A Valentine’s Day bar guide based on relationship status
Category: Bar Review
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Leviathan is a bar that’s easy to love, tentacles and all
The Dana Hotel’s sea monster-inspired bar brings the ocean to downtown Chicago.
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With two new breweries, Pilsen is now the brewing capital of the south side
Lo Rez Brewing and Taproom and Alulu Brewpub and Brewery join Moody Tongue’s tasting room to make Pilsen a beer destination.
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Apogee’s cocktails are made for Instagram
At the Dana Hotel’s luxe rooftop bar, Benjamin Schiller’s drinks are garnished with everything from edible butterflies to hard candy and served in vessels such as a snail shell and a bong.
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At pour-your-own-beer bars, nothing but technology stands between you and your beer
Tapster and Navigator Taproom offer a buffet for beer lovers.
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Park & Field’s patio takes outdoor drinking to another level
The new 6,000-square-foot patio boasts bocce courts, a camper bar, a fire pit—and some underwhelming food and drink offerings.
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Find your new favorite summer beer at the Alarmist Brewing taproom
At the Sauganash taproom you can taste Alarmist’s beers, almost all of which would pair well with some quality porch time.
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Larry’s is a cocktail oasis in Uptown
The recently renovated Lawrence House has given the neighborhood a new watering hole.
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Whiner Beer’s taproom inside the Plant serves beer that’s wild, sour—and not at all scary
The Back of the Yards brewery is making very approachable beer.
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The Native has turned the former Bonny’s space in Logan Square into a bar inspired by Wisconsin supper clubs
Gone are the sweaty late-night dance parties that made Bonny’s notorious.
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Estereo dances to a Latin beat in Logan Square
The Heisler Hospitality spot is a cafe by day, and by night a bustling bar focused on Latin American spirits.
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Spilt Milk in Logan Square pays homage to the classic corner bar
The drinks are a bit uneven, but the weeknight atmosphere is inviting.
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Catching a buzz without the booze at Chicago’s first kava bar
Wicker Park’s Tropikava Kafe serves up an alcohol alternative that promises relaxing, even euphoric effects.
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Milk Room isn’t just for booze nerds
The ticketed eight-seat bar inside the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel offers a history lesson via vintage spirits.