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Chicago's bar scene shows no signs of slowing down and to toast 2017's exceptional barrooms and the teams behind them, Time Out Chicago is hosting the second edition of its annual Bar Awards. This year, we've enlisted an incredible panel of industry experts to crown the city's best drinking spots, from comfortable wine bars to buzzy beer bars and creative cocktail bars. The winners will be featured in our Summer issue, but until then, raise a glass to our powerhouse lineup of finalists for the Time Out Chicago 2017 Bar Awards.
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Bar of the Year presented by Hendrick’s Gin
Best Intentions
Delilah's
Lost Lake
Sportsman's Club
The Violet Hour
Best New Bar
Estereo
The Ladies' Room
Moneygun
Spilt Milk
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Best Bar Family presented by Glenfiddich
The Aviary
Sable
Scofflaw
Sportsman's Club
The Violet Hour
Best Bar Design
1952 1/2
Disco at Celeste
Estereo
Up & Up at the Robey
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Best Single-Focus Bar
Billy Sunday
Lost Lake
Mezcaleria Las Flores
Mezcal Bar at Quiote
The Northman
Best Wine Bar presented by Segura Viudas
Ampersand Wine Bar
Pops for Champagne
Rootstock
Vera
Webster's Wine Bar
Most Creative Drink List
The Aviary
Annex/GreenRiver
Bad Hunter
The Sixth
The Whistler
Best Beer Bar
Clark Street Ale House
Hopleaf
Local Option
Map Room
Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar
Best Chicago Mainstay
Clark Street Ale House
Delilah's
Green Mill
Rainbo Club
Richard's
And a huge thank you to this year's lineup of amazing industry panelists!
Panelists
Brenton Engel
Danny Shapiro
Ed Marszewski
Elizabeth Atkinson
Paul Hletko
Sonja Kassebaum
Paul McGee
Benjamin Schiller
Mhairi Voelsgen
Jenny Solberg-Katzman
David Gonsalves
Alex Huebner
Micah Melton
Sonat Birnecker-Hart
Julia Momose
David Allardice
Mattias Horseman
