Wine bar buyouts and semi-private parties in the Loop
Cancellation policy
Free cancellations for 48 hours after booking, unless the booking is within 48 hours of the event.
GoodFunk on the River is a natural wine bar in the Loop, Chicago, hosting private events, happy hours and buyouts for 12 to 50 guests. It sits in the historic Great Lakes Building on the Chicago River, and suits groups who want a small, stylish room with good wine rather than a big banquet hall.
Groups can book a semi-private area for up to 20 guests cocktail style, or take over the whole bar with a full buyout for up to 50 guests cocktail style. The room centers on a 16-seat quartzite bar with matching communal tables nearby.
The food is pintxos, Spanish conservas, a chef-curated meat and cheese board and elevated bar dishes from Executive Chef Marcos Campos, built to pair with a rotating list of small-production natural wines poured by the glass, by the bottle and in flights. The look is 1930s cafe society: velvet champagne-hued bar seats, Old-World cafe wall coverings and brass-and-ash wine displays.
Events are planned with the venue's events team, who handle intimate happy hours, milestone birthdays, company buyouts and other special occasions. Planners share whether they want a cocktail reception, a seated meal or both, along with the date, times, headcount and budget.
GoodFunk on the River hosts private events for 12 to 50 guests in its Loop wine bar, either in a semi-private area or as a full buyout. Planning runs through the venue's events team, who work out the format (cocktail reception, seated meal or both), timing and headcount with each group.
2 spaces, smallest first. Prices are starting rates before taxes and fees.
Up to 20 · Semi-private
20max
Semi-private
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Cocktail Reception
Food
Historic Building
Intimate Gathering
Natural Wine
Good for: birthday, company party, corporate, happy hour
180 N Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
Up to 50 · Private
50max
Private