DrinkNear South

The Velvet Lounge

Another essential stop on The Jazz Track, best reached by taxi. If you want to go to a bar that represents the real Chicago jazz tradition from Louis Armstrong right up to Pharaoh Sanders, then you must go to the Velvet Lounge.

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Address: 67 E Cermak Rd
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