lunch dinner drink + lounge party here offsite catering
 
events past + future
reservations + contact us about + accolades gift certificates
 
     
  V E R M I L I O N is a three part value proposition  
 

o n eglobal, contemporary, fine dining, vibrant, nuanced, spirited - even sensuous, exciting, bold, substantive, memorable, innovative, fresh, sophisticated, urbane, edgy, refined, a requisite Chicago dining experience – even if we say so, warm, passionate,

AND NOT

not stiff upper lip, not stereotypical, not french and proud of it, minimal foam, no truffle, unfussy, a little bored of the seasonal-sustainable-local-organic overhyped bandwagon, eschews kitsch

 
 
t w opioneers a whole new cuisine, revels in the boldness & vibrance of indian-latin flavors and cultures, and overtly celebrates femininity
more on why indian-latin

 
 
t h r e e - what you get when you mix: The World Bank, The CIA (Hyde Park, not Langley), Welcom Group India, McKinsey, Entrepreneurial, Academia, a Ph.D., Motherhood, Unconventional career choices, Two determined women

launched by the Women of Vermilion
owner/founder - Rohini Dey
executive chef - Maneet Chauhan

 
 

general manager - rohit mehra

fact sheet



p r e s s

a c c o l a d e s

bon appetit “best new restaurants”

travel & leisure “best new restaurants”

chicago magazine “best new restaurants”

usa today “best new restaurants”

town & country “best new restaurants”

wine enthusiast “best new restaurants”

chicago free press "vermilion is one in a million, best new restaurant- city"

wine spectator "chicago fine dining embraces world cuisines"

business week “notable Indian fusion”

esquire – restaurant of the month

fortune “fun and fashionable“

frommer's review

ravesq “top indian restaurants”

crain's business "prize for most exotic fusion concept"

crain's business "best lunches"

bon appetit "unabashed innovation" vermilion herb & spice thanksgiving

metropolitan home "stylish décor"

nation's restaurant news "chi-town hits home run as a top dining destination"

today's chicago woman "vermilion: sustenance and style"

chicago magazine "chicago 50 best chefs, chef's on the grill"

delta sky "8 great hot 'n' spicy restaurants"


a r t i c l e s

sante "one of the city's most intriguing dining enterprises"

oprah magazine “great food”

shelter "global zing - nothing short of brilliant"

mckinsey & co. "alumna Rohini Dey - launching a restaurant"

fortune small business “kitchen goddesses”
vervenirali

american way "the spice of life"

crain's business "hot shot entrepreneurs - raising capital"

culinary trends "east meets west in the windy city"

nation's restaurant news "under the toque"

culinary institute of america"cia spotlight - Maneet Chauhan"

india abroad "Vermilion brings holi to james beard house"

uptown "a culinary mélange of cultures"

chicago social "one in a vermilion"

siempre mujer "platillos divinos"

factio magazine "a requisite chicago dining experience"

verve "flavors of fusion"

nirali "fusion fury"

Gourmet - Colman Andrews
“But until I sat down at Manhattan’s new At Vermilion, I’d never tasted—never imagined—anything as successfully fused and flat-out delicious.."

John Mariani (Wine Spectator, Esquire reviewer)
“Vermilion" is a strikingly original restaurant, and the three women being so intimately involved in every square inch of the décor, the plates, and the cooking have transformed Indian cuisine the way, two years ago, Michael Psilakis transformed Greek food in this country at Anthos, and, 20 years ago, Gilbert LeCoze did with French seafood at Le Bernardin. Vermilion is the kind of place where, even if you've eaten all over the world..... you will still be surprised, delighted, even mesmerized."

Mike Steinberger (The Financial Times)
Vermilion has garnered effusive praise, both for the quality of the food and for its look.

The NY Post - Steve Cuozzo “brave new pioneers”



p o d c a s t s

nbc 5 - Taste

hungry mag /Chicago magazine podcast

abc 7

 

r e s t a u r a n t w e b s i t e s

open table

citysearch

metromix

gayot

centerstage chicago

yelp