Illinois / Chicago
The Violet Hour
Behind a plywood mural on Damen: high-backed blue chairs, chandeliers, no cell phones, and the drink that taught the Midwest about mint and rose.
Getting in
No sign — look for the mural-covered wooden facade and a single hanging bulb.
Order this
Juliet & Romeo
Your passport
Hidden Door rooms like this one are catalogued across the trail — see every hidden door bar.
Keep the night going
Nearest doors
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Wicker Park · Chicago, IL · 0.8 mi
A second-floor room above a taco counter, styled like a hunting lodge and pouring punches instead of the usual stirred-and-shaken lineup.
4.5Room 13
Logan Square · Chicago, IL · 1.5 mi
A hotel basement done up as a Prohibition club, complete with a barber-chair corner and drinks that take their time.
4.5Scofflaw
Logan Square · Chicago, IL · 1.7 mi
Named for the word coined during Prohibition to shame liquor-law breakers, this gin-forward bar wears the insult proudly.
4.5Billy Sunday
Logan Square · Chicago, IL · 2.1 mi
Named for the evangelist who once tried to dry out Chicago, this bar answers with a menu built almost entirely around amari and vermouth.
The Gear Room
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Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails
The East Village room on the trail, in book form. 500 recipes and the reasoning behind them.
Regarding Cocktails — Sasha Petraske
From the man behind Milk & Honey, the room that became Attaboy. Spare, exact, opinionated.
Nick & Nora Glasses (set of 4)
The stem that made the coupe look loud. Named for the most functional drunks in film.
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