The Violet Hour serves artisanal cocktails in the heart of Wicker Park. Rooted in pre-prohibition style libations, the James Beard Award-winning bar program features a seasonally rotating cocktail list, as …

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Jun 27, 2025 · The Violet Hour, a Wicker Park bar that helped usher in a new era of cocktail culture in the U.S., is permanently closed.

Jun 27, 2025 · The Violet Hour, a James Beard Award-winning cocktail bar in Chicago's Wicker Park, is closing permanently after 18 years.

Jun 27, 2025 · Cocktails now considered classic libations, including the Paper Plane and the Juliet and Romeo, originated at The Violet Hour, and a number of its bartenders have gone on to acclaim at …

Jul 2, 2025 · It's time to say goodbye to an iconic fixture in Chicago's bar landscape. After 18 years in business, serving up artisanal cocktails in the heart of Wicker Park, Violet Hour has shuttered its...

Jul 1, 2025 · When the One Off Hospitality Group opened The Violet Hour in 2007, most restaurants and bars served a menu of familiar cocktails. Few people spoke of "mixology" before The Violet Hour …

Jun 30, 2025 · The Violet Hour, a renowned cocktail bar in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood and a staple of the city’s nightlife, has permanently closed its doors after 18 years of operation.

Jun 30, 2025 · The Violet Hour, cocktail bar that opened in 2007 and, more than any other, helped to define the craft cocktail scene in Chicago, announced a few days ago that it had closed after 18 …

Jun 27, 2025 · After nearly two decades of serving cocktail connoisseurs in Wicker Park, The Violet Hour bar is permanently closing its doors. Located at 1520 N. Damen Ave., the James Beard-winning …