Best Bars in Chicago: 5 Best Game Day Bars

Anthem The 5 Best Game Day Bars Anthem Casual sports watchers, this is the bar for you: Two mammoth screens are dutifully tuned to the day’s games, but Guns N’ Roses blasts from the speakers. Inexpensive brews, lollipop wings, and a Juicy Lucy (hamburger stuffed with oozy Velveeta cheese) make for a satiating Sunday. Find … Read more

Best Bars in Chicago: 8 Best Hotel Lounges

Sour cherry old fashioned from the Library The 8 Best Hotel Lounges Allium at the Four Seasons Allium lives up to the Four Seasons’ lofty standards: paneled walls, leather chairs, flawless service. At the same time, it also manages to be a convivial and cozy place—the Magnificent Mile’s clubby corner bar. Find it: 120 E. … Read more

Best Bars in Chicago: 12 Best Cocktail Spots (and What to Order)

The 12 Best Cocktail Spots Bar Deville Haunt this moody den for its cozy front room, DJ-fueled dance parties, and the delish classic cocktails. What to order: The Last Word: Beefeater gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino, lime Find it: 701 N. Damen Ave., 312-929-2349, bardeville.com   The Barrelhouse Flat An old upright piano sets the speakeasy … Read more

Best Bars in Chicago: 6 Best Wine Bars

Telegraph The 6 Best Wine Bars Ada St. This upscale small-plate spot thrills with its craft cocktail program, but the massive wine library at the entrance is truly the most enchanting part. Stop by during summer and check out the industrial outdoor patio, complete with Ping-Pong tables situated between the brick walls. Just be careful—the … Read more

Best Bars in Chicago: 10 Best Dives

The 10 Best Dives Archie’s Iowa Rockwell Tavern The 69-year-old family-run tavern (now manned by Archie’s granddaughter Katrina) still offers some of the best deals anywhere: $3 monthly craft beer special, $2 Hamm’s, and free pool and cheese puffs all night. Dogs welcome, too. Find it: 2600 W. Iowa St., 773-486-2626   Carol’s Pub It’s … Read more

Best Bars in Chicago: 6 Best Craft Beer Havens

Map Room The 6 Best Craft Beer Havens Fischman Liquors & Tavern A primo craft beer menu (all are available for sale at the attached liquor store), live tunes, weekly food truck gatherings: Sprint to this so-unhip-it’s-charming “slashie” (bar/liquor store) before the beer snob invasion. Find it: 4780 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-545-0123, fischmanliquors.com   Fountainhead … Read more