Arbella
Venue Brief
River North cocktail bar with a travel-themed drink list, tasting flights and a clubby late-night soundtrack, open until 3 AM on Saturdays for a young crowd.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- UpbeatDancingDate Night
- Age guide
- 21-3025-45
- Dress code
- Casual Chic
- Cuisine
- Tapas/Share Plate
- Demographic
- Young ProfessionalsCouples
- Music genre
- HouseCommercial Hits
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Offerings
- Table ServicePrivate Dining
- Open times
- Mon 4 PM – 12 AMTue 4 PM – 2 AMWed 4 PM – 2 AMThu 4 PM – 2 AMFri 4 PM – 2 AM BestSat 5 PM – 3 AM BusySun 6 PM – 1 AM
- Vibe score
- 8.6 / 10
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About Arbella
The drink list reads like a passport, with cocktails inspired by destinations and flights for sampling several at once, and the bartenders lean into showmanship, pouring from glass globes and smoking drinks under cloches. The room is tall and narrow, with exposed brick, a honeycomb-tiled ceiling, glass-fronted shelving behind the bar and globe lamps on small tables. After dark it turns upbeat and clubby, and reviewers rate the music as highly as the cocktails. Food is bar-friendly: shrimp tacos, fried chicken and loaded fries. Hours start at 4 PM most days, running until 2 AM midweek and 3 AM on Saturday, and Resy handles tables. A line often forms on busy nights, and a private room takes groups. Google rates it 4.6 from more than 1,300 reviews, and staff are described as energetic and quick with a suggestion or a joke.
