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“One of the Best Bars in Illinois”
Voted "one of the best bars in Illinois" by Esquire Magazine. The Violet Hour was designed to create places of intimacy conducive to the art of conversation. The cocktail takes center stage in each room with the curtained partitions acting to frame the bartenders and with the high mirrored back bar cabinets acting to highlight the numerous specialty liquors and ingredients. “At the violet hour, when the eyes and back Turn upward from the desk, when the human engine waits Like a taxi throbbing waiting . . . At the violet hour, the evening hour that strives Homeward, and brings the sailor home from sea” T.S. Eliot, “The Waste Land” (1922)
Super cool & elegant cocktail bar hidden in wicker park! I had heard of the violet hour but definitely wouldn't have found the door if I wasn't with someone who had been before. It's super hidden... Read more
One of the great things about reading on food/drink is when you are traveling and have the opportunity to visit the places you read about, and The Violet Hour was one of those places given from... Read more
A disappointing experience to be scolded immediately on arrival that we were a few minutes late for our reservation. We had specifically went to change our clothes to comply with their "dress... Read more
The Violet Hour
Hours
- Sun - Sat: 5:00 pm - 12:30 am
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Credit Cards Accepted
- Reservations
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Outdoor Seating
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