Bar $$$

The Press Room

On Restaurant Row

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An intimate lower-level wine and cocktail bar on Washington Boulevard, serving sophisticated-but-familiar food, friendly wines, and craft cocktails.

The Press Room appears on these guides and sub-area pages: Best happy hour
Address
1134 W Washington Blvd Ll, Chicago, IL, 60607
Hours
Mon · 5 PM – 11 PMTue–Sat · 5 PM – 1 AMSun · Closed from OpenStreetMap — may be out of date · Edit ↗
By L
Morgan GreenPink 0.2 mi · ~5 min walk
By car
Laz Parking Garage 110 N Carpenter St · 640 ft · ~2 min walk

While you’re here

From our curated guides, all within a couple of blocks.

More bars & nightlife nearby: Akilia Cosina 360 ftThe Cross Roads Bar & Grill 500 ftThird Rail Tavern 570 ftThe Black Barrel Tavern 670 ftAll Well 720 ftWithlove Collective 730 ftGarcia's Chicago 980 ftInkwell 0.2 mi

Recent inspections

Date Type Result Risk
2026-06-15 Non-Inspection No Entry 1 (High)
2025-10-08 Canvass Pass · 2 violations 1 (High)
2024-06-28 Canvass Re-Inspection Pass 1 (High)
2024-06-20 Canvass Fail · 13 violations 1 (High)
2024-04-26 Non-Inspection No Entry 1 (High)

From the City of Chicago's Food Inspections dataset. Retrieved 2026-08-03. Full history at the City of Chicago ↗.

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