Order a dry martini and enjoy the terrace until the dining crowd comes in around 6pm.
Must-try cocktail: Sex on the Roof: Absolut Citron, St-Germain, Aperol, and citrus.
Try Giuseppi Tentori’s River North restaurant for a mound of a mayonnaise-dressed lobster roll packed into a griddled bun--and here topped with a shower of crisp-fried onions: Leer más.
Hit this new café for booze-spiked agua frescas and tacos made from local ingredients--like the mushroom-kale-escabeche tacos. Don’t leave without a fresh fruit paleta or a banana-horchata milkshake: Leer más.
Finish your excellent meal with a sweet from Sarah Kosikowski, like a raspberry-filled cylinder of Manjari chocolate with roasted raspberries and Darjeeling ice cream: Leer más.
This jazz institution is legendary for three things: it was once a Capone hangout, it’s haunted, and the no-nonsense staff will shush you and the friends who dragged you in during jazz sets.
Fruits, veggies and more, oh my! A summer (and year-round) farmers' market staple in the city. Arrive early and bring an appetite for some of the unique market finds.
