Dining at the Center

Celebrate connection through food. Explore our dining options and experience a variety of diverse food options.
The Restaurant
Enjoy a one-of-a-kind dining experience from Chicago's own Chef Cliff Rome. Through locally sourced and nutritious ingredients, Chef Rome explores the power of food to positively impact our lives and our community.
Cafe
The grab & go Cafe, an elevated fast casual spot, on the Lower Level of the Museum, offers a delightful selection of quick bites and drinks.
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Chicago chef Cliff Rome, a Black man with a dark skin tone and long locs, looking directly at the camera. He has a gray beard. He is standing in a commercial kitchen. He is wearing a black baseball cap and a green apron.
A rending of the dining area at the Obama Presidential Center. The room features beige decor and light wooden tables and chairs and a line of blue wall booths.

The Restaurant

Enjoy a one-of-a-kind dining experience from Chicago's Chef Cliff Rome. Chef Rome brings decades of culinary experience to the Center: Through locally sourced and nutritious ingredients, the Restaurant will invite visitors to explore the power of food to positively impact our lives and our community.  

A rendering of the cafe at the Obama Presidential Center. The room features beige decor and light wooden tables and chairs. It is a quick grab-and-go café near museum exhibits featuring coffee, seasonal pastries, and freshly prepared sandwiches.

Cafe

For quick stops between exhibits, the grab & go Cafe offers coffee, seasonal pastries, and prepared items made fresh. This elevated fast casual spot, located on the Lower Level of the Museum, offers a delightful selection of quick bites and drinks.

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