Sang-Rio at SPiN
Photograph: Marcin CymmerSang-Rio at SPiN
Photograph: Marcin Cymmer

2016 Olympics restaurant and bar specials

Whether you want great Brazilian food or want a cheap drink with a side of Olympics, these spots have you covered

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Whether you're just looking for a great place to watch the Olympics or hoping to score a great Brazilian dish or fun cocktail with cachaça, Chicago's restaurants and bars are gearing up for a few weeks of excitement for the 2016 Rio Olympics. 

  • Latin American
  • West Loop
  • price 2 of 4
Enjoy Brazilian bites at Carnivale August 1–7. Every night, the restaurant will be doing a dinner special of moqueca de bacalhau ($28) with cod, Bahia  seafood stew, bacon lardons and yucca dumplings. Pair them with one of the $11 drink specials, including papaya, açai and strawberry capirinhas.
  • Hotel bars
  • Loop
BIG Bar has plenty of TVs to watch the game and great drink specials to go along with it. Grab a caipirinha ($12), a $20 bucket of Miller or Coors, $25 Miller Lite towers or a $4 16-ounce Miller Lite draft.
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  • Things to do
  • Quirky events
  • River North
SPiN
SPiN
For the full two weeks of the Olympics, head to SPiN for the Sang-Rio cocktail ($13) to catch your favorite sport and watch some ping pong while you're at it. The drink's packed with cachaça, creole bitters, Chartreuse, Costa Nostra shrub, honey syrup, orange liqueur and sherry.
  • Soul and southern American
  • Lincoln Park
  • price 1 of 4
Stanley’s Kitchen & Tap
Stanley’s Kitchen & Tap
For the opening night of the Olympics, head to a watch party at Stanley's Kitchen & Tap with $4 Budweiser, $4 'Merica Whiskey shots and $12 buckets of Coors Banquet.
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  • Gastropubs
  • North Center
  • price 2 of 4
Commonwealth Tavern
Commonwealth Tavern
Commonwealth Tavern will be serving up food and drink specials including sandwiches and tacos all under $14 for the entirety of the Olympics. Stop by to watch your game and eat on the cheap.
  • Contemporary American
  • River North
  • price 2 of 4
Head to the Hubbard Inn for a month of specials changing week to week. Focusing on a different country each week (United States, Italy, Spain and France) there's a $10 classic cocktail in the spirit of the week's country along with dishes in the same vein.
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