Bar Novo
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The State Street people-watching is as solid as the creative, mixologist-made cocktails at Bar Novo, the sleek, modern, upper-moderately priced Loop lounge on the first floor of the Renaissance Chicago Hotel; the evocatively lit surroundings draw scene-makers as well as pre-theatergoers, who settle into the plentiful orange-leather barstools at the expansive bar for noshing on a tiny variety of small plates.
1 W. Wacker Dr.; 312-372-7200
Photo: stephenjohnsonphotography