Reader’s Choice

Geoffrey Wilson, Underbar

Any number of the mixmasters at the Matchbox or Violet Hour could take this award—even one of the old salts at the Green Mill would be a fine pick. But Geoffrey Wilson would rather sacrifice his tips than mix a less than perfect—or stupid—cocktail. At Weegee’s he didn’t slap backs or listen to you cry in your beer. Nor would he make you a Cosmo or allow you to pollute a North Shore gin martini with an olive (twists only). But put yourself in his hands and he’d pour the finest, most balanced negroni in the city. “I don’t care if you like me or not,” he says. “If you order another drink, I won.” Sadly, he poured his last classic cocktail there last month, but you can still find him Mondays and Fridays at the less cocktail-friendly Underbar, where he’ll still fix you a fine Manhattan.  3243 N. Western, 773-404-9363. —Mike Sula

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3349 N. Halsted, 773-477-9189, sidetrack.com.

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