The Gatsby Speakeasy
Cocktail bar · Park West ·
Prohibition-era speakeasy with password entry, jazz music
Prohibition-era speakeasy with password entry, jazz music
"The owners of the Bourgeois Pig transformed part of its second floor into a secret bar that patrons will need a password to enter. The Gatsby is what happens to the neighborhood coffee shop at night with fancy cocktails and a Prohibition-era metal door that’s been liberated for the vibe." - Ashok Selvam
"The Bourgeois Pig, a coffee shop in Lincoln Park, has served DePaul students and others in the community for three decades. Ownership decided to remodel the upstairs apartment space, turning it into a speakeasy, leaning into gangster lore — customers even need a password to enter; the steel door comes from a Prohibition-era speakeasy. At night, the rest of the coffee shop morphs into a wine bar where customers can wait their turns until a space upstairs opens up. The cocktails are aces and ownership has made a real effort to make the space feel like stepping back into a bygone era." - Ashok Selvam, Naomi Waxman
"Earlier this month Green introduced the Gatsby. Green likens the aesthetic to an 'old gentleman study' with boar heads and vintage books. It’s like a slice of the mansion from The Great Gatsby. 'We don’t have any TVs by the way,' Green says. 'We’re just a straight conversational place, you know, good jazz music and big band.'" - Ashok Selvam
"Some pretty fun openings this week, including Gatsby, an epic, Art Deco-inspired diner with desserts from my personal fave Umber Ahmad." - Amanda Kludt
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