The Violet Hour
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A pioneer in Chicago’s craft cocktail community, The Violet Hour serves seasonally-driven, pre-prohibition style libations to cocktail enthusiasts across Chicago. The James Beard Award-winning bar program is critically-acclaimed for its artisanal selection of approachable and highly-sought-after spirits.
The Violet Hour’s exterior facade features an ever-changing mural with a discrete single entryway while the...
Outstanding Bar Program Winner
James Beard Foundation, 2015
Reservation
New Year's Eve - The Monochrome Masquerade!
2021 has been... just okay.
To celebrate the beginning of a New Year we demand monochrome looks! Your color is your mood. 2021 was okay. Baked a lot this past year? Dress in head-to-toe beige....- Prepaid reservation for parties of 1 to 8
- $150 per person
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New Year's Eve - The Monochrome Masquerade! - Early Night!
2021 has been... just okay.
To celebrate the beginning of a New Year we demand monochrome looks! Your color is your mood. 2021 was okay. Baked a lot this past year? Dress in head-to-toe beige....- Prepaid reservation for parties of 1 to 8
- $75 per person
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The Violet Hour Old Fashioned Experience
Stop in for a short but thorough cocktail demo at The Violet Hour. Our bar team will guide you throw the creation of that perennial favorite, The Old Fashioned, and then you'll enjoy! Perfect to...
- Prepaid reservation for parties of 1 to 2
- $30 per person
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The Violet Hour Fireside Experience
As the weather drops, our cozy fireplace beckons. Come warm up at the hearth of our exclusive fireplace in our dramatic high-backed chairs for a special tasting of our House Classics. Enjoy a...
- Prepaid reservation for parties of 1 to 2
- $100 per person
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The Violet Hour - Standard Reservation - Indoor Seating
**Indoor Seating**
Our standard reservation allows you to order off our a la carte menu featuring cocktails from The Violet Hour's early years, The Classics, if we may. Shaken favorites like Part...- Reservation for parties of 1 to 8
- $25 Table Deposit
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The Violet Hour - Standard Reservation - Holiday Hideaway!
**Holiday Hideaway Sidewalk Seating**
In celebration of the holidays, we've spiced up our heated sidewalk patio for the season! We will be featuring a special hot drink menu! Join us outside, or...- Reservation for parties of 1 to 4
- $25 Table Deposit
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Dickens' Holiday Punch House
Join us as we imagine ourselves at Bob Cratchit's table to feast for the Holidays! As we escape through this pre-fix tasting menu of punches and bites from mid-19th Century England, we'll be...
- Prepaid reservation for parties of 1 to 8
- $150 per person
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The Violet Hour - Holiday Gift Shop!
Bring The Violet Hour home for the Holidays!
Choose from our variety of premade cocktails as well as exclusive bottles and cocktail kits from our Holiday Gift Shop, perfect to gift to yourself...- Prepaid pickup
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The Violet Hour Presents... There & Back - Early Colonial American Cocktail
This Thanksgiving, you can drink like early Colonial Americans! In your box, you will receive 3 x 12 oz (2-3 servings each) of cocktails from that time and place and 2 x 2 oz mini cocktails of a...
- Prepaid pickup
- $100 required add-ons
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Delivery
The Violet Hour - Holiday Gift Shop! - To Go
Bring The Violet Hour home for the Holidays!
Choose from our variety of premade cocktails as well as exclusive bottles and cocktail kits from our Holiday Gift Shop, perfect to gift to yourself...- DoorDash delivery
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Event
Holiday Punch class with Toby Maloney
Come to The Violet Hour and learn how to serve drinks for your entire holiday party without breaking a sweat. Punch - five ingredients: spirit, citrus, sugar, spice and water. This seemingly easy...
- Saturday, Dec 4, 2021
- 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- $150 per ticket
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Tropical Cocktails for Escapism Purposes
What: Join us as we imagine ourselves on a warm tropical beach where we'll be making (and drinking of course) 3 fun and refreshing cocktails.
Where: The Violet Hour, 1520 N Damen
When: Saturday...- Saturday, Dec 11, 2021
- 1:00 PM
- $125 per ticket
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The Old Fashioned
What: Join us as we make and consume three Old Fashioneds (in different styles, of course)
Where: The Violet Hour, 1520 N Damen
When: Saturday December 18th at 1PM- Saturday, Dec 18, 2021
- 1:00 PM
- $125 per ticket
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Hours and location
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