If you ever want to pretend you live in an old money condo in Gold Coast, just drop by the Restoration Hardware on Dearborn. The beautiful brick building on a quiet residential street is home to a not-so-secret gem: the RH gallery and its own Hogsalt-run cafe under chandeliers at the center of the glass-topped atrium (read: Chicago winter friendly).

But seriously, what better way to spend a morning or afternoon, perusing furniture, splurging on brunch in a luxurious setting and then bringing your drink up to the roof like you own the place. Sure, a lot of cities have RH galleries, filled with rooms of furniture to lounge on, tables to take meetings, rooftops to chat away at your own leisure. But most of them don’t have a restaurant built in (ie: in LA, you should probably grab coffee across the street at Urth before settling in to the RH space). The marketing person in me can’t help but appreciate the genius of this more organic form of experiential retail, especially in the age of cheapened versions of instagram museums… but I digress.

So whether you’re here for a meal, or just stopping by, let go of your own reality and aesthetic for a moment, soak in this world of excessive, (at times culturally questionable) decor, and pretend you live here.