$$$$ • Cocktail Bar • West Loop
High Craft, Low KeyAfter isn’t about white tablecloths or hushed voices. It’s about unmatched cocktails, loud laughter, good music, and an authentically laid-back spirit. It’s a come-as-you-are bar—because a great drink should make you feel something, not just impress you.Opened by Michelin-starred Chef Curtis Duffy reinventing what a cocktail bar can be—seasonal, boundary-pushing drinks, grounded in technique, built for fun. After is where culinary precision meets barroom revelry. After was named one of the United States' Top 15 bars by Food & Wine in Spring 2024. In 2023, Esquire put After on their Best Bars in America list. The New York Times featured After in their 2023 "36 Hours in Chicago."