wicker Park

Nightlife

bars and cafes

Prime your dinner appetite at the Violet Hour, which serves sophistication and calmly, creatively prepared cocktails (including classics like the gimlet), as well as American contemporary cuisine such as duck meatballs.

Bin Wine Café is ideal for a glass of wine or spirits, for dinner, or for weekend brunch, always with a focus on seasonal ingredients.

entertainment

If life is a cabaret, live it up at Davenport’s, where the space is intimate and modern and the cabaret performances are divinely entertaining, sometimes even featuring the wait staff—or you!

Live music fans congregate at the often standing-room-only Double Door, which has hosted thousands of up-and-coming and established musicians, including the Rolling Stones and the Smashing Pumpkins.

Club-hoppers reconvene down the street at Subterranean for live music (from acid jazz to hip hop to ska), to nod to DJ beats, and to nosh on late-night snacks.

special events

Top off your Wicker Park experience with two special events.

wicker park trio

Wicker Park Trio showcases the splendorsof the park through a combinationof music performances and guided tours of its award-winning gardens and history.

wicker Park fest 2008

The neighborhood’s annual summer street festival, Wicker Park Fest 2008 (July 26–27) pulls out all the stops, from bands on the verge of making it big to late-night shows at the Double Door, plus local eats, unusual crafts, and people watching par excellence.

Tours

Chicago Greeter

Continue your own area expedition or explore with a Chicago Greeter by foot and public transportation. Pre-register 7 to 10 business days in advance of your Chicago arrival for this FREE insider orientation.

If a bus tour is more your speed, register now for Chicago Neighborhood Tours’ June 14 half-day motorcoach tour of Wicker Park & Bucktown. Visit beautiful St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church and discuss the church’s architecture; spend time in fashionable boutiques and shops; and learn about Historic Wicker Park on an architectural walking tour highlighting area homes and mansions. Light refreshments are included.

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bars and clubs

The Violet Hour
Sundays– Fridays 6 pm–2 am, Saturdays 6 pm–3 am
1520 N. Damen Avenue
773.252.1500
theviolethour.com
(reservations not accepted)

Bin Wine Café
Dinner Mondays– Thursdays, Sundays 5–10 pm, Fridays– Saturdays 5–11:30 pm; Brunch: Weekends 10 am–5 pm
1559 N. Milwaukee Avenue
773.486.2233
www.binwinecafe.com
(reservations recommended)

Davenport’s
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 7 pm–Midnight, Fridays– Saturdays 7 pm–2 am, Sundays *7 pm–11 pm (*opening varies, see website)
1383 N. Milwaukee Avenue
773.278.1830
davenportspianobar.com
(reservations
recommended) 21+ w/ID;
$$ and drink minimum vary

Double Door
Showtimes vary
1572 N. Milwaukee Avenue
773.489.3160
www.doubledoor.com
21+ w/ID; $ vary (no drink minimum)

Subterranean
Hours and showtimes vary (see website)
2011 W. North Avenue
773.278.6600
www.subt.net
Mondays open mic FREE; Tuesdays ladies FREE, otherwise $5; Wednesdays FREE; Thursdays ladies
FREE, otherwise $5; Fridays– Sundays $5; 21+ w/ID

events

Wicker Park Trio
2nd and 3rd Sundays, June, July, August; concerts 11 am–1 pm, park garden tours 10 am and 1 pm
1425 N. Damen Avenue
773.278.9075
wpgarden@aol.com
(reservations recommended)
ourwickerpark.org
tickets $5

Wicker Park Fest 2008
Saturday, July 26–Sunday, July 27, 11 am–10 pm
North Damen Avenue (North Avenue to Schiller)
773.384.2672
wickerparkbucktown.com
suggested donation $5

tours

Humboldt Park, Wicker Park & Ukrainian Village (Summer Sampler)
Saturdays, July 8, August 19, 10 am–1 pm

Chicago Neighborhood Tours
Depart from the Chicago Cultural Center Visitor Center
77 E. Randolph Street 312.742.1190
www.chicagoneighborhood
tours.com
(advance booking recommended) adults/seniors 65+/students w/valid ID/children 8–18 $20
(please notify when booking)

Other resources

• Centerstage Chicago
• City of Chicago
• Metromix