Australian hospitality veteran and investor Shawn Uldridge, one of the minds behind the Publishing House Bed & Breakfast, has taken over a restaurant space at the Hilton Magnificent Mile, 198 E. Delaware Place, with plans to convert it into an Australian style cafe and restaurant. The forthcoming concept, Chapel Street Cafe, will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The cafe and restaurant is slated to open in the fall of 2024.
“I am delighted to bring the concept of an Australian cafe to Chicago”, says Uldridge, “from the recipes to the design, this project is very close to my heart.”
Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Uldridge moved to Chicago in 2014 to open the boutique bed and breakfast, The Publishing House, and the modern American wine bar, The Press Room, in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. The Press Room is now owned and operated by the team behind West Town’s new Asian street food concept, Jook Sing.
Classic Australian dishes include avocado toast, flat white coffee, meat pies, and Vegemite sandwiches. Within the offerings at Chapel Street, Uldridge plans to serve takes on classic Aussie dishes by way of Chicago, with the majority of items baked, smoked and prepared in-house, as well as roasting gourmet coffee beans right on-site behind the espresso machine.
Uldridge has been envisioning this concept since his arrival in Chicago ten years ago. “We are completely transforming the space, which used to be Southern Cut BBQ, to include a market, bar, dining room, and summer patio. If you’ve ever been to Australia, Chapel Street will be a very familiar experience.”
Australian hospitality veteran and investor Shawn Uldridge, one of the minds behind the Publishing House Bed & Breakfast, has taken over a restaurant space at the Hilton Magnificent Mile, 198 E. Delaware Place, with plans to convert it into an Australian style cafe and restaurant. The forthcoming concept, Chapel Street Cafe, will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The cafe and restaurant is slated to open in the fall of 2024.
“I am delighted to bring the concept of an Australian cafe to Chicago”, says Uldridge, “from the recipes to the design, this project is very close to my heart.”
Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Uldridge moved to Chicago in 2014 to open the boutique bed and breakfast, The Publishing House, and the modern American wine bar, The Press Room, in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. The Press Room is now owned and operated by the team behind West Town’s new Asian street food concept, Jook Sing.
Classic Australian dishes include avocado toast, flat white coffee, meat pies, and Vegemite sandwiches. Within the offerings at Chapel Street, Uldridge plans to serve takes on classic Aussie dishes by way of Chicago, with the majority of items baked, smoked and prepared in-house, as well as roasting gourmet coffee beans right on-site behind the espresso machine.
Uldridge has been envisioning this concept since his arrival in Chicago ten years ago. “We are completely transforming the space, which used to be Southern Cut BBQ, to include a market, bar, dining room, and summer patio. If you’ve ever been to Australia, Chapel Street will be a very familiar experience.”
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