Chicago tiki bars are River North hidden alley entrances and Lincoln Park temples.
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The 10 best tiki bars in Chicago
01 · Chicago
River North
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Iconic · Hidden
Iconic River North tiki bar with hidden alley entrance.
Order: A Three Dots and a Dash
02 · Chicago
West Loop
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Iconic · Tiki + modernist
Grant Achatz's modernist West Loop cocktail bar with tiki classics.
Order: A modernist tiki signature
03 · Chicago
River Grove
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Iconic 1963 · Tiki
Iconic 1963 River Grove tiki bar.
Order: A Mai Tai
04 · Chicago
Logan Square
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Iconic · Tiki
Iconic Logan Square tiki bar from the Three Dots team.
Order: A Lost Lake
05 · Chicago
Lakeview
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Iconic · Tiki + karaoke
Iconic Lakeview tiki and karaoke bar.
Order: A Mai Tai
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06 · Chicago
Cicero
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Iconic · Tiki
Iconic Cicero family-run tiki bar.
Order: A Zombie
07 · Chicago
South Loop
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Iconic · Pool deck tiki
Iconic Freehand Hotel Chicago pool-deck tiki bar.
Order: A Broken Shaker tiki
08 · Chicago
Wrigleyville
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Modern · Tiki
Modern Wrigleyville rooftop tiki bar.
Order: A Mai Tai
09 · Chicago
River North
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Modern · Tiki
Modern River North seasonal tiki garden.
Order: A Painkiller
10 · Chicago
Humboldt Park
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Iconic · Tiki + cocktails
Iconic Humboldt Park cocktail bar with tiki classics.
Order: A Painkiller
How Chicago drinks tiki
The 10 above are where Chicago actually drinks tiki — proper Don the Beachcomber-era classics, deep rum lists, and the kind of décor that demands you stay for a third round.
