Bluebird | Wicker Park, Chicago

So, I didn’t actually drink here, but I think I got a pretty good feel for it. We stepped in on a Saturday night and the hostess took a name for our group of five and informed us it’d be a 20 minute wait. We scanned the crowd dressed entirely in shades of black, gray and brown with a healthy smattering of black-rimmed glasses, and decided to try our luck down the street. I hear it’s got a good beer and wine list, but there are damn few lists worth waiting 20 minutes for.