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Kitty’s Cosmopolitan Club: Emerald Glamour in Chicago

architecture-design · 2026-07-04

Kitty’s Cosmopolitan Club, a new cocktail lounge by Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants and beverage director Kevin Beary, has opened in Chicago's River North neighborhood. Designed by David Collins Studio, the basement bar features emerald green drapery, metallic bronze tiles, and Pierre Paulin bar stools. The cocktail program includes a Kitty’s Gin Martini and a Japanese Whisky Old Fashioned, with a -16°F walk-in freezer. The space also displays a 1978 painting by Robert Kushner.

Key facts

  • Kitty’s Cosmopolitan Club is a basement bar in Chicago.
  • It was created by Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants and Kevin Beary.
  • The design is by David Collins Studio.
  • The bar features emerald green drapery and metallic bronze tiles.
  • Pierre Paulin bar stools are used.
  • A 1978 painting by Robert Kushner, Circus Romance, is displayed.
  • Cocktail program includes a Kitty’s Gin Martini and Japanese Whisky Old Fashioned.
  • The bar has a -16°F walk-in freezer, a Chicago first.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants
  • David Collins Studio
  • Wallpaper*
  • Chartered Institute of Journalists

Locations

  • Chicago
  • United States
  • 51 W Hubbard Street
  • River North

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