This Week in Andersonville & Uptown: Sazón Food Fest, Green Mill, Farmers Market

Your week-ahead guide to Andersonville, Uptown, Ravenswood, and Edgewater — 4 picks from a Latin food festival to the Green Mill.

By Raj Singh · Published June 14, 2026.

The north side corridor between Ravenswood and Edgewater has a quieter week than downtown, which is exactly the point. Sunday offers two quality picks — a Latin food festival in Ravenswood and Chicago Tap Theatre's final performance in Uptown — before settling into the neighborhood rhythms that make this stretch worth knowing: the Green Mill on Monday, the Wednesday farmers market along Wilson.

SUNDAY 6/14 — Sazón Latin Food Festival 2026 @ Koval Distillery (Ravenswood)

Sazón brings Chicago's taste of Latin American food to the Koval Distillery block in Ravenswood — a daylong food festival celebrating the breadth of regional Latin cuisines across Chicago's vendor community. Expect Mexican, Puerto Rican, Colombian, and Cuban food stalls alongside live music and local craft vendors. It's held at one of Chicago's most interesting small-batch distillery locations, which adds a nice backdrop.

Koval Distillery, 5121 N. Ravenswood Ave., Ravenswood. Sunday daytime. Grab a Koval cocktail on-site — their rye whiskey is underrated — and save room for whatever the last vendor still has at the end of the day.

SUNDAY 6/14 — Chicago Tap Theatre: "Saturn Returns" @ The Edge Theater (Uptown)

Today is the final performance of Chicago Tap Theatre's summer production, Saturn Returns, directed by Molly Smith with music direction by Anaiet Soul. CTT has been presenting serious tap dance as theater for decades, and Saturn Returns takes on the universally human story of getting older, taking stock, and reinventing. The Edge Theater on Broadway is a good intimate stage — close enough that you'll hear every tap.

5451 N. Broadway Ave., Uptown. 2:00PM. Tickets at chicagotaptheatre.org. Ethiopian brunch at Tesfa (5241 N. Clark) in Andersonville before you head over — the injera and lentil plate is generous and fits the Sunday pace.

MONDAY 6/15 — Joel Paterson & Friends @ The Green Mill (Uptown)

The Green Mill is the Green Mill — Chicago's most storied jazz club, a Prohibition-era cocktail lounge that has never really changed, and Joel Paterson is one of the best guitarists working in the city. His Monday night residency pulls from jazz, Western swing, and country-inflected instrumentals in a rotating lineup of collaborators. Go early, get a booth if you can, order a Sazerac, and let it be a Monday evening done correctly.

4802 N. Broadway St., Uptown. 8:00PM. Cover charge. Already in the neighborhood: Hopleaf (5148 N. Clark, Andersonville) opens at 3PM and has the best Belgian beer selection in the city — the moules frites with Belgian frites are the pre-show dinner if you want to do the night properly.

WEDNESDAY 6/17 — Uptown Farmers Market @ Wilson & Broadway (Uptown)

The independent Uptown Farmers Market runs every Wednesday from 2:30PM to 7PM along Wilson, connecting the neighborhood with regional farms and locally produced goods. SNAP/Link Match is accepted by all eligible vendors. It's one of the more community-rooted markets on the north side — dog-friendly, relaxed, and a good excuse to be outside on a Wednesday afternoon if the weather cooperates.

Wilson & Broadway, Uptown. 2:30PM–7:00PM, Wednesdays through November 4. Free to attend. The Montrose Saloon (2933 W. Montrose, across the neighborhood in Albany Park) is worth the short drive or rideshare if you want to extend the evening: it's the quintessential Chicago neighborhood bar.

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