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The Night Owl · Mason · Chicago

The Violet Hour

Wicker Park · Cocktail bar · $$$

I've watched a generation of Chicago bartenders come up through this room. It set the bar and still clears it.

The bar that taught this city to take cocktails seriously — behind an unmarked, ever-changing mural on Damen.

— Mason, The Night Owl
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