"You could walk into Consignment Lounge just for drinks, but end up leaving with a commemorative mug from some random person’s wedding or an old light-up painting of ducks. That’s because this cozy bar in Avondale doubles as a resale store. But in case you’re not trying to be featured on Hoarders, the drinks alone are great. They have fantastic draft cocktails like the refreshing Ricardo Yuzu (a play on gin and tonic but with yuzu and yellow chartreuse) as well as classics like an Old Fashioned. And whether you’re at the bar watching WTTW reruns on retro TVs, or hanging with friends in their back room, the relaxed atmosphere is the ideal place to temporarily ignore your unread emails." - john ringor, adrian kane