Marz Community Brewing Company

"A few places on this list serve Marz’s CBD drinks, but you can just go straight to the source and visit this experimental Bridgeport taproom and brewery, Marz Community Brewing Company. Favorites include Flower Power, a CBD-fueled elixir with ingredients like hibiscus, chamomile, and cinnamon; and Juniper Fizz, also spiked with CBD and boosted by vanilla bean, spruce, and blood orange. A second location in Bucktown also offers these concoctions." - Nylah Iqbal Muhammad, Eater Staff

"The Marz Brewery taproom in McKinley Park is as much of an event space as it is a place to hang, sip on some Jungle Boogie, and eat fried cheese tacos from their resident pop-up, Taco Sublime. With everything from classic bar activities like karaoke or trivia, to loteria, music bingo, puzzle nights, and drink-and-draw, there are plenty of opportunities to bond over Bob Ross or your ability to recite random factoids. Marz even has a backroom arcade, where you can play foosball or Mortal Kombat with your new friends. Possible Conversation Topics: Favorite Crayola color names (Razzmatazz is up there), current puzzle they’re working on, best Mortal Kombat fatality." - john ringor

"The Marz taproom in McKinley Park feels like an art gallery from the future, has its own arcade, and serves excellent fried cheese tacos and smashburgers from their current resident pop-up, Taco Sublime. They also have karaoke, pub trivia, drink-and-draws, comedy shows, Super Smash Bros. tournaments, and more. Basically, this place is an event space as much as a taproom, but one where you can order a wine-cask-fermented wild ale." - josh barnett, adrian kane, john ringor

"The Marz Brewery taproom in McKinley Park is as much of an event space as it is a place to hang, sip on some Jungle Boogie, and eat delicious fried cheese tacos from their resident pop-up, Taco Sublime. Along with some classic bar activities like karaoke or trivia, they also have loteria, music bingo, puzzle nights, and drink-and-draw for anyone who still dreams of being the next Michaelangelo. And even on nights when they aren’t hosting something, there’s still plenty to do in their large backroom with retro arcade games, foosball, and a vending machine with old Happy Meal toys." - josh barnett, john ringor

"This friendly brewery on the South Side has partnered with Cocina Sublime (the same folks behind Taco Sublime; they’ve expanded their horizons). They’ve applied their flattop knowledge to burgers, and this the kind of affair that you don’t need condiments. Sure, top the thing with whatever you want, but a naked burger that’s properly seasoned is more than enough. Cocina Sublime also runs the kitchen at Wicker Park’s Desert Hawk, so you can find the same burger there. And there’s plans to return to the Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club later in 2024." - Naomi Waxman, Ashok Selvam