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Afternoon tea is the sleeper of business entertaining. It's unexpected, more relaxed than lunch or dinner and more substantial than coffee. We explored two new options for afternoon tea: one that's classically posh and the other a little offbeat and casual. Reservations are recommended; the Allis lounge in Soho House serves tea from 3 to 5 p.m. daily; Pavilion in the Langham Chicago has seatings at 3, 3:30 and 4 p.m.
The new afternoon tea service at the Allis lounge (113-125 N. Green St., 312-521-8000, SohoHouseChicago.com) brings an artsy, fun spin to what largely has been the wheelhouse of the city's most elegant hotels.
Though the sweets and savories, tiered servers and floral tea sets are classics, the bohochic setting (in the public part of the Soho House private club and hotel) feels like...