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Time Out
13-06-2025
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One of NYC's best bars is coming to Hawksmoor Chicago for one night only
You don't get named number five on North America's 50 Best Bars list without taking some risks. Sip & Guzzle, a two-level cocktail haven in New York City's West Village expertly stirs buzzy NYC nightlife with Japanese cocktail culture. And, now, for one night, and one night only, that acclaimed drinks team have partnered up with Hawksmoor Chicago, a Windy City favorite well-known for its midwestern hospitality and steak-and-seafood spread. What began in east London in 2006 has evolved into a culinary juggernaut with restaurants in New York and Chicago, earning Hawksmoor placement on the World's Best Steak Restaurant list as well as James Beard Foundation mentions and Tales of the Cocktail accolades. So you can expect to be in very good hands with this pop-up match-up, which takes over the Chicago venue tonight, June 13 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. (final entry is at 9:30 p.m. Attendees can expect two different bar vibes, all in one epic night: Guzzle will bring crushable cocktails and highballs, while Sip will deliver refined, Japanese-style creations. Plus, the Hawksmoor bar team will also be serving up select cocktails from their own menu. Those boozy tipples will be available for purchase a la carte, on Hawksmoor's second-floor bar while supplies last. While walk-in imbibers are welcome, reservations are recommended— RSVP via Evite is encouraged but does not guarantee a reservation. The Sip & Guzzle Chicago takeover is a natural fit, given the Windy City cred of the team behind the NYC bar: owners Shingo Gokan's and Steve Schneider's combined resume includes not only NYC favorites like Angel's Share and Employees Only but also Chicago powerhouse Alinea, where chef Mike Bagale—who's in charge of the high-meets-low bar fare, including that $150 Wagyu sandwich—once served as the executive chef.
Time Out
23-05-2025
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The first-ever Chicago Cocktail Classic will let you drink your way around the world
Chicago, get ready to raise your glass: The inaugural Chicago Cocktail Classic is landing Sunday, June 15, and it's bringing some serious international flavor with it. Early bird tickets are on sale now for $89 via Tock, which includes 10 drink tokens, each good for a perfectly portioned cocktail and access to all three venues. Consider it your all-inclusive boarding pass to a globe-trotting happy hour. 'The Chicago Cocktail Classic offers the perfect opportunity to immerse guests in world-class mixology, all in one unforgettable evening,' said Kevin Beary, the drink wizard behind Three Dots and a Dash and Gus' Sip & Dip. 'Collaborating with some of the top bars around the globe is always an incredible experience.' Beary hopes to make the Classic an annual staple for serious sippers and curious cocktail enthusiasts alike. Confirmed talent includes a who's-who of the mixology world: from NYC's Sip & Guzzle and Angel's Share to Paris's Bar Nouveau and San Juan's Identidad. Whether you're into rum-forward tiki creations, high-concept martinis, or daring flavor experiments, chances are someone at the Classic is serving it. Guests are encouraged to hop between the three venues at leisure, as each will host a rotating lineup of guest bars. Translation? If you want to say you've truly done the Cocktail Classic, you'd better pace yourself.
Time Out
22-05-2025
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Sip & Guzzle is hosting six of the best bars in America for a one-night-only "US Bar Tour"
It should be no surprise, when it comes to the best bars in the world, New York City is the one to beat. And this isn't just us blowing smoke. According to The World's Best list, 50 Best Bars in North America, out of the 26 U.S. bars to make the ranking, 11 of them can be found right here in New York. Making quite the debut, Sip & Guzzle nabbed a number five spot on the list. With just over a year under its belt, Shingo Gokan and Steve Schneider's bi-level bar broke the top five for its 'Japanese beers, perfect highballs, and 'crushable' cocktails' found at Guzzle. Meanwhile, the Japanese drinking room down below, Sip, was recognized for its 'sophisticated vibe' and luxurious snacks, namely the Royale with Cheese Meal made with Wagyu. And while competition is part of the game, the West Village bar is showing us there is nothing but love between its fellow bartenders, so much so, thatthey are inviting some of the country's best bars to NYC for one night only. On June 9, Sip & Guzzle is inviting six of the most acclaimed cocktail bars in the country for a one-night only bar experience. A bit of a pre-party in preparation for the industry trade event, Bar Convent Brooklyn, the bar is hosting high level talent across both of their bars for a mixology event that can't be missed. The first hour of the evening is dedicated to the nation's capital as Washington D.C's Service Bar (number 33) will take over the top floor, while the speakeasy concept, Allegory (number 45), will feel right at home by taking over the basement of Sip. Later in the evening, Chicago's best will take to tending bar, including Logan Square's neo-dive bar, Best Intentions (number 25) and Julia Momosé's omakase cocktail counter, Kumiko (number 10). Two stalwarts of the San Francisco scene will close out the evening: Trick Dog (number 71) and True Laurel (number 17), who received the Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award from The 50 Best brand last year for its local sourcing and waste-free cocktails. Of course, this isn't the first time Sip & Guzzle has hosted some of the best bars of the scene, international talent included. In February, two bars from across the pond, The Connaught Bar and Satan's Whiskers, popped up for an all-out London takeover. And for their one anniversary, Ryohei Yamagishi of Shanghai's retro 80s cocktail bar, The Odd Couple, was featured behind the bar.
Time Out
30-04-2025
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These U.S. bars were just named the best in North America
If you're like a lot of us, you look forward to a bar visit on your vacation. It's always fun to see seasonal or specialty cocktails on the list, and soaking up the boozy atmosphere and music can be elating. (Truth be told, we also love a great mocktail and staying sharp for the evening). So if you're thinking of building a trip around visiting one of the continent's best bars, we're thrilled for you. Winners of North America's Best Bars 2025 have just been announced, and 26 of those 50 are here in the U.S. There are also 14 in Mexico (including the No. 1 pick, Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico City), eight from Canada and two from the Caribbean. The first U.S. bar on the list is Superbueno in New York, which was also No. 2 last year —way to hold strong! Jewel of the South in New Orleans rose from the No. 6 spot to No. 4. Overstory in New York fell from No. 3 to No. 6, taking over the Jewel's former spot. Other U.S. bars in the top 10 are Sip & Guzzle in New York, showing up at No. 5 out of nowhere (it wasn't on the list last year) and Kumiko in Chicago, rising to No. 10 from No. 19. Sip & Guzzle has an enormously interesting backstory, based on an 1874 contingent of Japanese samurai who came to New York, where bartender Jerry Thomas invented a cocktail specifically for the Japanese diplomat Tateishi Onojirou Noriyuki. Today in Tokyo, Shingo Gokan's The SG Club imagines the kind of bar those samurai would have opened upon returning, and in a playful turn, Sip & Guzzle (with the same initials) imagines the bar that the samurai would have opened if they returned to New York with everything they'd learned. That's for sure on my visit list the next time I'm in New York! The Best Bars in North America 2025: 1. Handshake Speakeasy, Mexico City 2. Superbueno, New York 3. Tlecān, Mexico City 4. Jewel of the South, New Orleans 5. Sip & Guzzle, New York 6. Overstory, New York 7. Bar Pompette, Toronto 8. El Gallo Altanero, Guadalajara 9. Licorería Limantour, Mexico City 10. Kumiko, Chicago 11. Clemente Bar, New York 12. Mírate, Los Angeles 13. Café La Trova, Miami 14. Bar Mauro, Mexico City 15. Martiny's, New York 16. Pacific Cocktail Haven, San Francisco 17. True Laurel, San Francisco 18. Employees Only, New York 19. Double Chicken Please, New York 20. Baltra Bar, Mexico City 21. Civil Liberties, Toronto 22. Aruba Day Drink, Tijuana 23. Service Bar, Washington, D.C. 24. Thunderbolt, Los Angeles 25. Best Intentions, Chicago 26. Botanist Bar, Vancouver 27. Arca, Tulum 28. The Keefer Bar, Vancouver 29. Selva, Oaxaca 30. Library by the Sea, Grand Cayman 31. Cloakroom, Montreal 32. La Factoría, San Juan 33. Maison Premiere, New York 34. Bijou Drinkery Room, Mexico City 35. Hanky Panky, Mexico City 36. Atwater Cocktail Club, Montreal 37. Bar Mordecai, Toronto 38. Meadowlark, Chicago 39. Bisous, Chicago 40. Kaito del Valle, Mexico City 41. Yacht Club, Denver 42. Katana Kitten, New York 43. Angel's Share, New York 44. Mother, Toronto 45. Allegory, Washington, D.C. 46. Dante, New York 47. Café de Nadie, Mexico City 48. Silver Lyan, Washington, D.C. 49. Bekeb, San Miguel de Allende 50. Cure, New Orleans If you want to see the continuing list, here's No. 51-100, named for the first time this year.
Time Out
30-04-2025
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These 11 NYC bars were just named the very best in North America
The 50 Best brand, behind all sorts of world-spanning culinary lists, just unveiled its 1 to 50 ranking of the best bars in North America and, once again, New York dominates the well regarded survey. Although Mexico City's Handshake Speakeasy was crowned the top drinking den in the region for the second year in the row, New York distinguished itself as a premier destination, home to 11 of the 26 mentioned U.S. locales on the list, including Superbueno, which lands at the number two spot for the second year in a row. "Whether you visit on a Monday or a Saturday, Superbueno is perpetually full and poppin'," writes our Food and Drink Editor Morgan Carter in her review of the downtown Manhattan destination. A bunch of new entries also made appearances: the subterranean Sip & Guzzle at number 5 and Daniel Humm's Clemente Bar at number 11. Usual—deserving!—suspects abound as well: there's elegant cocktail destination Overstory (number 6), the award-winning Martiny's (number 15), perennial favorite Employees Only (number 18), the ever-popular Double Chicken Please (number 19), Maison Premiere in Brooklyn (number 33), Japanese-American cocktail bar Katana Kitten (number 42), old-time go-to Angel's Share (number 43) and legendary MacDougal Street Italian café turned small plates restaurant and cocktail bar in 2015 Dante (number 46). Basically, no matter what area of New York you're in, you can find a stellar cocktail that's been recognized as such by a team of drinking experts. Oh, how we love thee, New York. The 50 best bars in North America in 2025 according to 50 Best Bars: Of course! Here's the list with "in" instead of a dash: 1. Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico City 2. Superbueno in New York 3. Tlecān in Mexico City 4. Jewel of the South in New Orleans 5. Sip & Guzzle in New York 6. Overstory in New York 7. Bar Pompette in Toronto 8. El Gallo Altanero in Guadalajara 9. Licorería Limantour in Mexico City 10. Kumiko in Chicago 11. Clemente Bar in New York 12. Mírate in Los Angeles 13. Café La Trova in Miami 14. Bar Mauro in Mexico City 15. Martiny's in New York 16. Pacific Cocktail Haven in San Francisco 17. True Laurel in San Francisco 18. Employees Only in New York 19. Double Chicken Please in New York 20. Baltra Bar in Mexico City 21. Civil Liberties in Toronto 22. Aruba Day Drink in Tijuana 23. Service Bar in Washington DC 24. Thunderbolt in Los Angeles 25. Best Intentions in Chicago 26. Botanist Bar in Vancouver 27. Arca in Tulum 28. The Keefer Bar in Vancouver 29. Selva in Oaxaca 30. Library by the Sea in Grand Cayman 31. Cloakroom in Montreal 32. La Factoría in San Juan 33. Maison Premiere in New York 34. Bijou Drinkery Room in Mexico City 35. Hanky Panky in Mexico City 36. Atwater Cocktail Club in Montreal 37. Bar Mordecai in Toronto 38. Meadowlark in Chicago 39. Bisous in Chicago 40. Kaito del Valle in Mexico City 41. Yacht Club in Denver 42. Katana Kitten in New York 43. Angel's Share in New York 44. Mother in Toronto 45. Allegory in Washington DC 46. Dante in New York 47. Café de Nadie in Mexico City 48. Silver Lyan in Washington DC 49. Bekeb in San Miguel de Allende 50. Cure in New Orleans
