After

Leave it to Curtis Duffy and Michael Muser to open the most beautiful new bar in town. Located next to Ever, their two-Michelin-starred restaurant, After (get it?) has a gorgeous mirrored back bar and a menu from lead bartender Luis Rodriguez that ranges from a $10 Moor’s Brewing Co. imperial porter to a $105 Scotch and cognac cocktail. Reservations book up on the weekend, but you can often walk in for a weeknight seat (these are also the most comfortable bar seats in the city). Order the 79 Fashioned, an old-fashioned made with a lush 42-year-old Armagnac and peach rooibos tea. Yes, it’s $51, but it’s a showstopper worthy of the beautiful room you’re drinking it in. 1338 W. Fulton St. after-lounge.com