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Tuesday 5pm - 12am Wednesday 5pm - 12am Thursday 5pm - 12am Friday 5pm - 2am Saturday 5pm - 2am

After

high craft, low key
come-as-you-are bar by chef Curtis Duffy
happy hour: 5p-7p
after-chicago.com

06/02/2026

Velvet 86 returns to After for a special Thursday night set. Rock, punk, classics, and whatever fits the mood.

Thursday, June 4 from 7-9pm. Live music + food and drinks all night.

05/30/2026

What’re you doing Sunday, June 14th? Doesn’t matter. You’re doing this. Show up to hang with Facto and dance a bit.

RSVP: partiful.com/e/qk9bAV924W8EYzxBfDaF

05/29/2026

We call Chef Taylor Best our “CDB”—Chef de Burger.

Taylor says he’s just “the pasta guy that also does burgers.”

He’s been holding down the flat-top for the last year.

According to Taylor, the secret is “the magic sauce.” Equal parts “fancy ketchup and good mayo.” He’s also very clear the ketchup cannot be “normal table ketchup.”

Start with quality meat. Salt both sides. Grill the bun. One slice of American cheese.

And how many pickles? Three. “Because that’s how many fit on the bun. Also, it’s lucky.”

Taylor says his favorite part of being CDB comes at the end of a long shift—after getting their asses kicked—cooking one last burger, cutting it into fours, and passing it around the line.

05/28/2026

The June lineup just dropped.

6/4: Velvet 86
6/10: Hunter Gatherer
6/17: Kevin Janus
6/24: Alex Wolfe

Live music from 7-9pm, drinks and food all night.

05/26/2026

Thai Kaa — Hendrick's Gin, lacto guava, thai basil, shio koji.

This vibrant green beauty didn’t always start out green.

A lot of our cocktails these days begin with one core ingredient, and this time around it was guava. We fermented it with a few fun-zymes (lacto plantarum), and were genuinely surprised by how vibrant, floral, and expressive the fruit became in the process.

From there, every remaining ingredient was chosen either to complement the guava’s bright tropical character or to contrast.

05/25/2026

Returning to After this Wednesday: Kweku Collins live from 7-9pm. Come by for dinner, cocktails at the bar, and a live set shaped by alternative hip-hop, soul, reggae, and indie rock.

05/22/2026

Find yourself around our bar this weekend and try the new cocktail menu.

05/18/2026

Music Wednesdays at After continues with The Unresolved on May 20 from 7–9 PM.

Expect some unreleased songs performed for the first time and a soundtrack of alt rock favorites.

Grab a cocktail and a burger and enjoy the sounds.

05/14/2026

The A5 Vesper — Truman Vodka, Gin Mare gin, wagyu tendon chip, caviar. Out of all our classics, the A5 Vesper will always have a place on the menu. We keep it as a nod to the beginnings of After, and because the wagyu chip + caviar pairing is still obscenely delicious.

05/09/2026

It’s curtains for our Winter menu. This weekend is your last chance to experience it before we turn the page to Spring/Summer.

We’re really proud of this menu. We explored a lot of challenging—but ultimately delicious—ideas along the way. Some highlights included cocktails inspired by chanterelle ice cream, the pairing of kombu and passionfruit, brûléed persimmons, and a nod to Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams Bay Leaf Cheesecake ice cream (yes, another ice cream).

We’re excited for what’s next—even more boldness and bigger flavors coming with the new menu.

Address

1338 W. Fulton Street
Chicago, IL
60607

Opening Hours

Tuesday	5pm - 12am
Wednesday	5pm - 12am
Thursday	5pm - 12am
Friday	5pm - 2am
Saturday	5pm - 2am

Website

http://www.after-chicago.com/

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