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The Violet Hour
41.908740 -87.677802 1520 N Damen Ave (between Le Moyne St and Wicker Park Ave) Wicker Park, Chicago
(773) 252-1500theviolethour.com
Subway: Blue to DamenGet directions
Sun–Fri 6pm–2am; Sat 6pm–3am
Average cocktail: $12
This hip cocktail lounge is exactly what you’d expect from a bar named after a line of T.S. Eliot poetry: pristine (the carefully constructed cocktails are excellent), pretentious (you won’t find a sign on the door–just look for the long lines) and, ultimately, completely and unarguably gorgeous.
12/31/1969
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