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Meadowlark
Chicago, USA · Intimate creative cocktail bar · North America
Meadowlark is a 30-seat cocktail bar hidden behind an unmarked Logan Square alley door, with a rotating creative menu and vintage Chicago character. Bar seats are walk-in only; lounge reservations are limited to parties of four to six.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
2812 W Palmer St, Chicago, IL 60647, USALogan Square
- Style
- Intimate creative cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Daily, 5pm–1am.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Booking
- Bar walk-ins only; lounge reservations on Resy for parties of 4–6.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Menu
- View the venue’s menu ↗Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
43.1 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 66.1
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 53.6
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 71.2
- Serious press
- 8.9
- Social Vibes
- 58.8
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
84/ 100
The existing 84/100 remains the historical proprietary read. This check qualifies cited sources without recalculating the score.
Score context
John Ringor’s 2022 review praises The Meadowlark’s secret-clubhouse feel, drinks and small plates. The cited customer mirror was inaccessible, so the stored customer quotation and recent guest consensus remain unverified.
Guest sources checked:
Publication and posting dates are distinct from visit dates. The original score, confidence and stored evidence remain unchanged.
Guest score details
What the cited sources say
- The critic praises the setting, drinks and small plates.
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Editorial citations in this read
- theinfatuation.comJohn Ringor — The Infatuation review · 12 October 2022; visit date unknown
John Ringor’s 12 October 2022 critic review praises the clubhouse setting, drinks and small plates. It names The Meadowlark and a side-street entrance, but lists 2200 N. California Avenue while this profile lists 2812 W Palmer St. The address difference remains unresolved, and entrance equivalence is unverified. This review is separate from the unavailable Restaurantji customer passage.
Other cited sources
- restaurantji.comRestaurantji — Unverified cited source · Stored date retained; publication/visit not verified
The citation was not readable in this check; its author, quotation and publication or visit dates remain unverified.
Crowd signal
Google 4.5★ across 343 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
Top 500 Bars
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.