - .% abv
Revolution Hazy-Hero
Revolution brewing, chicago, il ipa - .% abv
Pipeworks Pineapple Guppy
Pipeworks brewing, chicago, il pale ale w/hint of pineapple - .% abv
Phase Three Bonfire Feels
Phase three brewing, il red ale - .% abv
Maplewood Wild Idaho Nights
Maplewood brewing, chicago, il new england style ipa - .% abv
Phase Three Positive Launch
Phase three brewing, il rye ipa - .% abv
Beer Flight
Pastrami Short Rib & Swiss Pretzels
Blood Orange Guppy
Ipa with blood orange
Passing Snack
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
Boulevardier
Stagg jr. Bourbon (it'll get ya), campari, sweet vermouth, bourbon cherries
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Elijah craig "the duke" single barrel, strawberry liquor, strawberry infused syrup, black walnut bitters, meyer lemon berliner-weiss
King Turtle
Letherbee gin, lavender honey syrup, lemon juice
Sword In The Stone
Sazerac rye, montenegro amaro, regan's orange bitters
Sitars On The Porch
Old raj red label gin, cucumber shrub, sparkling wine
Pet Sounds
Cane run rum, velvet falernum liquer, muddled granny smith apples, lemon juice
Rainy Day Woman
Buffalo trace/niche single barrel "the second coming", shishite pepper jam, peychaud's liqueur, lime juice
Mr. Brownstone
Buffalo trace/ niche single barrel "pali's mash”, fig-vanilla syrup, px pedro ximénez dessert wine, coffee cube
House Old Fashioned
Whiskey acres rye (dekalb), house-made bitters, orange, sugar, bour- bon soaked cherries, soda
Very Old Fashioned
schenley o.f.c. year canadian whisky, simple syrup, house- made bitters, orange, bourbon soaked cherries
Strawberry Mule
Wheatley vodka, windmill strawberry gingerbrew, lime juice
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
Guns 'N' Rose
E.h. Taylor small batch bourbon, apricot brandy, lime juice, orange juice, sparkling rose, lime twist
Boulevardier
Stagg jr. Bourbon (it'll get ya), campari, sweet vermouth, bourbon cherries
Paper Plane
Weller special reserve, aperol, amaro nonino, lemon juice
Once Bitten And Twice Shy
Belle meade niche's single barrel, cranberry shrub, maple syrup. Kiss of smokehead blended scotch
King Turtle
Old raj red label gin, lavender- honey syrup, lemon juice
Bebida De Los Muertos
Blanco tequila, curry-honey syrup, lime juice, gran gala orange liqueur, tajin rim
House Old Fashioned
Niche's “pali's mash" buffalo trace private bottling, house-made bitters, orange, sugar, bourbon soaked cherries, soda
Swedish Sour
Niche's "pali's mash" buffalo trace private bottling, simple syrup, lem juice, glögg
I Saw The Light
St. Germain, lemoncello, sparkling wine
Pomegranate Rosemary Mule
Weller special reserve, windmill pomegranate rosemary gingerbrew. Lime juice
Signature Cocktails
Others
First Course
Crispy brussels sprouts, jamon de bayonne, figs, feta, pepitas, apricots, champagne vinnaigrette - pahlmeyer "jayson "sauvignon blanc, napa valley, ca
Second Course
Timberfeast duck confit ravioli, crema kasa beurre fondue, white alba truffle - domaine gille, cote de nuits-vallages, france
Third Course
Roasted delicata squash, spent grain biscuit, burrata, verjus soaked strawberries, cress - tensley "lea," pinot noir, santa rita hills, ca
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
Sixth Course
Brown butter cake meyer lemon gelato, toffee sauce - pierre delize, sparkling wine nv
