Lighten Up

The aperitivo stars on Sable's new spring menu

For months, Sable's cocktail menu has opened with a wintry sequence titled "In Which the Drinks Are Hot." As of yesterday, the hot drinks have been banished, replaced by a spring...

In The Spirit

An influx of craft booze at 694 Wine & Spirits

The transition from Juicy Wine Bar to 694 Wine & Spirits was largely uneventful. The space, menu and wine selection remain mostly unchanged. The bar's biggest development...

Lighten Up

Liquid nourishment at three new juice bars

Three juice bars in two months is a new record for our previously juice-deprived city. Visit each for concoctions designed to balance and cleanse your system--and to taste...

Hop To It

Spunky suds from the city's newest brewery

The West Loop's new Haymarket Pub & Brewery tapped the first five of their house-brewed beers last week--and they have no intention of stopping. Owner Pete Crowley, previously...

Drink Smart

Start the New Year with new sake savvy

Beer, wine, and cocktails--you mastered them all in the aughts. But it's a new year, and it's time to traverse new beverage territory--specifically, Japan and its sake. To act as...

Top Tippling

Fifteen of Chicago's best cocktails--and where to drink them

Selecting 15 of the best cocktails--in a city flush with creative, exciting and unexpected libations--is a near-impossible task. But we were more than happy to take the...