Chicago Bath House

About

A 1906 Russian banya in Wicker Park anchored by the Red Square hot room — a granite-rock chamber where stones are heated overnight, then doused for the next day's steam. Adds a Finnish sauna, eucalyptus steam, plunge pool, full restaurant and bar, and platza treatments on site. One of the oldest continuously operating bathhouses in the city.

Good to know

• Cold plunge available on site — use it between rounds for the classic contrast cycle.
• Pool on site — works alongside the sauna for swim-and-sauna sessions or a longer cool-down between rounds.
• Restaurant on site — long sessions are the design; food is part of the visit rather than a stop on the way home.
• Bar on premises — drinks alongside (or after) the session; the venue isn't dry like most outdoor sauna setups.
• Urban venue — sits inside the city rather than at a coast or lake, so you can fit a session into a day in town.

Hours

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