The restaurant and hospitality industry has endured one change after another this year, but the allowance of cocktails to-go has been a bright spot and a win. With indoor service shut down for the foreseeable future due to COVID-19 regulations, delivery and carryout remain an option — even for cocktails. We’ve rounded up 19 spots throughout Chicago serving adult beverages from their counter to yours. Prep for your weekend, or stock up for Thanksgiving.
Antique Taco
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It’s a choose-your-own margarita situation at Antique Taco, which offers blood orange, pineapple and rosemary varieties. The drinks come in single servings ($12-$14) or in quarts ($33-$40). Available for pickup or delivery from both Chicago locations. 1000 W. 35th St., 773-823-9410, and 1360 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-687-8697, antiquetaco.com
Bokeh
The chic cocktail bar in Albany Park has a fairly extensive menu of bottled cocktails, each of which serve three or four people ($35-$40). The menu includes classics like a rye Manhattan or Hemingway daiquiri, plus some contemporary riffs like a mezcal Old-Fashioned and pomegranate margarita. Available for pickup or delivery. 4716 N. Kedzie Ave., 773-754-0129, exploretock.com/bokeh
Chant
Grab one of two martinis from this cool comfort-food spot in Hyde Park. Chant has either a lycheetini or pear martini in 16-ounce portions ($15). Make sure you call ahead to place your order. Available for pickup only. 1509 E. 53rd St., 773-324-1999, chantchicago.com
HaiSous
Danielle Dang mixes up a quartet of cocktails at HaiSous, including the house Old-Fashioned, made with Akashi Japanese whiskey, orange peel and bitters ($28). The other three options ($15 each) are composed in a more traditional vein, with a lineup of rye Old-Fashioned, hibiscus margarita and blood orange whiskey sour. Available for pickup or delivery. 1800 S. Carpenter St., 773-999-1800, haisous.com
Harbor
The South Loop comfort destination keeps it simple with just a pair of 200-milliliter cocktail options: an Old-Fashioned made with Old Barton bourbon, and Negroni made with Prairie Organic gin ($25 each). Available for pickup only. 1312 S. Wabash Ave., 312-736-1570, harborchicago.com
Ina Mae
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Chef Brian Jupiter’s restaurant tribute to New Orleans will keep two rotating cocktails on draft, available bottled in portions of three ($24) or six ($45) servings. Currently, Ina Mae is serving a tequila Pimm’s Cup and the Pear-fessor, made with gin, spiced pear liqueur and orgeat. The Wicker Park outpost will also keep an Old-Fashioned (serves five, $60) and Manhattan (serves three, $25) on the menu as standbys. Make sure you give the Old-Fashioned a few minutes to chill over ice; it’s served undiluted. Available for pickup or delivery. 1415 N. Wood St., 773-360-8320, inamaetavern.com
Kumiko
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Mixologist Julia Momose spearheaded the movement to create cocktails to-go legislation in Illinois, so it’s only right to point out her lineup of eclectic beverages here. (Side note: Kumiko also has arguably the most attractive cocktail packaging in the city.) You can find everything from a classic Old-Fashioned ($20) to a three-piece gimlet flight ($28) to “luxury cocktails” ($150), made with aged spirits like Yamazaki 12-Year or Hibiki 12-Year Japanese whiskeys. Available for pickup or delivery. 630 W. Lake St., 312-285-2912, barkumiko.com
La Luna
Choose from three kinds of margaritas — classic, mango or watermelon — or a paloma in 12-ounce portions ($15) or pitchers ($35). The drinks are served in cute plastic containers that look like quarter-waters. The Pilsen restaurant also offers a few other single-serving beverages like a michelada ($10-$13). Available for pickup or delivery. 1726 S. Racine Ave., 312-248-8940, lalunachicago.com
Las Fuentes
All three Las Fuentes locations (Alsip, Lincoln Park and Morton Grove) offer margaritas and sangria — grab them in 16- ($11) or 32-ounce ($22) portions. Available for pickup only. 2558 N. Halsted St., 773-935-2004; 9001 Waukegan Road, Morton Grove, 847-983-0248; and 11501 S. Pulaski Road, Alsip, 708-926-9081; lasfuentesrestaurant.com
Lost Lake
You don’t need to worry about ordering ahead at the Logan Square Tiki spot. Lost Lake has grab-and-go cocktails in single or group servings available to take home daily, and selections rotate weekly. Check the bar’s Instagram page for details on the rotating options. Available for pickup only. 3154 W. Diversey Ave., 773-293-6048, lostlakechicago.com
Machine
The ultra-hip Wicker Park restaurant has some chic cocktails ($27-$34) for you to take home, including the bourbon-based Childlike Empress, which comes complete with a smoke bomb. Each drink comes in a sealed Mason jar with enough for two servings. Available for pickup or delivery. 1846 W. Division St., 773-276-7422, dinemachine.com
Mott St.
The bottled cocktails at Mott St. look like soda pop in their single-serving bottles, and their bright colors also play the part. Choose among five beverages ($14 each) that include a seasonally friendly Mott Toddy or the warmer vibes of Panda Vacation (gin, rum, pineapple, amaro, vermouth, lime). Available for pickup or delivery. 1401 N. Ashland Ave., 773-687-9977, mottstreetchicago.com
Oda
You can find classic options and house specials ($10-$13) on the sizable cocktail list of Oda. Something like the Mint to Be (Empress gin, tonic water, juniper berries, orange, mint) is a refreshing spin, but you can opt for something like the Oda-Fashioned (High West Double Rye, apricot jam, Angostura orange bitters, black walnut bitters, orange peel). Available for pickup or delivery. 5657 N. Clark St., 773-878-8930, odachicago.com
The Promontory / El Oso
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Chef Jonathan Zaragoza is in the middle of a restaurant takeover at The Promontory, turning the Hyde Park space into a Mexican restaurant called El Oso for a while. The menu features great food, sure, but it also has some single-serving cocktails, including a classic margarita, frozen blackberry margarita and a couple others ($12). Classic margaritas also come in pitchers ($50). Available for pickup only. 5311 S. Lake Park Ave. West, 312-801-2100, promontorychicago.com
Reed’s Local
Relive your childhood days of Capri Sun drinking by picking up a pouched cocktail from Reed’s Local. The current options come in 3-ounce pouches and include a mezcal margarita ($12), rum-based punch ($10) and apple cider Old-Fashioned ($12), the latter of which is ideal for the fall season. Available for pickup only. 3017 W. Belmont Ave., 872-806-0520, reedslocal.com
Scofflaw
Scofflaw’s mobile beverages are sealed in 100 milliliter bottles, available at $10 each or $25 for three. Drinks like the Ruffled Feather (Rittenhouse Rye, Banhez Mezcal, Gran Classico, agave syrup and mole bitters) and Crystal Coin #2 (Scofflaw Old Tom gin, cranberry liqueur, Cocchi Americano, passion fruit and lime) head up a list of familiar beverage profiles. And didn’t forget Scofflaw’s popular frozen pina colada, which comes in 9-ounce servings. Available for pickup or delivery. Pick up at The Moonlighter, 3204 W. Armitage Ave., 773-252-9700, scofflawchicago.com
Virtue
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At Chef Erick Williams’ acclaimed Hyde Park restaurant, you will find a couple classics — Old-Fashioneds and margaritas ($24 each) — or the house special, dubbed Patience is a Virtue (get it?), with vodka, Creme Yvette and rhubarb bitters ($26). Pickup or delivery. 1462 E. 53rd St., 773-947-8831, virtuerestaurant.com
Wake ’n Bacon
The new CBD-friendly Wake ’n Bacon cafe in Lakeview has a variety of cocktails, packaged in cans or bottles, depending on the drink. Theirs is a fun menu that features a dozen drinks ($10), including Is That Coffee? (Casa Magdalena Rum, Amaro Montenegro, coconut milk, cold brew syrup and Peychuad’s bitters) and the Citrus 99 (Hendrick’s gin, Appel’s grapefruit cordial, Q grapefruit mixer). Pickup or delivery. 420 W. Belmont Ave., 773-880-5100, eatwakenbacon.com
Ward Eight
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Evanston cocktail bar Ward Eight has rotating cocktails weekly, plus some super sharp, vintage-style labels: You’ll feel like you’re sneaking some bootlegged hooch back to your place. Choose from a variety of classics including a Sazerac, an Old-Fashioned, Vesper and more, plus some in-house creations as well, all $30-$40. Pickup only. 629 Howard St., Evanston, 847-420-7353, wardeight.com