The Top 64 Cocktail Bars Near Z Bar

Updated June 17, 2026

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  1. Rank 1. Z Bar

    Global

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    108 E Superior St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  2. Rank 2. NoMI Kitchen

    French

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    800 Michigan Ave 7th Floor, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  3. Rank 3. Gus' Sip & Dip

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    51 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  4. Rank 4. Three Dots and a Dash

    Tropical

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    435 N Clark St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  5. Rank 5. Kumiko

    Japanese Cocktail Bar

    Julia Momosé's dining bar pairs an exceptional Japanese spirits collection with sharp-uniformed servers who radiate genuine warmth across a room designed for lingering. The kitchen matches that precision—butter cabbage with ramp miso and katsuobushi, grilled Arctic char in shio koji beurre blanc—each plate calibrated as carefully as the cocktails beside it.

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    630 W Lake St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  6. Rank 6. Chef's Table at Astor Club

    Contemporary New American

    Ten diners share a nightly tasting menu in Chef Trevor Teich's intimate Gold Coast dining room, where oysters arrive topped with champagne foam and lobster is finished tableside with vin jaune beurre blanc. The Astor Club's private setting and luxe ingredients create an air of exclusive refinement without pretension.

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    24 E Goethe St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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    Tock
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  7. Rank 7. Beef & Liberty

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    500 N La Salle Dr, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  8. Rank 8. Watershed

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    601 N State St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  9. Rank 9. Sparrow

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    12 W Elm St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  10. Rank 10. The Bamboo Room @ Three Dots and a Dash

    Tiki Cocktail Bar

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    435 N Clark St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  11. Rank 11. Bar Sótano

    Modern Mexican

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    443 N Clark St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  12. Rank 12. The Drifter

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    676 N Orleans St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  13. Rank 13. Vol. 39

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    39 S La Salle St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  14. Rank 14. Acanto

    Italian

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    18 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  15. Rank 15. Potter's Lounge

    Chicago

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    17 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  16. Rank 16. MONEYGUN

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    660 W Lake St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  17. Rank 17. Lazy Bird

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    200 N Green St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  18. Rank 18. Swift & Sons

    Steakhouse

    A converted 1920s meat warehouse on Fulton Market, now a plush steakhouse where soaring wood arches and concrete columns frame tables suited for serious eating. Prime beef arrives seared hard and flanked by three sauces, while the wine list obliges small pours and the sides—king crab, Boston cream pie—suggest no one here counts calories.

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    1000 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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    Tock
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  19. Rank 19. Lemon

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    1600 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  20. Rank 20. Bar Tutto

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    1110 W Carroll Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  21. Rank 21. Booze Box

    Japanese

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    823 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  22. Rank 22. Nine Bar

    Asian-Inspired

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    216 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  23. Rank 23. Truce

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    1935 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  24. Rank 24. El Che Steakhouse & Bar

    Argentinian Steakhouse

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    845 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  25. Rank 25. Blind Barber

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    948 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  26. Rank 26. Valhalla

    Contemporary

    Chef Stephen Gillanders holds court at a dark Wicker Park counter, sending out a globe-trotting tasting menu that pivots between Filipino, Mexican, Chinese, and Indian without apology—lobster tsukune with smoked pimentón butter lands next to white curry noodles. Dessert pavlovas and a beverage program of real thoughtfulness suggest a kitchen that plays seriously.

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    2020 W Division St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  27. Rank 27. The Aviary

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    955 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  28. Rank 28. Best Intentions

    Midwestern

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    3281 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  29. Rank 29. The Meadowlark

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    2812 W Palmer St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  30. Rank 30. Nettare

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    1953 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  31. Rank 31. Bar Esmé

    French

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    2200 N Clark St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  32. Rank 32. Queen Mary

    British-Inspired Cocktail Bar

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    2125 W Division St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  33. Rank 33. Sportsman’s Club

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    948 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  34. Rank 34. Schubas Tavern

    Chicago

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    3159 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  35. Rank 35. Good Night John Boy

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    905 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  36. Rank 36. Cariño

    Mexican

    Beneath the rumble of the Uptown L, Chef Norman Fenton orchestrates a tasting menu of Mexican cooking that pivots between tradition and invention—huitlacoche ravioli with fried corn silk, lamb tartare tostada styled as al pastor. The counter seats you close enough to watch his small team work, their energy matching the pace of each course.

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    4662 N Broadway, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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    Tock
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  37. Rank 37. Club Lucky

    Traditional Italian

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    1824 W Wabansia Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  38. Rank 38. Bar Parisette

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    2829 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  39. Rank 39. Scofflaw

    Gin-Focused Cocktail Bar

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    3201 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  40. Rank 40. Pleasant House Pub

    British

    A contemporary room of marble and pottery plays host to English meat pies that justify the crowds—the steak and ale arrives with a flaky, buttery crust and beef stew filling, sided with mashed potatoes and minty peas. Between pies, there's rarebit mac and cheese and a pub burger with bacon aioli that suggests the kitchen understands comfort food as something worth taking seriously.

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    2119 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  41. Rank 41. The Gatsby

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    738 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  42. Rank 42. Chef's Special Cocktail Bar

    American Chinese

    The dining room glows with oceanic blues and vibrant art, a loud, convivial space where a U-shaped bar anchors clusters of tables built for lingering. The menu trades in Chinese-American comfort—dan dan noodles, a bone-in pork shank glazed dark with black beans, fried string beans suspended in broad bean purée—each dish settling in with the weight of something remembered.

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    2165 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  43. Rank 43. Loaf Lounge

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    2934 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  44. Rank 44. Dorian's

    Italian-ish

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    1939 W North Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  45. Rank 45. Charis Listening Bar

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    3317 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  46. Rank 46. Anelya

    Eastern European

    In a cozy Avondale dining room, Johnny Clark and Beverly Kim honor Clark's grandmother through meticulously sourced Eastern European fare: green borsch alive with nettles, a zakusky cart of tart roe and seed hummus, butter-glazed pampushky bread. The stuffed cabbage arrives as a study in restraint—locally raised beef, deliberate flavors, no flourish beyond what the ingredients demand.

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    3472 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  47. Rank 47. Bordel

    Parisian Cocktail Bar

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    1721 W Division St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  48. Rank 48. Paulie Gee's Logan Square

    NY-Style Pizza

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    2451 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  49. Rank 49. Billy Sunday

    Cocktail Bar

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    3143 W Logan Blvd, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  50. Rank 50. The Press Room Chicago

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    1134 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  51. Rank 51. The Victor Cocktail Bar

    Cocktail Bar

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    4011 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  52. Rank 52. After

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    1338 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  53. Rank 53. The Bar at Hotel Zachary

    Mediterranean

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    3630 N Clark St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  54. Rank 54. Estereo

    Latin-American

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    2450 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  55. Rank 55. Parachute HiFi

    Korean-American

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    3500 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  56. Rank 56. Easy Does It

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    2354 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  57. Rank 57. Chicago Magic Lounge

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    5050 N Clark St, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  58. Rank 58. Osito's Tap

    Mexican

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    2553 S Ridgeway Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  59. Rank 59. Nobody's Darling

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    1744 W Balmoral Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  60. Rank 60. Bokeh

    Cocktail Bar

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    4716 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  61. Rank 61. Cantina Rosa

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    5230 S Harper Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  62. Rank 62. Moonflower

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    4359 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  63. Rank 63. Nightshade Bar

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    4359 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL · Chicago
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  64. Rank 64. Autre Monde Cafe & Spirits

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    6727 Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn, IL · Berwyn
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