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Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!®

Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! is Chicago’s original tapas bar, serving authentic Spanish cuisine since 1985. The menu is designed to share, featuring tapas, pintxos (bite-sized tapas) and the classic Valencian rice dish, paella. Pair the meal with sangria, craft cocktails, Spanish wine and local beers in our lively Lincoln Park restaurant.

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Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! – Lincoln Park

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Hours

Monday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday: 11:30am - 11:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am - 9:00pm

Thanksgiving: Closed
Hanukkah: Closed 12/25
Christmas Eve: 3:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Christmas Day: Closed
New Year's Eve: 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM
New Year's Day: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

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Events at Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! – Lincoln Park

Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!'s Beef Benedict available during Extended Weekend Brunch

Extended Weekend Brunch

Monday, January 20 • 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Find yourself craving Ba-Ba-brunch on a Monday? We've got good news for you–on [...]

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Spread of brunch tapas available during big game brunch

Big Game Brunch

Sunday, February 9 • 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Score big on game day with Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!'s Big Game Brunch Deal! On Sunday, [...]

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Torrijas with apple-date jam, available during New Year's Day PJ Brunch

SOLD OUT: New Year's Day PJ Brunch

Wednesday, January 1 • Brunch 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM • Dinner 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Reservations for Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!'s New Year's Day PJ Brunch are now completely [...]

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