Newcity’s Top 5 of Everything 2011: Bars and Nightclubs

Tom & Jerry at The Aviary

Top 5 “One Percent” New Bars/Cocktail Lounges
Telegraph
The Barrelhouse Flat
The Aviary
Bedford
Elixir
—Ella Christoph

Top 5 “Ninety-Nine Percent” New Bars
Public House
The Anthem
The Owl
The Norse Bar
Fountainhead
—Ella Christoph

Like Stepping Through the Looking Glass: WHIM Puts “Art on Top of Art, on Top of Art” Going into WHIM on a whim was like stepping through the looking glass. An armada of white paper planes fluttered in an air-conditioned breeze. Tiny toy horses, dinosaurs and Christmas angels blinked amid strings of lighted beads.
Dining and Drinking Top 5: May 2022 The weather is encouraging us to go out and have fun, even with the enduring specter of the plague hanging over our heads. To be on the safe side, check websites for these events.
Dining and Drinking Top 5 of 2021 I like street food, but I also like eating high-end, white tablecloth dinners. I guess I just like eating.
Dining and Drinking Top 5: November 2021 As of this writing, these Chicago events are still scheduled for November; check the respective websites for updates or changes and for COVID requirements requiring masks, social distancing, and vaccination status.
Dining and Drinking Top 5: March 2021 There are, believe it or not, food and drink events in March.
Dining and Drinking Top 5: March 2022 Many restaurants/bars and other venues are starting to operate at close to business-as-usual levels, and many one-off events are moving ahead as planned. However, it’d be smart to check respective websites for updates on changing requirements.