Three Dots and a Dash

Chicago, Illinois

Regional honoree for Best U.S. Bar Team at the 2026 Spirited Awards, Top 10 nominee for Best U.S. Bar Team at the 2024 Spirited Awards, and Top 10 nominee for Best U.S. Bar Team at the 2023 Spirited Awards.

Beverage Director Kevin Beary runs a River North tiki bar that has sustained Spirited Awards recognition and an Esquire Best Bars in America nod across a decade-plus run. The Bamboo Room, an intimate rum experience within the main venue, earned its own Esquire recognition. Classic tropical drinks reimagined with fresh ingredients, the signature Three Dots and a Dash cocktail with aged Martinique rhum agricole, and a basement location that channels mid-century Polynesian escapism make this the most enduring tiki operation in the Midwest.