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Oaken Bistro + Bar

Food + DrinkLake Forest (suburb) · Contemporary American Community-sourced, unverified
📍 200 N Field Dr, Lake Forest, IL 60045

Oaken sits just off the lobby of The Forester, Lake Forest's boutique Hyatt-affiliated hotel, but it reads like a destination restaurant that happens to have rooms upstairs rather than a hotel restaurant people settle for.

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A hotel bistro that reads like its own destination: elevated contemporary American food (braised short rib, tuna poke bowl), a herbal-cocktail-driven lounge, and a real Mon-Fri 3-6 PM happy hour that pulls locals, not just hotel guests.

The menu is contemporary American with real range — an elevated burger and salad program sitting next to a braised short rib and a tuna poke bowl, the kind of mix that works whether you're in for a quick lunch or a full dinner. The lounge is where it earns its reputation locally: a signature herbal-infused cocktail program, an eclectic wine list, and a Monday-through-Friday happy hour (3 to 6 PM) that pulls a local crowd, not just hotel guests.

All-day hours — breakfast from 6:30 AM through a weekend brunch — make it one of the more flexible real-meal options in downtown Lake Forest. Reservations run through Tock rather than a phone call, worth knowing if you're used to calling ahead.

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Oaken Bistro + Bar

Food + Drink
Happy Hour
Lake Forest (suburb)3:00 PM–6:00 PMCommunity

Hours

Breakfast Mon-Fri 6:30-11 AM; Brunch Sat-Sun 6:30 AM-3 PM; Lunch Mon-Fri 11 AM-3 PM; Dinner daily 3-10 PM
📅 Reserve on OpenTable 🥡 Takeout unconfirmed 📞 (847) 582-6410

Amenities & accessibility

📅Reservations accepted
❔Takeout: unverified
❔Wheelchair access: unverified
🅿️Hotel valet/lot parking at The Forester

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