Toro by Chef Richard Sandoval

The 8 Best Bars in Chicago | Bon Appétit

"Conceived by a chef with an international restaurant portfolio as a contemporary Latin concept, this dining room presents flavors from across Latin America—Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela—alongside a cocktail list that blurs geographic lines. Signature drinks include a guava-forward, cachaça-based Paper Beach and a spirit-forward Incan Goddess that uses Peruvian whiskey made from Andean black corn with damiana and spicy bitters. The space is dressed in blackened steel, bronze finishes, and terra-cotta–stained tiles, anchored by an oversized horn sculpture suspended above the bar." - ByKristin Braswell