The best bars in Roscoe Village

Owner Jon Young of Kitsch’n on Roscoe and Kitsch’n River North has teamed up with chef Stephen Dunne (formerly mk’s chef de cuisine) at this small-plates wine bar. Dunne’s best dishes are the rich ones: Plates like his intense duck confit leg with braised red cabbage and roasted veal marrow bones with toast. Luckily the eclectic wine list is well thought-out and stocked with plenty of food-friendly quaffs to cut through it all.

If you spent a lot of time sipping on Old Style at the former Cork Lounge, you’ll think this rehabbed version retains few vestiges of its former self. More natural light, hi-def TVs replacing touch-screen video games, a long mahogany bar, a slate pool table and more than a dozen taps mixing in Guinness and Hennepin with standards—looks as if the neighborhood-tavern ante’s been upped.

Four Treys, which has been family-owned since 1968, is the textbook definition of a neighborhood bar. The walls are decorated with vintage beer memorabilia, strings of Christmas lights and, of course, a compulsory faux sturgeon. Come equipped with cash and feel free to bring along your furry friend—Four Treys is dog-friendly.