Three Dots and a Dash

Chicago, Illinois

No. 27 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2014. Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards: Best U.S. Bar Team (Regional Honoree: 2026, 2022), Best U.S. Bar Team (Top 10 Nominee: 2024, 2023), World's Best Spirits Selection (Top 10 Nominee, 2022), Best American Bar Team (Top 10 Nominee, 2020), Best American High Volume Cocktail Bar (Top 10 Nominee, 2015), winner of Best New American Cocktail Bar (2014).

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.