Hopsmith Chicago

Sports bar party space and buyouts in the Gold Coast

Gold Coast
Up to 400 guests
4 spaces

Cancellation policy
Free cancellations for 48 hours after booking, unless the booking is within 48 hours of the event.

About Hopsmith Chicago

Hopsmith Chicago is a two-story sports bar in the Gold Coast, Chicago, hosting birthday parties, corporate events and watch parties for 9 to 400 guests. Planners pick it for a lively game-day room with TVs on both floors, a retractable roof and late hours.

Groups can book the Main Dining Room, which fits 81 on the street-level floor, as a semi-private space. The Second Floor is a private event space that seats 81 and holds up to 250 standing, and it can be taken in sections or as a whole floor. Up a spiral staircase, the semi-private Skylight Lounge seats 8 to 10 and fits up to 20. A full venue buyout takes up to 400 people.

Food comes from a scratch-made American kitchen, with a catering menu for groups, and events can have a custom beverage package from 30 rotating taps poured from a 1965 Volkswagen bus. The Skylight Lounge has bottle service and its own TV. The street-level windows open fully, the second floor has a DJ booth, and DJs play on Friday and Saturday nights.

Events are planned with the venue's event planners, who set the beverage package with each group and can add a DJ, entertainment or a team-building activity. Parties can be booked up to 12 months ahead, and 4 to 6 weeks ahead is recommended, since game days fill up. Cakes from a commercial bakery are allowed but no other outside food, and groups can bring decor that is removed after the event.

Planning your event

A private party at Hopsmith starts with choosing a space, from a block of tables for 9 guests to a section, a whole floor or a full buyout for 400. The venue's event planners then build the beverage package and any extras, such as a DJ or a team-building activity, around the group.

Vibe: Lively and casual sports bar, with TVs on both floors, games on through the day and DJs on Friday and Saturday nights.
Space layout: The main floor holds the bar and dining room, with windows that open fully onto Division Street. The second floor has its own full bar, a tap wall in a vintage VW bus, a DJ booth and a retractable roof. A spiral staircase leads to the Skylight Lounge, an elevated VIP area overlooking the second floor.
Private events: Hopsmith has private and semi-private options: blocked-off tables or areas, a section such as the upper patio, the whole second floor, or a buyout of the entire venue. Event planners work with each group on the beverage package and can arrange a DJ, entertainment or a team-building activity. Bookings open up to 12 months ahead, with 4 to 6 weeks recommended. Game sound is often possible when the whole second floor is reserved.
Food & drinks: Groups order from a catering menu built on the scratch-made American kitchen, with dishes like steak sliders, smash burgers and flatbreads. Events can have a custom beverage package drawn from 30 rotating drafts, and the Skylight Lounge has bottle service.
Group size: Group reservations start at 9 guests. The Skylight Lounge seats 8 to 10 and fits up to 20, the Main Dining Room fits 81, the Second Floor seats 81 and holds up to 250 standing, and a venue buyout takes up to 400.

Spaces

4 spaces, smallest first. Prices are starting rates before taxes and fees.

Skylight Lounge
An elevated VIP lounge above the second floor, suited to birthday parties and bachelor or bachelorette parties.
Up to 20 · Semi-private
20max
Semi-private

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Location

15 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60610

Good to know

Open until 4AM Thursday and Friday and 5AM on Saturday; kitchen until 11PM those nights
Game days are busy, especially Michigan State and Steelers games, so book early
Cakes from a commercial bakery are allowed; no other outside food at private events
Own decorations are allowed if they cause no damage and are removed after the event
The bar is decorated for Halloween, Christmas, New Year's Eve and St. Patrick's Day

Hopsmith Chicago

About Hopsmith Chicago

Planning your event

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Skylight Lounge

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What this venue offers

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Main Dining Room

Second Floor

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