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Bars in Chicago

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Bars in Chicago, by standing

  1. 01
    Aviary
    • The World's 50 Best Bars · No. 13 (2014)
    • The World's 50 Best · No. 29 (2015)
    • The World's 50 Best Bars · No. 39 (2016)
    • The World's 50 Best · No. 41 (2017)

    documented

  2. 02
    Kumiko
    • The World's 50 Best Bars · No. 25 (2022)
    • James Beard Foundation · Outstanding Bar (2025)
    • The World's 50 Best · No. 82 (2023)
    • The World's 50 Best Bars · No. 97 (2025)

    documented

  3. 03
    Three Dots & a Dash
    • The World's 50 Best Bars · No. 27 (2014)

    documented

  4. 04
    Lost Lake
    • The World's 50 Best Bars · No. 50 (2018)

    documented

  5. 05
    The Violet Hour
    • James Beard Foundation · Outstanding Bar Program (2015)

    documented

Standing is the recognition the archive records for each house — Michelin stars, places on the World’s 50 Best lists, James Beard and other awards — weighted by rank and recency, with menus preserved as the tie-break. A house without a page yet is named so the list is complete; its page follows as its menus are preserved.

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