Clandestino sits beneath Matilda on Wells Street in River North, accessible through an entrance that's easy to miss if you don't already know it's there. The name is accurate: the space is underground, small, and dark in the right way, with black textures, warm lighting, and no sound system competing with your table.

Happy hour runs Tuesday through Friday from 5 to 7pm, which is when the place starts to fill up with people who've found it. First-come, first-served only. Classics like the Last Word and pisco sour anchor the cocktail menu, nothing experimental, just well-made drinks in a room that earns the word intimate.