In addition to their awesome cocktails they have a small selection of beers of tropical origin!
Try the In the Rocks from our 100 Best list: It's our favorite drink at this high-concept lounge, for how it seamlessly integrates tactile pleasure (“cracking” the rock) into a beautifully made drink.
Fancy an old-world ’30s New York–style speakeasy? No sign? Check. Impossible to find the door? Sure is. An elegant, well-lit ballroom-style joint hidden behind a wood-shuttered Wicker Park façade.
Always a bit more crowded than I'd wish, but with reason. Incredible beer selection and tasty food like mussels w/frites. Never had a bad beer there, out of dozens I've tried.
This jazz institution is legendary for three things: it was once a Capone hangout, it’s haunted, and the no-nonsense staff will shush you and the friends who dragged you in during jazz sets.
The cocktails are tasty and dangerously sweet, with some clean and crisp options as well. The cold brew with horchata is a lifesaver if you're the designated driver.
The Saturn at Three Dots and a Dash is one of the 100 best things we drank this year. http://tmout.us/rLOtk Read more.
The friendly staff, oddball performers and intimate vibe make this place approachable and impressive. Expertly crafted cocktails and a rotating menu will lure you to return again and again. Read more.
Drink this: Bartender Paul McGee's cocktail list is rad. Try the Old Square: Old Weller bourbon and a touch of apple brandy, vermouth and benedictine. Read more.
The folks behind essential cocktail bar Sportsman's Club have ventured out on their own in this new spot in the former Orbit Room in Avondale
The drinks using house-made tonic are the main draw, but all the offering at this cocktail destination are worth ordering.
If you're not serious about great wine, beer and locally sourced, seasonal small plates, this chill Humboldt Park spot will convert you. [Eater 38 Member]
When a bar has 4am hours, it’s usually a sign of personal sorrow if you’re there before midnight. Not so at Alice’s, where karaoke veers from expected to epic beginning at 11pm. Read more.
Try the kimchi and sausages from our 100 Best list: It’s a Polish-Korean mash-up and the best of both worlds. (Look for the free grub to reappear occasionally over the winter.)
This place is great. It has all the charm of a dive bar except they have great drinks and a mildly polished look.
The folks from 16" On Center are making use of their back patio this fall and winter. Read more.
Look here: The portraits hanging in this bar are mostly of regulars (with a few politicians thrown in). Read more.
This rooftop bar atop the Chicago Athletic Association hotel boasts incredible cocktails, a gorgeous design and a view of Millennium Park unmatched by any other bar in Chicago. Read more.
Rainbo is in Wicker Park and during prohibition it was a speakeasy. One of the best bars in America.
