Three Dots and a Dash
One of the country’s premiere modern tiki bars, Three Dots and a Dash is an underground tropical oasis with a fine-tuned focus on all things rum. The bar has become…
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Hopleaf
Michael Roper’s legendary Andersonville bar has looked to Belgium for inspiration since 1992, and continues to find it with lambics, trappist ales and abbey-style ales. Nonstop crowds pack the claustrophobic…
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Fischman Liquors & Tavern
This Northwest side liquor store/beer bar (called a "slashie" in Chicago) is just as likely to throw a trivia night party as it is to book a live Iron Maiden…
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Berkshire Room
Located on the first floor of downtown’s Acme Hotel, the hip Berkshire Room oozes a cool, modern ambiance that hints at exclusivity. But while the interior décor is lush, the…
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Scofflaw
The back bar at this modern Victorian parlor stands flush with an impressive stash of gins from around the world. In true Logan Square fashion, the place is one-part hip…
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Rossi’s Liquors
Rossi’s isn’t a cocktail bar. It’s not even a beer bar. It’s a bar-bar—a perfectly sinister, open-all-day dive for those days when work simply won’t do. (It’s also technically a…
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Billy Sunday
Logan Square’s Billy Sunday is a bona fide sanctuary for bitters lovers, boasting a striking collection of hundreds of vintage and modern amari. So, if you don’t need a glossary…
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Cesare al Casaletto
After a career in fine dining, sommelier Leonardo Vignoli—who splits his time between the floor and the kitchen—opened this neo-trattoria in Rome’s Gianicolense district. The menu offers all the Roman…
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La Pergola
Rome’s only three-starred Michelin restaurant is like no other place in town. The formal, French-style service and gilded dining rooms perched on Montemario, in the opulent Roma Cavalieri Hotel, draw…
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Roscioli
Salumeria Roscioli (aka Vineria Roscioli, but usually just abbreviated, Roscioli) was opened by a historic Roman baking family in 2004. Back then, Roscioli was an anomaly that customers struggled to…
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