Best Chicago Rooftop Bars

This guide to Chicago rooftop bars is for anyone who wants a skyline drink in July or January, with each stop marked as enclosed or seasonal. Most sit in the Loop and along Michigan Avenue and the river, with outliers in Lincoln Park, Streeterville's Navy Pier and the South Loop.

Cindy's pairs a glass atrium and fireplace with views over Millennium Park and Lake Michigan. Offshore Rooftop on Navy Pier is billed by Guinness as the world's largest, with seven fire pits on its terrace. The J. Parker looks out over Lincoln Park and the lake from a glassed-in atrium, while Upstairs at The Gwen turns its terrace into an Alpine-style hangout with curling lanes when it gets cold. For winter visits, Raised and Chateau Carbide both have bookable greenhouses or lodges, so reserve those ahead; The J. Parker is first come, first served.

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Cindy's

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Year-round: an enclosed glass atrium with a fireplace plus an outdoor terrace with fire pits....

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LH Rooftop

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Seasonal open-air rooftop with the river and Wrigley Building below; in winter it becomes Rudo...

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