Cira sits on the ground floor of The Hoxton, Chicago, in the Fulton Market District, serving Mediterranean food from breakfast through dinner in the same room. It comes from Boka Restaurant Group and chef Chris Pandel, who opened the restaurant in 2019 alongside the hotel's development.
Pandel's path through Chicago includes The Bristol in Bucktown, which he opened in 2008, Balena in Lincoln Park in 2012, and the steakhouse Swift & Sons in the Fulton Market meatpacking district in 2015. Cira translates that same run of neighborhood restaurants into a Mediterranean idiom drawing on flavors from across the region.
The pistachio ravioli has become the dish regulars mention first. The room carries a stylish, polished look that comes up as often as the food itself, and the restaurant gets used across the day — for breakfast and brunch as much as for lunch, dinner, or special occasions — with service consistently described as welcoming.
Pandel's path through Chicago includes The Bristol in Bucktown, which he opened in 2008, Balena in Lincoln Park in 2012, and the steakhouse Swift & Sons in the Fulton Market meatpacking district in 2015. Cira translates that same run of neighborhood restaurants into a Mediterranean idiom drawing on flavors from across the region.
The pistachio ravioli has become the dish regulars mention first. The room carries a stylish, polished look that comes up as often as the food itself, and the restaurant gets used across the day — for breakfast and brunch as much as for lunch, dinner, or special occasions — with service consistently described as welcoming.