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Monday 5pm - 11pm Tuesday 5pm - 11pm Wednesday 5pm - 11pm Thursday 5pm - 11pm Friday 5pm - 1am Saturday 4:30pm - 1am Sunday 5pm - 11pm

The Aviary

A cocktail bar, redefined. By Grant Achatz and The Alinea Group. Chicago. The Aviary is the Alinea Group's cocktail lounge concept.

Doors open at 5:00 PM, 5 nights a week. Our menu features creative cocktails and chef-designed bites. We are currently offering a 3-Course Cocktail Progression as well as a la carte drinks and bites experience. Also available is a carefully selected list of some of our favorite spirits, beers, wine, and Champagne. Reservations can be made at https://www.exploretock.com/theaviary

We happily accept

06/01/2026

Now accepting July reservations at The Aviary.

Your night out, reimagined. www.exploretock.com/theaviary

05/27/2026

Wish You Were Here | pisco, guava, lemon, pink peppercorn

Experience it at The Aviary.

05/21/2026

Giant Onion Ring | beer battered, herbed ranch

Completely unexpected, only at The Aviary.

05/07/2026

At The Aviary, you should always expect the unexpected.

Cereal Killer | whiskey, genever, sweet vermouth, aromatic spices

Available only at The Aviary. www.exploretock.com/theaviary

05/01/2026

The porthole: a window into the creation of your cocktail.

While creating The Aviary, we were curious: how can we infuse new flavors into spirits and cocktails directly at the table?

The answer came from our friends at —the porthole, offering guests a front-row seat to the art of liquid infusion.

Experience one for yourself at The Aviary Chicago or the limited run, Aviary popup at The Vault Bellagio Las Vegas this month only.

Reserve now for Chicago: www.exploretock.com/theaviary
Reserve no for Vegas: www.exploretock.com/alinea-las-vegas-bellagio/

04/30/2026

15 years ago, we dared to ask “What if…”

What if a beverage could engage all the senses: sight, sound, smell, temperature, and taste?

What if bartenders were more like chefs, crafting a cocktail the way a chef would a meal?

Since 2011, we’ve created hundreds of original cocktails. We’ve made drinks inside of ice. We’ve used time as an ingredient. We’ve experimented with pressure, heat, and evaporation to transform what a drink can be.

We're honored to be recognized among the best—by the James Beard Foundation for Outstanding Bar Program in the US, Chicago Magazine's Best Bar in Chicago, and Esquire's Best Bars in America.

15 years in, the questions haven’t stopped. Cheers to everyone who keeps asking them with us.

04/29/2026

The drama of the vacpot.

From Austin to Kingston | jamaican rum, barbeque amaro, black tea, chipotle

Available only at The Aviary.May reservations now available: www.exploretock.com/theaviary

05/03/2025

At The Aviary, we redefine your night out. Our culinary team has crafted a bar menu that reflects the playfulness of our cocktails. Which one would you try?

Pictured above:
Giant Onion Ring
Chip ‘n Dip
Corn Dog
Pepperoni Pizza Popcorn
Black Truffle Grilled Cheese

04/30/2025

Detail. Precision. Focus.

The action behind the scenes of our cocktail experiences. Join us.

04/17/2025

Three Martini Lunch | vodka martini served three ways

1️⃣ Onion gel (Gibson)
2️⃣ Olive brine foam (Dirty)
3️⃣ Kina L'Aéro d'Or pearls (vesper)

04/15/2025

The Partridge | bourbon, spiced pear, douglas fir, mint

04/11/2025

A new spring addition to our 5-Course and Kitchen Table menus. For this cocktail, we’ve bottled a carbonated blend of vodka, lemongrass, and tonic which is then poured tableside over cucumber ice pearls to create our take on a Vodka Tonic.

Label design:

03/28/2025

Micahlada | Two different takes on the classic Michelada.

03/23/2025

The Vacpot

An excerpt from The Aviary Cocktail Book, pg. 198:
"It was a fortuitous moment, then, when we discovered the vacuum pot (sometimes also referred to as a 'coffee siphon'). An elegant and visually arresting device, the vacuum pot (or "vacpot", as we refer to it here) also happens to serve a functional purpose as a method for brewing coffee. It seemed an obvious question to ask ourselves, "Can we serve a cocktail in that thing?'"