Bridge Bar Chicago

Chicago's first Cocktail Kitchen

Creative American food and even more creative drinks (spotlighting interesting ingredients like candied bacon) is the concept at this midpriced River North ‘cocktail kitchen' above Fulton's on the River; beer is also a focus, though it's outshone by an extensive brown booze selection, which you can sip in the funky, sprawling setting with massive columns and industrial ductwork.

What exactly is a cocktail kitchen? Only a collision food and drink such as beef jerky-infused vodka cocktails and duck-fat popcorn. The classic interior pairs well with its above-the-river locale, and you can expect oysters, burgers, over 90 whiskeys and a drink menu that changes seasonally. Just make sure the only collisions this place gets you into happen in your mouth.

Grab a signature cocktail from Bridge Bar's modern American drink list, which incorporate savory flavors such as Jerky infused vodka, Slim Jim infused bourbon and beef and beer blends. Housecrafted liquors incorporate infused flavors that turn the ordinary into the extraordinary, displayed in infusion jars. With an extensive wine and artisan beer list, Bridge Bar is Chicago's specialty cocktail...

Welcome to Bridge Bar, where cocktails and food are created equal and from the same great ingredients, reinventing Chicago's post-work agenda. As the first cocktail kitchen to hit the Windy City, Bridge Bar blends traditional culinary techniques with ingredient inspired concoctions and cuisines. Where dishes pair perfectly with wine, beer or one of the irreverent signature cocktails, Bridge...