The Terrace at Trump

This terrace lounge on the sixteenth floor of the Trump Tower boasts what will likely be one of the best alfresco views in the city. Thanks to a boomerang-shaped bar facing the terrace's edge, you can take in an impressive eyeful of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan, not to mention Navy Pier's seasonal fireworks on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. The space was especially designed for alfresco relaxing of all kinds: There are L-shaped couches for girlfriend groups sharing a bottle of bubbly, bistro tables surrounding a metal sculpture lit with votives for dates and an 18-seat communal table cozied up right near the railing. Read our first take on the bar in our blog.

Sixteen's Frank Brunacci designed the menu of appetizers and entrees, such as duck spring rolls and homemade gnocchi topped with jumbo lump crab, but don't mistake this spot for a restaurant -- the focus is on the imbibing, through and through. Nautically themed cocktails are expectedly pricey and thoroughly summery, from Anchor's Aweigh, a cucumber-watermelon-mint concoction, to the strawberry and basil-tinged Starboard. The big star here, though, is the "rosé is the new black" wine list pimping a huge list of pink picks from all over the world, including a dozen by the glass and 30-plus by the bottle.

To get to The Terrace, take the elevator to Sixteen on the sixteenth floor and turn right.

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