Bisous, Bar Nine named among Best Bars in America for 2024 by Esquire NBC Chicago [Video]

Two of the “Best Bars in America” are in Chicago, a new list from Esquire Magazine said.

The article, published by the magazine last month, says “its not just about the drinks,” but the “complete package.”

“Bars have always been that third place, the spot where you hang outside work and home,” editors wrote in the piece. “But as we’ve discovered crisscrossing the country over the past twelve months to visit the new bars, they’re doing that in more nuanced and varied ways than they have in a long time.”

In 2023, three Chicago bars made the same list. But this year, only two made the cut on a list of 42.

The first Chicago bar to make an appearance on the list for 2024 is Bisous, at 938 W Fulton Market.

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