The Violet Hour
(773) 252-1500
Although there's no sign or clearly marked door, a yellow light bulb heralds Wicker Park's newest cocktail lounge, where crystal chandeliers and cornflower blue velvet curtains conjure a speakeasy ambience. Bartenders (appropriately donning vests and arm garters) use eight different kinds of twice-filtered ice, along with homemade syrups and bitters to mix classic cocktails.
Tip: Note the sign at the entranceway asking patrons to refrain from making cell phone calls.
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From Food & Wine , JUL 2010
Dim lighting, fashionably disheveled bartenders and country music encourage down-and-dirty drinking of highbrow and lowbrow beers. But there are also exceptional cocktails by Violet Hour mixologist...MORE>>
From Food & Wine , MAR 2008
This unmarked spot became Chicago's cocktail mecca the second it opened this past summer....MORE>>
Last updated July 2010
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