Pops for Champagne

Champagne bar private events in River North

River North
Up to 125 guests
2 spaces

About Pops for Champagne

Pops for Champagne is a champagne bar in River North, Chicago, hosting birthday parties, corporate events and private parties for 10 to 125 guests. Planners pick it for a champagne-led celebration: more than 100 champagne selections, sparkling cocktails and a full bar, in a bar that has been open since 1982.

Two spaces take groups. The Tasting Room is a private room for 20 to 75 guests, about 450 square feet, with high-top tables at the front and lounge furniture at the back; it can also be set with a long table for a seated dinner. The main bar is the larger event space, about 1,000 square feet, for 10 to 125 guests.

Drinks center on the champagne list, with an emphasis on small grower producers alongside houses such as Krug and Ruinart, and party beverage packages are available. For food, groups can share oysters, caviar service, cheese and charcuterie, and larger plates such as roasted chicken and prime hanger steak. The Tasting Room gets natural light from a large front window, and the bar is done in amber and gold. Watershed, a speakeasy-style lounge, sits beneath Pops.

Private events are planned with the venue's event coordinator, who follows up on each request within 1 to 3 business days to work through the room, group size and drinks. The bar opens at 3pm most days and at 1pm on Saturday, with a weekday happy hour from 3pm to 6pm.

Best for

Champagne celebrations
Birthday parties
Corporate happy hours
Private dinners
Cocktail receptions
Corporate events
Corporate mixers
Family gatherings

Planning your event

Groups choose between the private Tasting Room and the larger main bar, then plan the details with the venue's event coordinator, who follows up within 1 to 3 business days. Events are built around the champagne list, sparkling cocktails and shared plates such as oysters, caviar and charcuterie.

Vibe: Elegant and relaxed: a classic-meets-contemporary champagne bar in amber and gold, with a bright Tasting Room lit by a large front window and hanging bare bulbs.
Space layout: A street-level champagne bar of about 1,000 square feet plus a private Tasting Room of about 450 square feet. The Tasting Room has high-top tables at the front by the window and lounge furniture at the back, and can be set with a long table for a seated dinner. Watershed, a separate speakeasy-style lounge, sits beneath Pops.
Private events: The Tasting Room is a private room for groups of 20 to 75. The main bar takes larger groups of 10 to 125. Each event is planned with the venue's event coordinator, who follows up on requests within 1 to 3 business days.
Food & drinks: More than 100 champagne selections with a focus on grower producers, sparkling cocktails and a full bar, with party beverage packages available. Shareable food for groups includes oysters, caviar service, cheese and charcuterie, and larger plates such as a smash burger, roasted chicken and prime hanger steak.
Group size: 10 to 125 guests in the main bar; 20 to 75 guests in the private Tasting Room.

Spaces

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

Tasting Room
A private room with natural light at Pops for Champagne, suited to birthday parties, private dinners and corporate gatherings.
Up to 75 · Private
75max
Private
Bar
The main champagne bar, the venue's larger event space for parties and corporate mixers.
Up to 125 · Semi-private
125max
Semi-private

What this venue offers

Cocktail Reception

Food

Full Bar

Intimate Gathering

Lounge Seating

Natural Light

Private Dining Spaces

Good for: birthday, company party, happy hour

Pops for Champagne

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