The Bar 10 Doors—say it out loud, faster now; that's right: "the bar-ten-ders"—opened last week in Little Italy (1259 W. Taylor St.; 312-226-1611) next door to its slightly older sibling, the eclectic global-tapas spot and eccentrically punctuated One. Six One. "We're looking to get American craft beers and... Read more
Tag: Seen on the Scene
Modeled after a speakeasy and tucked underneath the popular River North restaurant Gilt Bar (230 W. Kinzie St.), Curio opened in mid-June as a welcome spot for sipping hand-crafted cocktails and admiring some Prohibition-era décor. Our photographer dropped by Friday night and caught a small but stylish crowd lounging on the luxurious leather... Read more
The new spot previously anticipated as Nice Slice Pizza Bar—a venture from the folks behind Simone’s, with a similarly eye-popping interior kit out by the same design team—opened Thursday in Logan Square, and our photographer was on site to document the vast sea of pies, the endless pints of craft brews, and the—daylight!—line down the block... Read more
Wednesday is the busy night at Epic Sky, a new open-air lounge on the roof of the River North restaurant Epic (our dining department’s pick for most striking décor of 2010)—which means you have a full day to round up a crew and claim your spot tomorrow at the 28-foot bar. Our photographer stopped by last week and found a lively happy-hour-and-beyond crowd... Read more
Despite dropping the final game of the series, it was the White Sox who emerged victorious, four games to two overall, when the Crosstown Classic—excuse us, the BP Crosstown Cup—wrapped Sunday on the South Side. Sox fans, though, have another reason to cheer this season: Cork & Kerry, Beverly’s long-popular Irish pub and one of our 100 best bars, has opened a second location within spitting distance of the Cell... Read more
For anyone who has fantasized about walking the red carpet, last Friday provided a prime chance to be photographed in that glittery dress or skinny tie. Summer Lovin’—Chicago’s annual mixer featuring our
20 most eligible singles, cohosted by the Auxiliary Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital at the Museum of Contemporary Art—included a photo backdrop sponsored by Ravinia, and the well-heeled crowd couldn’t... Read more
So, the Phoenix—a new mezzanine-level lounge open Tuesday through Saturday inside The Wit hotel—hasn’t reached the same stratospheric popularity as Roof, its older sibling that launched on the hotel’s 27th floor last year. And without Roof’s skyline views and open-air vibe, it’s probably not going to. But remember last summer, when you were cursing your spot in line down on the sidewalk, waiting to be... Read more
Small Bar is serious about soccer—the Division Street and Fullerton Avenue locations are showing all 64 World Cup games in HD and opening daily at 6 a.m. to do so—but even so, we weren’t quite prepared for the fervor of the chest-beating, day-drinking crowd our photographer found packing the Division outpost on Saturday, when the U.S. tied England 1-1 in the first round... Read more
It’s official! The Blackhawks took home the Stanley Cup Wednesday night, beating the Flyers 4-3 in overtime. Our photographer caught an exuberant crowd following the game breathlessly at State Restaurant & Café, in Lincoln Park, where all 100 flat-screen TVs were tuned to the ice. Browse our photos below, then relive the glory of games 1 and 5... Read more
Sunday night’s victory brought the Blackhawks within one game of taking home the Stanley Cup—and, other than the United Center, what better place to watch the drama unfold than at the aptly named Stanley’s Kitchen & Tap? Our photographer dropped by the Lincoln Park bar to snap locals’ reactions to game 5... Read more