Chicago, IL · est. 2007
The Violet Hour
1520 N Damen Ave., Wicker Park
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Established
2007
Kind
bar · cocktail
Filed by
1 of 5 columnists
Filed by The Bartender· Thu 6:07pm· 30s read
Wicker Park. The curtained doorway. The country's first modern speakeasy.
Toby Maloney's room set the American template for the last fifteen years: high chairs, low light, drinks built like arguments. The menu still teaches.
Order the seasonal. Read the descriptor. Then read it again after the drink lands. That's the whole trick.