Chicago's First 'Kava' Bar Opens in Wicker Park

CHICAGO, IL - Tropikava Kafe and Juice Bar opened a few weeks back at 115 N. Hermitage Ave. in Wicker Park and is the first “kava bar” in Chicago, according to a fun feature from the Chicago Reader and Staff Writer Julia Thiel.

Kava is “like a combination of weed, booze, and caffeine," a barista told Thiel on one of her four visits to the bar, which sits right in the heart of one of the city’s most vibrant neighborhoods.

“Tropikava Kafe is just half a block off the bustling Division shopping strip on Hermitage, a sleepy side street that makes the spot feel almost secluded; the view from the plate-glass windows at the front of the cafe is of trees and apartment buildings,” Thiel wrote.

The bar is located near the Division Blue Line station, so there’s no need to drive home drunk, stoned or highly caffeinated.

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