Lemon

Chicago, Illinois

Opened in December 2023 and awarded the Campari One to Watch for North America alongside a No. 62 ranking on North America's 50 Best Bars, Lemon combines a meticulously executed cocktail program with a back-room performance space that hosts folk, jazz, punk, rap, and dance. The zero-alcohol cocktail program runs with the same rigour as the spirited menu, no afterthoughts, no juice-and-soda shortcuts. Lemon channels the energy of a DIY art collective through the precision of a ranked cocktail bar, and the combination produces something that neither format achieves alone.