A long time ago, there were secretive gems scattered around the city. It was a lucrative time for lavish hideaways, where the jazz was steamy, and the burlesque burned down the house. While the Prohibition Era is now on...
You’d think Al Capone himself was peeking over your shoulder at Hyde Park’s best speakeasy. [Note: This event is no longer happening but Gran Cabaret After Dark is more than…...
Jacob Mayfield can read your mind and predict your future with startling accuracy. Step through the door of Old Chicago Inn’s Room 13 and find a mystical new world with an old-world atmosphere. Once a month, the p...
Al Capone would sit at the lush green booth because he could monitor both entrances while enjoying the show. The Green Mill Cocktail Lounge has hosted some of Chicago’s best Jazz performers for over a century. Dur...
Swap November’s icy winds for a warm Pacific breeze at Chicago’s tiki speakeasy, Three Dots And A Dash. As autumn gives way to winter, who among us can reject the pleasures of faux-Polynesia and a fortifying...
Behind a supply closet door is possibly Chicago’s oddest cocktail bar. Located inside an old custodian’s closet of the Fieldhouse Jones Hotel, Janitor’s Closet is exactly how it sounds. Mops, Pine-sol, and paint...