Best Bars to Ring in a Special Birthday

… your 30th NEW Tippling Hall You’re old enough to appreciate a good drink but young enough to stay out until the wee hours, and this expansive new spot fits both bills. Open till 5 a.m. on Saturdays, it has a 24-page drink menu with excellent options for all of your party people. River North, … Read more

Best Bars to Fill Your Growler

NEW Lagunitas Chicago Taproom It can be more than a little challenging to find Lagunitas’s bar, located as it is in a labyrinthine structure in a residential hood. But consider the sprawling place the sweet reward at the end of a maze. The drinkery at the heart of the Wonka-like brewery, where laser lights in … Read more

Best Bars to Get A Boozy Dessert

Kentucky Corpse Reviver Twinkie at Longman & Eagle There’s something so gleefully transgressive about pairing a retro Twinkie with the accoutrements of a Corpse Reviver cocktail and a whole lot of bourbon. Logan Square, 2657 N. Kedzie Ave., longmanandeagle.com   Tex’s Hot Cocoa at Homestead on the Roof The ultrarich hot chocolate hides any evidence … Read more