Cara Cara Club
Cocktail bar · Logan Square ·
Disco-tinged Italian bar for snacks, signature cocktails, patio
Disco-tinged Italian bar for snacks, signature cocktails, patio
"This latest venture from the team behind Nine Bar is a small corner of the Mediterranean coast in the heart of Logan Square. Spend a leisurely summer evening nibbling on a plate of cheese or olives, perhaps accompanied by a Night Cap, which mixes Zacapa Rum No. 23 with the Cara Cara Club’s house vermouth and bitters blend before garnishing with a citrus peel." - Vox Creative
"Cara Cara Club is the latest tenant inside a space neighboring James Beard winner Lula Cafe in Logan Square. The bar’s owners have brought in the team from Nine Bar, the smash-hit in Chinatown, and they’re trying something radically different. Find spritzes, espresso martinis, and more." - Ashok Selvam
"The owners of Nine Bar in Chinatown have created a second tavern in tandem with the owners of Ludlow Liquors which brings a carefree attitude and delicious cocktails to Logan Square. Look for a strong lineup of classic cocktails and snacks like conservas. It’s a comfy space situated on one of the neighborhood’s brightest corners." - Ashok Selvam
"I visited the bright, breezy cocktail bar that channels the effortless ease of the Italian coast — the sophomore venture from Chicago bar veterans Lily Wang and Joe Briglio that opened on June 15 — where amari and vermouths are pushed toward tropical flavors in a sunny corner space intentionally opposite the couple’s dark, moody Chinatown spot. The room has been transformed (Ninja Turtles posters removed) into one with Venetian-plaster–style walls, filmy curtains, framed vintage-style paintings and posters, a long 21-seat bar and tiered stadium seating, and music programmed by Antonio Robles with a focus on Italo disco, French house, and Neapolitan funk. The cocktail menu leans on clarified drinks and the interplay of bitter and tropical-fruit flavors — for example the Fortune Teller (Montenegro, pandan, sumac, orange, Thai coconut milk) and the rye-based St. Tropez (Cappeletti, Amaro Nonino, French cantaloupe, citrus) — alongside mix-and-match highballs (blackberry sherry with sparkling water; strawberry bitter with ginger beer) and a house-classics lineup that includes four versions each of negronis, Mahattans, martinis, and frizzantis built from blended vermouths. Wade Hall remains a partner in the venture, snacks debuted with conservas, cheese, and cured meats, and chef Jordan Ross plans to expand the food menu to crudos, burgers, and pressed sandwiches on bread from neighboring La Boulangerie." - Naomi Waxman
