Delilah's
Bar · Wrightwood Neighbors ·
Whiskey mecca with punk music, DJs, movies & upstairs pool table
Whiskey mecca with punk music, DJs, movies & upstairs pool table
"Delilah's is not a whiskey bar, but it is a bar that serves a whole lotta whiskey - over 750 different kinds. This punk rock venue offers something a little different from the usual Lincoln Park bar scene and you can expect to find a broad mix of people drawn in by their shared love of whiskey and alternative music. The second-floor bar feels like a Chicago house party - complete with with a pool table and an Addams family pinball machine. It's hard to label Delilah's just a bar, as it also screens cult movies, hosts beer festivals and displays a rotating collection of art from local artists." - Stephen Merlo
"Delilah’s knows what it is — a two-level bar with a big whisky selection, a strong tap list (with both local and international brews)‚ and a deceptively crushable wine list. While even the pickiest will find something to drink here, it’s the atmosphere and music that caters to the misfits — the punks, goths, and metalheads — that’s built Delilah’s die-hard fanbase. And speaking of die-hards, it’s a Buffalo Bills bar. So, even if you don’t own a choker collar, wear those khakis — you’ll be fine." - Ashok Selvam
"This two-level bar draws lovers of punk, goth, and metal music to an unlikely counter-culture center in normally basic Lincoln Park. The bar’s selection includes the usual suspect of canned domestics, but there’s a real deep selection of whiskies, and owner Mike Miller also raves about his wines by the glass." - Ashok Selvam
"Delilah’s is one of the more eclectic bars in the city, and it shows in everything they do. Extensive whiskey list over 500 kinds deep? Check. More than 200 different beers? Yup. Do the walls feature a rotation of different local artists? Of course. Does the whole place have a sort of rock and roll feel? Yes, but there are also DJs on hand playing punk rock, metal, reggae, R&B, or even country music any given day of the week. The whole dynamic gives Delilah’s a lot of character, which is especially meaningful for a bar in Lincoln Park." - josh barnett, sam faye, john ringor
"Anyone in the know will tell you this is one of, if not the best, whiskey bars in Chicago. From bourbon to rye, scotch to Japanese, vintage to modern, they have it all (and more) at a fair price. Mike Miller has been running Delilah’s for almost three decades and has built excellent relationships with whiskey producers across the globe, allowing him to procure some truly exceptional releases exclusive to the bar. Beyond the whiskey, you can find DJs spinning punk, rock, and ska music all night long and an upstairs bar with a billiards table." - Aaron Melamed