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Drinks Uptown, Chicago

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

A place for a drink in Uptown, Chicago, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 2 hours. Best time to go: Late evening.

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Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Uptown, Chicago
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Why go

Jazz club open since 1907, once a favorite of Al Capone, with live music nightly.

It is one of 19 curated places we feature in Chicago, alongside 6 activities, 5 sights and 4 places to eat. The closest of our other picks is Kingston Mines, 2.9 mi away as the crow flies.

Type
Drinks · Nightlife
Neighborhood
Uptown
Price
$$
Time needed
2 hr
Best time
Late evening

Nearby

Our closest curated picks, including 3 beyond Chicago. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.

  1. 1
    Kingston Mines

    Blues club on Halsted Street since 1968, with two stages and bands playing until the early hours.

    Drinks · Lincoln Park · 2.9 mi straight-line
  2. 2
    Pequod's Pizza

    Pan pizza with a caramelized cheese crust; a local favorite over tourist deep-dish spots.

    Food · 3.3 mi straight-line
  3. 3
    Lincoln Park Conservatory

    Free 1890s glasshouse full of palms, ferns and orchids; warm and green on a grey January day.

    Sight · Lincoln Park · 3.4 mi straight-line
  4. 4
    Lincoln Park Zoo

    Free zoo set in a lakefront park, with conservatory and nature boardwalk nearby.

    Outdoors · 3.5 mi straight-line
  5. 5
    Lincoln Park Zoo

    Free zoo open every day of the year, with lions, gorillas and polar bears a few minutes from the lake.

    Activity · Lincoln Park · 3.6 mi straight-line
  6. 6
    Lincoln Park Zoo ZooLights

    The city's free zoo turns into a light show with millions of bulbs from late November to early January.

    Activity · 3.6 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge is a stop on our Chicago & Great Lakes route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

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Green Mill Cocktail Lounge is our only drinks pick in Chicago; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Chicago guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Chicago run from 32°F in January to 77°F in July; May is usually the wettest month. For Green Mill Cocktail Lounge itself, we suggest: Late evening.

Modelled monthly averages for Chicago from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Chicago weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
4802 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640, USA
Coordinates
41.96920, -87.65992
Destination
Chicago, Illinois

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge: quick answers

How much time do you need at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge?

Plan on about 2 hours at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Green Mill Cocktail Lounge?

Our pick: Late evening. Insider tip: Cash cover; Sunday night poetry slam is a tradition.

Where is Green Mill Cocktail Lounge?

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge is at 4802 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640, USA, in Uptown. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Green Mill Cocktail Lounge?

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