Danny Meyer opens restaurant on hospital roof

With real estate tough to come by in Chicago, restaurants and bars are popping up in some nontraditional places. One of the newest is restaurant sensei Danny Meyer’s GreenRiver, perched on the rooftop of Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s outpatient pavilion. To partake in the food, cocktails and expansive view of Lake Michigan, guests mingle with doctors, nurses and patients as they enter the building’s lobby and ride the elevators to the top floor.

View from the top

Location:Northwestern Memorial Hospital complex in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood.

Footprint: 8,000 square feet

Seating: 90 in the restaurant, 100 outdoors on the terrace; private event spaces The North Gallery and South Gallery can be reserved separately or combined to seat up to 320.

Check Average: $45