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Bee Side

[A wine bar behind the bakery, with a record on all night.]

Open until midnight. Kitchen until 10 pm.

Dried strawflowers in amber and gold on a dark table

Past the door with the B

Bee Side is [40] seats at the back of Bee Sweet: low light, a long bar and a wall of records chosen by the people pouring your drink. Come for one. Stay for the second side.

Walk through Bee Sweet, past the door with the B, and follow the hallway of records.

A long bar under warm string lights

The shelf

Every record behind the bar was picked by someone who works here. Ask them about it.

The spindle of a turntable in warm red light
  1. Journey in SatchidanandaAlice Coltrane, 1971Harp, tanpura and a bass line that never hurries. The first record on most nights.Picked by [Mara]
  2. The AwakeningAhmad Jamal, 1970Space between the notes. Good with a Negroni.Picked by [Theo]
  3. Con Todo El MundoKhruangbin, 2018Warm, dusty, a little psychedelic. The room gets louder when this goes on.Picked by [June]
  4. Wild Is the WindNina Simone, 1966Picked by [Mara]
  5. Moon SafariAir, 1998Picked by [Theo]
  6. Diamond LifeSade, 1984Late, slow and very sure of itself.Picked by [June]
  7. Arthur VerocaiArthur Verocai, 1972Strings, Rhodes, Rio. Ask about it; everybody does.Picked by [Theo]
  8. Sunday at the Village VanguardBill Evans Trio, 1961You can hear the glasses in the room on the recording. Fitting.Picked by [Mara]
  9. Éthiopiques 4Mulatu Astatke, 1998Picked by [June]
  10. DummyPortishead, 1994Last record of the night more often than not.Picked by [Theo]

Visit

Open until midnight. Kitchen until 10 pm.

MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday5 pm – midnightKitchen until 10 pm
Thursday5 pm – midnightKitchen until 10 pm
Friday5 pm – 1 amKitchen until 11 pm
Saturday5 pm – 1 amKitchen until 11 pm
Sunday4 pm – 10 pm
Bee Side[1234 N Example Ave]
[Chicago], IL [60622]

Walk through Bee Sweet, past the door with the B, and follow the hallway of records.

Get directionsCall [(312) 555-0142]

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On the calendar

  • Every Thursday, 8 pm

    Listening session

    One record, both sides, start to finish. The bar stays open; the talking pauses.

  • First Sunday of the month, 4 pm

    Three glasses, one region

    A small flight with notes from whoever chose it.

Book the room

Bee Side can be yours for the evening, [Sunday to Thursday], for up to [40] guests. Tell us about it.