No matter when you show up, this Brazilian restaurant and cafe always promises a good time. By day, Grant Park's Buteco operates as a quiet coffee shop, where people perch at the bar with subtly sweet lavender matchas. By evening, the scene shifts into a cozy cocktail bar, with couples on first dates and friends toasting strong drinks made with rum and cachaca while popping crispy coxinhas. Most things on the Brazilian and Latin-inspired menu—like the beefy birria tacos—are decent enough to help soak up those potent drinks. And stick around even later for the real fun, when Buteco often turns into a samba, house, or jazz party depending on the band or DJ.
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