Lollapalooza weekend is upon us! Starting Thursday, an estimated 400,000 people will descend upon our fair city for four days of musical fun in the summertime sun. But it’s not just about the music! In between sets by Bruno Mars, Jack White, and other performers, you need to stay hydrated and keep your belly full so you have the energy to keep dancing all day long. The festival has an array of options at their Chow Town booths, which feature a number of Chicago favorites! Plus, lots of Chicago restaurants and bars have gotten in the Lolla spirit, too.
Our must-visit spots at Chow Town are:
- Dark Matter Coffee: You need that caffeine after all!
- Kamehachi: 50 years of Chicago food history? You know they’ll bring the delicious!
- MAD Social: They make hearty and tasty food that will leave you full long after the headliner leaves the stage.
- Original Rainbow Cone: Making all your Instagram dreams come true!
- Revival Food Hall: With such a wide range of restaurant options in this food hall, they will have something for everyone.
- The Goddess and Grocer: They have great bites from morning ’til night.
- Smoke Daddy: Nothing says a summer festival like barbecue after all!
Hubbard Inn
Other must-try Lolla weekend food specials are:
- Sable Kitchen & Bar {Kimpton Hotel Palomar, 505 North State Street, Suite 101, Chicago; 312.755.9704}: From Thursday, August 2, through Sunday, August 5, Sable Kitchen & Bar will celebrate music fans with an unlimited $5 draft beer promotion to festival-goers wearing their wrist bands. Wash down brunch favorites and bar snacks with a rotating draft selections from local and national craft breweries, including: Off Color, Flywheel, and more.
- Hubbard Inn {110 West Hubbard Street, Chicago; 312.222.1331}: Fest-goers headed to Lolla on Friday, August 3, can enjoy a special pregame happy hour at Hubbard Inn, with a complimentary dinner-menu tasting from 4-7pm. Sample the new menu from Executive Chef Jason Hedin with FREE passed appetizers, like seasonal flatbread, manchego croquettes, ahi tuna tartare, truffled sliders, and spiced Merquez flatbread. #nomz
- Rebar {401 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago; 312.588.8034}: On Friday, August 3, and Saturday, August 4, Rebar brings Lolla to their restaurant! They’ll have a DJ and live entertainment from Treblemonsters to keep the party going through the night. Rebar is open for dinner daily, with stunning views of the Chicago River, so it’s a great place for out-of-town Lolla-goers to hit up before or after the fest.
By Kaleigh Glaza | Online Editor
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