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Grant Achatz's cocktail bar where drinks arrive as edible science experiments. Reserve the Office tasting experience if you want to see the full performance. It is the most ambitious cocktail experience in the city.

The Top 50 in Chicago 50 bars

How this guide was made

Every bar in this guide was visited in person by a barsforKings editor. No bar is listed without a visit within the past 18 months, and every ranked bar is visited at least twice, on different nights, before it earns a place. This city is re-reviewed every 90 days, and each entry is approved by a named editor — never an algorithm and never a paid placement. Read our full methodology and editorial standards, or meet the editors behind the reviews.

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