Hipster Bars (Chicago, Roscoe, Madison: neighborhood, living in, kitchen)

[surlycue]

Originally Posted by aragx6

Is Violet Hour really hipster-y? I've never been, but I have a co-worker who's really into the whole cocktail thing and he loves that place, but I thought it was supposed to be more yuppie pretentious? Maybe that's just how he is so I assumed his favorite bar would be that way too!

I would say it definitely caters to monied hipsters in WP/Bucktown. The cocktails are wonderful and like the same owned Whistler in LS, exquisitely well-made. But one definitely needs to have some hipster cache to avoid a 45 minute wait outside of it's unmarked door.

[supernerdgirl]

i do have to say though, that Debonair will mix a mean drink the later in the night it gets, dear god.

[aragx6]

Or go for pre-dinner drinks at 6 when they open as my co-worker does.

[surlycue]

Originally Posted by aragx6

Or go for pre-dinner drinks at 6 when they open as my co-worker does.

Blueline Clubcar is the place to go for pre-dinner drinks, though if you are doing it correctly you won't be able to make it to dinner after a couple.

[sharkylittleton]

Originally Posted by surlycue

Blueline Clubcar is the place to go for pre-dinner drinks, though if you are doing it correctly you won't be able to make it to dinner after a couple.

Blueline is one of the most unpretentious bars that I've been to in WP. Everyone is friendly and plays board games. I almost finished a mean game of scrabble before I moved onto checkers.

[surlycue]

Originally Posted by sharkylittleton

Blueline is one of the most unpretentious bars that I've been to in WP. Everyone is friendly and plays board games. I almost finished a mean game of scrabble before I moved onto checkers.

Oh no, I agree. I also love the outwardly surly looking, tattooed waitresses who turn out to be sweet as apple pie and work for every bit of their 20%.

[aragx6]

LOVE Blueline, though we've gone for brunch more often than we've gone for drinks. Might just have to correct that!

[whatsthebigdeal]

definitely the Holiday Club on Irving and Sheridan.

[sharkylittleton]

Beat kitchen in Roscoe Village.

[jwaiter]

I'm no authority but I have a feeling you have to know where to go - and on what nights of the week as well, to be in with the in crowd.

I think Rainbo is the epitome of the hipster bar in Chicago, in general.

Also, no one has mentioned the Continental, Club Foot or Cobra Lounge, which are all great places to enjoy a drink among the city's younger, trendsetting crowd.