Just six months after Emporium owners opened Surf Bar at 2367 North Milwaukee Avenue, they have decided to shut it down. According to this article on DNAinfo, a pop-up event space serving as an extension of Emporium, which is right next door, will be taking the place of the beach-themed bar. The owners will be partnering with liqueur brand Fernet-Branca for the new space, which will be called Branca Bar.
It’ll be modeled after Fernet’s Italian distillery tasting room and host various art, food and drink partners for “limited-run concepts.”