Sparrow
Venue Brief
Gold Coast cocktail bar built around rum and classic recipes, with a long wooden bar, plush lounge chairs and most drinks under $20, for dates and quiet rounds.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- Date NightIntimateVintageChill
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Smart Casual
- Demographic
- CouplesYoung Professionals
- Music genre
- Jazz
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Offerings
- Table Service
- Open times
- Mon 4 PM – 2 AMTue 4 PM – 2 AMWed 4 PM – 2 AMThu 4 PM – 2 AMFri 4 PM – 2 AM BestSat 4 PM – 3 AM BusySun 4 PM – 1 AM
- Vibe score
- 8.5 / 10
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About Sparrow
Rum anchors the list, the La Floridita daiquiri is billed as the house signature, and the minty, creamy Grasshopper gets singled out in recent reviews. The front room is a long, narrow bar under pendant lamps and chalkboards, opening onto a back lounge with a patterned ceiling, framed prints, potted palms and deep armchairs. It takes no reservations, so seating is first come, first served, and one reviewer recalls a queue made up entirely of people waiting for first dates. There is no cover, water arrives unprompted, and most cocktails come in under $20, which visitors call good value for downtown Chicago. Hours run from 4 PM until 2 AM Monday to Friday, 3 AM on Saturday and 1 AM on Sunday. The mood stays conversational rather than loud, and the Google rating sits at 4.5 from more than 800 reviews.
