| Marty's Martini Bar | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2006 (2006) |
| Street address | 1511 West Balmoral Avenue |
| City | Chicago |
| State | Illinois |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 60640 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°58′47″N 87°40′07″W / 41.9797°N 87.6687°W / 41.9797; -87.6687 |
Marty's Martini Bar is a cocktail bar in Andersonville, Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois that opened in 2006.
Description
Marty's Martini Bar is a small, upscale, "Toulouse-Lautrec-styled" cocktail bar in Andersonville, Chicago. The interior features gilt-framed mirrors and posters. The Not for Tourists Guide to Chicago has described the bar as "compact and classy". The guide has also called Marty's a gay bar. Moon Chicago says Marty's "becomes a gay bar late at night". In 2016, Time Out Chicago said of the clientele: "it seems the straight folk tend to show up first for a predinner cocktail and the gay crowd comes later. Like gentrification, but in reverse."
The Chicago Tribune has said the "cozy" bar serves "classic" cocktails. Drinks come to two sizes. The menu has included the Black Velvet, Cosmopolitans, the Crème brûlée, the Dirty Bird (olive juice and blue cheese-stuffed olives), and the Pineapple Upside-Down martini.
Reception
Fodor's has said the bar serves "some of the tastiest cocktails in town". Marty's was included in Eater Chicago's 2014 list of the city's ten "most overlooked" cocktail bars. In 2022, Shone Palmer of San Diego Gay and Lesbian News included Marty's in an overview of Chicago's best gay bars, writing: "Marty's Martini Bar is the best place to go if a night in with candles, a glass of wine, and sade playing on vinyl seems like your idea of a good time. You won't find a more spectacular or fantastic homosexual bar in all of Chicago than this one. The club successfully combines coziness, luxury, and comfort. There's a reason why people go to Marty's: the atmosphere is friendly, the service is impeccable, and the drinks are top-notch."
See also
References
- "2 New Bars Add To The Spirited Clark/Balmoral Intersection | Edgeville Buzz". Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ^ Lemer, Ali; Zimmerman, Karla (2023). Chicago. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-83758-146-7. Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ^ Kolars, Emily (2017-10-05). "Marty's Martini Bar". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- "TR Napa Valley and Eduardo's Enoteca: Two New Teensy-Weensy Bars in the Gold Coast". Chicago Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- Not for Tourists Guide to Chicago 2014. Simon and Schuster. 2013-10-08. ISBN 978-1-62873-581-9. Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- Not for Tourists Illustrated Guide to Chicago. Simon and Schuster. 2015-05-12. ISBN 978-1-63450-117-0. Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- Holland, Rebecca (2018-04-17). Moon Chicago. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 978-1-63121-721-0. Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- "Marty's Martini Bar". Time Out Chicago. 2016-08-03. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- "Andersonville gay bar crawl". Chicago Tribune. 2012-09-19. Archived from the original on 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ^ "10 of Chicago's Most Overlooked Cocktail Bars". Eater Chicago. 2014-10-21. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- Fodor's Chicago. Fodor's Travel. 2015-12-22. ISBN 978-1-101-87910-8. Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- Palmer, Shone (2022-11-30). "Best Gay Bars In Chicago - 10 Places To Hangout!". San Diego Gay and Lesbian News. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
External links
Media related to Marty's Martini Bar at Wikimedia Commons
