Cindy's Rooftop

About Cindy's Rooftop

Thirteen floors above Michigan Avenue, the room is a glass conservatory of long wooden tables, striped banquettes and a wood-panelled bar, opening onto a terrace that faces Millennium Park, the Bean and Lake Michigan beyond. Doors open at 11 AM on weekdays and 10 AM at weekends, when brunch draws the longest queue of the week; the monkey bread and chilaquiles come up again and again in reviews. Evenings run on seasonal cocktails, wine and shared plates such as oysters, steak and burgers, with the bar going until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. Google holds it at 4.4 from more than 5,700 reviews, and the praise centres on the view rather than the food, which draws mixed notes alongside occasional slow service. Walk-ins can often land a bar seat, but tables are worth reserving for sunset or weekend brunch. Dress is smart casual and prices sit at the upper end of Loop hotel bars.