Vesper
Venue Brief
Neighborhood cocktail and tapas bar in Glenwood Park, near Grant Park, with velvet lounge corners, sidewalk tables and board games for an easygoing local crowd.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- CasualChill
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Casual
- Cuisine
- Tapas/Share PlateAmerican
- Demographic
- LocalsYoung Professionals
- Music genre
- Hip HopR&B
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Offerings
- Table Service
- Open times
- Mon ClosedTue 5 PM – 12 AMWed 5 PM – 12 AMThu 5 PM – 12 AMFri 5 PM – 2 AM BestSat 5 PM – 2 AM BusySun 5 PM – 12 AM
- Vibe score
- 8.3 / 10
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About Vesper
Sage-green walls, a live-edge wooden bar, mustard and pink velvet sofas and bold canvases give the room a lived-in lounge feel, and tables spill onto the Garrett Street sidewalk. The pitch is simple: neighborhood bar, tapas and friends. Charcuterie boards, flatbreads, tacos, loaded tots and dips cover the food, and board games come out on slower evenings. Cocktails run strong and spirit-forward, which suits some and not others; one recent guest was served a shaken, watery Manhattan for $19, and another called the drinks poorly thought out, while regulars describe friendly bartenders and a relaxed room. The playlist leans on rap, sometimes awkwardly edited on the fly. Hours are 5 p.m. to midnight Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday, and until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, with Monday closed. It suits a casual drink between stops more than a destination night.
