New fine dining restaurant Atsumeru is opening this week—but it’s actually been in development for years. During the pandemic, chef Devin Denzer launched his pop-up dinner series Loon , serving Nordic-Japanese tasting menus in private homes across Chicago. Since then, the Minnesota native has honed his craft—and diners can finally get a taste of it at the newly minted brick-and-mortar.

Located in the former Michelin-starred Temporis space in West Town, Atsumeru offers a 10- to 12-course Nordic-Japanese tasting experience with seafood-forward fare like sablefish, monkfish and oysters sourced from Scandinavia and Japan. Showcasing the simplicity of both cuisines and drawing from Denzer's time spent training in Tokyo, Copenhagen and across the U.S., the evolving menu features constan

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