Eat and drink for a cause this Pride Month in Chicago
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To celebrate Pride Month, many Chicago bars and restaurants are featuring colorful cocktails, mocktails and festive bites that benefit LGBTQ+ organizations.
Pride Cocktail Specials
Virgin Hotels has a special Pride menu throughout the summer with proceeds benefiting the LGBTQ+ nonprofit Trans Lifeline.
- The menu features drinks designed by drag stars Violet Chachki and Gottmik.
The Mill Room is donating $1 from every "Shut Up & Play the Hits" cocktail sold and $1 from every "Bucket Hat Wit Beer" to The Trevor Project.
etc. has a rainbow-inspired cocktail menu with proceeds from the sales going to Brave Space Alliance. A few featured cocktails include:
- Hog Wild (Red): Bitters, hibiscus, rum, rosé ($19).
- Roto Toms & Palm Trees (Green): Midori, shōchū, gin, black lemon, sugar ($18).
- Smoke Signals (Purple) Mezcal, scotch, hibiscus, pineapple, lime, amaro ($22).
Mercadito is featuring the Sabor Fresa, a blend of El Mexicano Blanco tequila, fresh lime, strawberry, a hint of habanero heat, and a splash of ginger beer ($16).
- A portion of the proceeds from every Sabor Fresa will also benefit Brave Space Alliance.
La Grande Boucherie is featuring a Harvey Milk Punch with Mezcal with pineapple, lime, jasmine, and clarified milk ($20).
- $1 for every cocktail sale goes to Center on Halsted.
OLIO E PIÙ has a Marintino with Reposado Tequila, Mathilde Cassis, Lemon, Blackberry, Hibiscus ($21).
- $1 from every cocktail sale goes to Center on Halsted.
Mordecai is serving the Color My Bandana cocktail with feta-washed gin, basil, mint, watermelon juice ($17) and the Coconut Grove mocktail with pineapple, orgeat, orange juice ($14).
- A portion of the proceeds goes to Center on Halsted.
Amuse Bar at Swissôtel Chicago is serving the Pride Paloma with tequila, lime juice, simple syrup, grapefruit soda, and finished with a festive rainbow salt rim ($16).
- $1 from each cocktail sold will be donated to Center on Halsted.
Pride food specials
Cindy's Rooftop is offering to give $1 for every order of oysters to Howard Brown Health.
Two Zero Three and Miss Ricky's have a rainbow bagel served with cream cheese and Mike's Hot Honey ($8).
- $1 of each bagel sold will be donated to the Center on Halsted.
Nettare has created Coffee Buddies, little shortbread cookies with specialty lattes or available a la carte.
- $1 from each sale goes to Howard Brown Health.