Five spots with cozy fireplaces
Blackstone Hotel
This week in Chicago
Blackstone Hotel
This downtown Chicago hotel has been a favorite of movie stars, sports legends, royalty and presidents since 1910.
The Violet Hour
Bars
Sun–Fri 6pm–2am; Sat 6pm–3am
The Violet Hour
This hip cocktail lounge is exactly what you’d expect from a bar named after a line of T.S. Eliot poetry: pristine (the carefully constructed cocktails are excellent), pretentious (you won’t find a sign on the door—just look for the long lines) and, ultimately, completely and unarguably gorgeous.
- Critics' pick

The Grafton
Bars
Mon–Fri 4pm–2am; Sat 11am–3am; Sun 11am–2am
The Grafton
Owner Malcolm Molloy has that fresh-off-the-boat brogue that could charm the pants off your own mother. But please don’t take this for one of your run-of-the-mill McIrish pubs
- Cheap
- Critics' pick
Simon’s Tavern
Bars
Sun–Fri 11am–2am; Sat 11am–3am
Simon’s Tavern
Swedish and Norwegian accents abound at this Andersonville stalwart. If you’re lucky, you can snag a couch in the back by the fireplace where you can take in the cool vintage bar (the design of which was inspired by the S.S
- Critics' pick
Fulton Lounge
Bars
TueFri 5pm2am; Sat 5pm3am
Fulton Lounge

