The Waterfront Cafe

The Waterfront Cafe Only 20 feet from Chicago’s beautiful shoreline, THE WATERFRONT CAFE is a one-of-a-kind, lakefr
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Located just minutes from downtown, The Waterfront Café is housed in a historic landmark coach house attached to one of the few remaining mansions that once lined Chicago’s Lakefront. The Waterfront Café sits in the middle of beautiful Berger Park and is perfect for intimate gatherings up to 100 guests. Our outside patio features live entertainment on weekend and features breathtaking lake views.

There’s still a little bit of time to check us out ! Now open until 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡!
09/06/2026

There’s still a little bit of time to check us out ! Now open until 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡!

After a few hot & humid days ( and biting 🪰🪰🪰 ) its finally cooler on the lake again! Join us tonight (09/03) for the ...
09/03/2026

After a few hot & humid days ( and biting 🪰🪰🪰 ) its finally cooler on the lake again! Join us tonight (09/03) for the last full week of live music: 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐡 @ 𝟕 𝐏𝐌. ⚓️

𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐀𝐘 - 𝐍𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝟓 𝐏𝐌.

𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲. Join us tonight for live music, featuring the 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐳 𝐉𝐚𝐳𝐳 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐭 🎶 @ 7 PM
08/22/2026

𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲. Join us tonight for live music, featuring the 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐳 𝐉𝐚𝐳𝐳 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐭 🎶 @ 7 PM

𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 ⚓️ 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐒 For the past nineteen years, part of our organizational mission has been fosteri...
08/17/2026

𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 ⚓️ 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐒

For the past nineteen years, part of our organizational mission has been fostering growth opportunities and sharing new experiences.

Please join us, 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡 @ 𝟕 𝐏𝐌 for live jazz from the 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐭, an incredibly talented group of students from Glenbrook North High School. Nate Szmuilowicz (bass), Olivia LaCerra (trumpet), Hunter Keith (guitar), and Ethan Erlich (drums).

“These four young people are outstanding musicians and humans and I’ve loved getting to be their band director. You don’t want to miss out on hearing these guys play.” - Alex Vaxmeyer, GBN High Schoo

𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 (𝟎𝟖/𝟏𝟒): 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐳 𝐉𝐚𝐳𝐳 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐭 @ 𝟕 𝐏𝐌Rain, Rain, Go Away - Come Again Some Other Day! ⚓️
08/14/2026

𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 (𝟎𝟖/𝟏𝟒): 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐳 𝐉𝐚𝐳𝐳 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐭 @ 𝟕 𝐏𝐌
Rain, Rain, Go Away - Come Again Some Other Day! ⚓️

Today, our youngest crew member is off to college! 🎓 We wish Davis all the best as he begins this exciting new chapter!H...
08/12/2026

Today, our youngest crew member is off to college! 🎓
We wish Davis all the best as he begins this exciting new chapter!

His departure is bittersweet—and also a reminder that there are only 𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐒 of summer at the Waterfront Café. ☀️🌊

The season always seems to sail by far too quickly.
As Oleta once said "𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧!" Noon to 9 PM.

𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟: 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬: Monday through Friday. 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬: 11 AM to 4:30 PM. 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞: Guaranteed $27...
08/12/2026

𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟: 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲

𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬: Monday through Friday. 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬: 11 AM to 4:30 PM. 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞: Guaranteed $27/hr. 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Food Handlers Permit. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: End of September. 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤-𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬: Thursday (08/13) and Friday (08/13) from Noon to 5 PM
6219 North Sheridan Road (Berger Park).

08/11/2026
08/11/2026

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Address

6219 N Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL
60660

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 9pm
Tuesday 12pm - 9pm
Wednesday 12pm - 9pm
Thursday 12pm - 9pm
Friday 12pm - 10pm
Saturday 12pm - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 9pm

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(773) 761-3294

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