There’s an inventive new cocktail menu being launched right now, that pours concoctions like the Out & About, with bourbon, Punt e Mes, Campari and chocolate bitters and the Wizard of Oz, with Cynar, manzanilla sherry, lime, orange bitters and a dash or two of nutmeg.ĭrumbar is atop the 18-floor Hotel Raffaello, a luxury boutique hotel in an historic downtown building located right in the center of the action, a block off Michigan Avenue and from Water Tower Place shopping center.
The outdoor seating surrounds a couple open-flame heaters that give warmth and ambience and offers views straight up the side of the Hancock Center next door. Delaware Pl., offers a more laid-back, chill experience if you get there early enough. This is the place to enjoy a microbrew or a small-batch bourbon – or that Manhattan that comes with a stiff strip of bacon as a stir-stick – before heading out to hear live music in one of the most exciting parts of Chicago.Ĭhill: Drumbar at The Raffaello Hotel, 201 E. North Ave., on the edge of Bucktown and Wicker Park, has an edgier vibe and a rooftop deck that overlooks the tavern’s tree-shaded patio. It’s a tall cocktail that’s cool as a cucumber and gussied up with a sprig of rosemary.Ĭool: The Southern, 1840 W. ZED 451 also makes one of the best Pimm’s Cups in Chicago. This second-floor rooftop isn’t distinguished for its view as much as for its warm vibe, with intimate cabanas, tables bunched close together and a staff that is friendly and welcoming. Clark St., feels a tad clubby, with music and chatter, but in a much more intimate way. It’s lively and buzzing and as the night progresses, it gets even more so as the ROOF slowly transforms into a nightclub. State St., has a fabulous menu, written and overseen by executive chef Evan Percoco (who, incidentally, is a huge fan of departed Milwaukee hardcore band The Crusties), laced with seafood, sumptuous cheese and charcuterie platters, pizzas and more – along with some alluring cocktails, too.īut this sprawling rooftop venue also has a retractable roof and one of the most exciting views in downtown Chicago. Terzo Piano is just one of a flock of elevated outdoor experiences that make the Windy City breezier than ever. "You never know, it can be February and it could be 55 degrees." "We did one year allow people to go inside and order hot chocolate and coffee and bring it outside," recalls Neubeck. Like most Chicago rooftops, Terzo Piano wraps things up as autumn swirls in off Lake Michigan, but it has allowed folks quick little moments on the deck during the offseason. The menu hits all the right notes, too, with crispy flatbread pizzas, some quick and tasty tramezzini sandwiches, weightier pasta dishes and a range of small plates that includes incredible fried artichokes, housemade pickles and tangy curry coconut caramel corn. But once you’re up here, why wouldn’t you stay? The view is pretty spot-on." Because it’s closed in, if you don’t know we’re here you’d walk right by. "A lot of people still don’t know about us. We get a large number of people who are willing to wait," says Neubeck. "We’re getting to that point where it’s either choose inside or wait for half and wait. But the outdoor terrace, with views across to Millennium Park, is the real draw.įormer Milwaukee chef Jason Gorman is executive chef at the museum’s dining venues, but Terzo Piano’s kitchen is the realm of chef di cucina Megan Neubeck. (enter on Monroe Street) there’s plenty of indoor seating. While Milwaukeeans are still partying close to terra firma Downtown, Chicagoans have soared up to the tops of buildings and high-flying terraces that offer stunning views and cooling breezes during hot summer days.Īt Kenosha native Tony Mantuano’s Terzo Piano, an Italian-influenced restaurant focused on locally sourced ingredients atop the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago, 500 N. But they could have also been predicting Chicago in 2013. When The Drifters took America up on the roof – via Carole King and Gerry Goffin’s eponymous tune – they might have been talking about New York circa 1962. I've found a paradise that's trouble proof Where you just have to wish to make it soĪt night the stars put on a show for freeĪnd darling, you can share it all with me When this old world starts getting me downĪnd people are just too much for me to faceĪnd all my cares just drift right into space
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