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Wine bar · River North · $$
pet-nat/orange/skin-contact on list
Funk Score51
United States
Chicago
Natural-wine bars, bottle shops and restaurants in Chicago, from the isitfunky index.
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The guide in brief · checked 2026-10-03
Natural wine in Chicago
The short answer: The best-proven places to drink natural wine in Chicago are Bar Parisette; The Oakville Grill & Cellar (Near West Side); and Table, Donkey and Stick. Each names natural producers on its own wine list, which we read and matched against known natural winemakers. We rank by strength of proof, not popularity, and last checked on 2026-10-03.
isitfunky lists 24 places in Chicago with proof on file that they pour natural wine: 11 wine bars, 6 bottle shops, 3 bars, 3 restaurants and 1 café. The neighbourhoods with the most proven bars, restaurants and cafés are West Town (5), Near West Side (2) and Near North Side (2).
Highest Funk Scores
The Funk Score adds up proof, not popularity. How it works
- 1.Bar ParisetteFunk Score81
wine bar
own site says natural. Source: barparisette.com. Checked 2026-09-26.
- 2.Rootstock Wine & Beer BarFunk Score79
wine bar · West Town
own site says natural. Source: rootstockbar.com. Checked 2026-09-26.
- 3.Diversey WineFunk Score74
bottle shop
own site says natural. Source: diverseywine.com. Checked 2026-09-26.
- 4.Table, Donkey and StickFunk Score73
restaurant
pet-nat/orange/skin-contact on list. Source: tabledonkeystick.com. Checked 2026-09-26.
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How we prove a place
A place counts only when there is evidence on file that it pours natural wine: its own website says so, its wine list names natural producers we recognise, a named publication calls it a natural-wine venue, or natural-wine importers list it as a stockist. Each one shows its reasons, its source and the date we last checked. Venues cannot pay to be listed or ranked. The stamps
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Venues in Chicago
24 proven · 115 in the index
Neighbourhoods
walkable nights · Chicago
3 or more places with proof on file, every walk between them about 12 minutes or less, about 30 minutes on foot in all.
Beyond wine
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Questions
Natural wine in Chicago: questions
Where can I drink natural wine in Chicago?
- isitfunky lists 24 places in Chicago with proof on file that they pour natural wine: 11 wine bars, 6 bottle shops, 3 bars, 3 restaurants and 1 café. The neighbourhoods with the most proven bars, restaurants and cafés are West Town (5), Near West Side (2) and Near North Side (2). Good places to start, by Funk Score: Bar Parisette; Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar (West Town) and Table, Donkey and Stick. The short answer for Chicago →
What are the best natural wine bars in Chicago?
- We rank by strength of proof, not popularity or reviews. The highest Funk Scores in Chicago are Bar Parisette (Funk Score 81: own site says natural); Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar (Funk Score 79: own site says natural) and Table, Donkey and Stick (Funk Score 73: pet-nat/orange/skin-contact on list). Every place shows its source and the date we checked (latest 2026-10-03). Best-proven in Chicago →
Where can I buy natural wine in Chicago?
- The bottle shops and grocers with the strongest proof in Chicago are Easy Does It, Le Midi Wine (West Town) and Diversey Wine. Easy Does It: own site says natural. Easy Does It →
How does isitfunky know a place in Chicago pours natural wine?
- A place counts only when there is evidence on file that it pours natural wine: its own website says so, its wine list names natural producers we recognise, a named publication calls it a natural-wine venue, or natural-wine importers list it as a stockist. Each one shows its reasons, its source and the date we last checked. Venues cannot pay to be listed or ranked. How the Funk Score works →
Is Bar Parisette a natural wine bar?
- Yes. Bar Parisette is a wine bar in Chicago. isitfunky has it as "Proven list": own site says natural; 11 natural producers on list. Source: barparisette.com. Last checked 2026-09-26. Bar Parisette on isitfunky →
What is natural wine?
- Natural wine is made with minimal intervention: organically or biodynamically farmed grapes, spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts, and little or no added sulfites. There is no legal definition or certifying body. isitfunky only calls a venue a natural-wine venue when there is proof on file: its own site, its wine list, named press or natural importers. What is natural wine →
What's the best area for a natural wine crawl in Chicago?
- West Town has the most proven venues in our index for Chicago (5). Our crawl planner's densest walkable route starts in Near North Side: Chicago Winery → The Tasting Room at Chicago Winery → avec River North → Beatnik On The River, about 23 minutes of walking between stops (straight-line estimate). Open this crawl →
Do I need to book natural wine bars in Chicago?
- 5 of the 10 venues above link a booking page from their own site: Bar Parisette (OpenTable), The Oakville Grill & Cellar (OpenTable), Table, Donkey and Stick (OpenTable), All Together Now (Tock) and more. For the others we have no booking link on file; check their own site or Instagram before you go.