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Girl & The Goat
809 W Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60607

One of the first establishments on Restaurant Row, Girl & The Goat has been serving bold flavor and treating guests like family for years.
Reservations: Yes

Kitchen & Kocktails
444 N Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL 60611

A dynamic comfort food restaurant, Kitchen & Kocktails crafts splendid food, drinks and vibes.
Reservations: Yes

Rose Mary
932 W Fulton St., Chicago, IL 60607

Let the bright flavors of Croatian cuisine befriend your taste buds, or what Chef/Owner Joe Flamm calls, “Adriatic drinking food.”
Reservations: Yes

Aikana   
652 W Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60661

Aikana features a menu designed to evoke unequivocal luxury influenced by Pan-American cuisines and handcrafted beverages.
Reservations: Yes

Bazaar Meat    
120 N Upper Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606

Underneath crimson-red chandeliers meant to mimic volcanic flames, Bazaar Meat is an enticing red meat bar featuring a renowned Japanese wagyu program.
Reservations: Yes

the J. Parker
1816 N Clark St., Chicago, IL 60614

Situated atop Hotel Lincoln, the J. Parker is mainstay in the hierarchy of Chicago rooftop bars.
Reservations: N/A

Celeste  
111 W. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL 60654

The fourth-floor roof garden of Celeste is an escapist Eden with floral-print Victorian furniture, tropical greenery and vine-covered brick walls.  
Reservations: Yes

VU Rooftop
133 E Cermak Rd., Chicago, IL 60616

The VU Skyward is a sprawling, 13,000-square foot concept on the 22^nd Floor of the Hiltons At McCormick Place.
Reservations: Yes

Offshore   
1000 E Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611

Say Ahoy Matey. The chic, 36,000-square foot Offshore is located on the third floor of Navy Pier’s Festival Hall with a full-service, luminous bar and world-class kitchen.
Reservations: Yes

Listening Room at The Exchange
224 S Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60604

Inspired by Japanese listening cafes and featuring a wonderful vegetable-centric and steakhouse-inspired menu, this room is one you’ll never want to leave. Listening genres rotate nightly. Socializing is welcome.
Reservations: Yes

Beatnik On The River
180 N Upper Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606

Feel like Jack Kerouac. Beatnik On The River takes you on a road trip through bold flavors and original drink combinations that capture the worldly spirit of great beatnik writers and poets.
Reservations: Yes

Press Room
1134 W Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607

Here’s a classic wine bar experience and a happy hour with $1 raw oysters and $7 martinis and old fashioneds.  
Reservations: Yes

Porto  
1600 W Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622

Porto is a Michelin-starred homage to the fishing villages along the Atlantic Coast of Portugal and Spain’s Galicia with wild-caught, imported seafood, gourmet tinned seafood and exclusive wines.
Reservations: Yes

Second City
230 W North Ave., Chicago, IL 60614

This is where it begins for many of tomorrow’s great comedic writers, directors and performers with multiple stages live every night.

Utopian Tailgate
1608 N Wells St., Chicago, IL 60610

Just right above Second City, Utopian Tailgate is a never-ending party landscape with dreamy décor and interactive fun and games.

Cubs Game
1060 W Addison St., Chicago, IL 60613

Root for the home team on May 21^st and May 22^nd versus the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Bordel  
1721 W Division St., Chicago, IL 60622

What’s risqué is not partaking in the nightly entertainment at Bordel — a cast of jazz musicians, burlesque performers, flamenco artists, magicians and cabaret dancers.