-
You find this tiki bar by following strangers down a narrow alley off Clark Street, which is either a great sign or a terrible one depending on your instincts. A staircase descends under a wall of skulls into a big, dim basement decked out in modern tiki grandeur. The drinks are serious and the room knows it. Difford's Guide gives it five stars, and the wait on weekends is its own kind of endorsement.
Six honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Difford's Guide 5 stars · Difford's Guide
- The Infatuation The Best Cocktail Bars In Chicago
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. Central
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. Central
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. Central
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. Central
One number, weighted & current 81
How we score
Nearby in the record closest first
- The Bamboo Room @ Three Dots and a Dash Tiki Cocktail Bar Drink · 73
- Bar Sótano Modern Mexican Eat · 62
- Frontera Grill Regional Mexican Eat · 79
- Topolobampo Mexican Eat · 91
- Hubbard Inn Beer Bar Drink · 61
- Gus' Sip & Dip Eat · 63
- RPM Steak Steakhouse Eat · 69
- The Omakase Room at Sushi-san Sushi Eat · 65
Something wrong with this entry? Tell us — closed, moved, miscategorized, we want to know.