{"id":180517,"date":"2025-08-27T19:38:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/180517\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T19:38:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:38:14","slug":"this-is-chicagos-best-rooftop-restaurant-according-to-time-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/180517\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is Chicago&#8217;s Best Rooftop Restaurant, According To Time Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here at Time Out, we\u2019re constantly updating our restaurant and bar rankings to ensure we\u2019re recommending the best that Chicago has to offer. This month, we\u2019ve revisited our ranking of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/chicago\/restaurants\/best-rooftop-restaurants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best rooftop restaurants in Chicago<\/a>, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/chicago\/bars\/best-bars-in-chicago-our-picks-for-every-type-of-drink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best bars\u00a0in\u00a0Chicago<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/chicago\/restaurants\/best-chicago-restaurants-our-picks-for-every-cuisine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best restaurants in Chicago<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Based on our recent reporting,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cindysrooftop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cindy\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0has risen to the number one spot and has been named our top\u00a0rooftop restaurant in Chicago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"f3bc27b0-8d6c-ab00-8c43-9be3f38bcecb\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756323492_951_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"Cindy's Rooftop\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"Photograph: Courtesy Cindy's Rooftop\/Neil Burger\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106311285\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nPhotograph: Courtesy Cindy&#8217;s Rooftop\/Neil Burger&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it\u2019s touristy, and yes, it can be difficult to snag a reservation, but for very good reason. On every visit, we know there will be inventive cocktails, like the Stalk Exchange (vodka, caravedo pisco, falernum, arrack, lime, celery, and Scarborough bitters), top-notch contemporary American fare, and primo city and lake views from the 13th floor of the Chicago Athletic Association hotel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"00c0e2ce-6a5f-b1df-0427-54927edcc161\" class=\"photo lazy inline\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"lazy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756323494_270_image.webp.webp\" alt=\"Cindy's Rooftop\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"Photograph: Courtesy Cindy's Rooftop\/Neil Burger\" data-width-class=\"\" data-image-id=\"106311286\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nPhotograph: Courtesy Cindy&#8217;s Rooftop\/Neil Burger&#13;<\/p>\n<p>A range of factors go into determining the rankings, and if you\u2019d like to know more about that process, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/how-we-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how we review at Time Out<\/a>. The bottom line is that Cindy&#8217;s truly embodies what we\u2019re looking for when someone asks about the best rooftop restaurant in Chicago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019re still always on the hunt for the hottest spots and shiniest hidden gems in Chicago, we also remember the classics like Cindy\u2019s. Go forth, and enjoy a rooftop dinner at Chicago\u2019s newly named best rooftop restaurant\u2014and don\u2019t forget to grab a skyline photo for Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here at Time Out, we\u2019re constantly updating our restaurant and bar rankings to ensure we\u2019re recommending the best&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":180518,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[10633,960,5386,1818,10634,988],"class_list":{"0":"post-180517","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-categories-restaurants","9":"tag-chicago","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-illinois","12":"tag-news-eating","13":"tag-restaurants"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115102423969997757","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}