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The best BYOBs in the city deserve equally great pairings: Here are our favorite spots by cuisine, plus expert advice on which beer and wine style harmoniously matches with everything from Mixteco Grill's chocolatey mole to, well, whatever wacky dish Schwa puts out.

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Bring a bottle to one of our favorite BYOB Indian spots.
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Bring a bottle (or six) to one of Chicago's best Chinese BYOBs.
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Bring a bottle to our favorite Italian BYOBs.
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Bring a bottle (or six) to one of Chicago's top BYOB spots
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Bring a bottle to one of these, our favorite Mexican BYOBs.
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Bring a bottle to some of our favorite BYOBs in Chicago.
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Bring a bottle (or six) to one of Chicago's top BYOB spots.
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When Chicago's diners bring their own booze, the results aren't always pretty. Restaurant workers dish on the worst behavior ...
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Bringing your own wine to fancy restaurants with good wine lists will cost you extra dough, right? Wrong.
Bring a bottle to one of our favorite Thai BYOBs.
Bring a bottle to these great BYOB barbecue spots.
Where to find the bottles mentioned in these articles.
The city's top sommeliers, brewmasters and booze experts dish on what they tote to their favorite BYOBs.
Need to know where to grab a quick bottle? Check out our map of the nearest liquor stores to more than 200 BYOB spots.
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March 12, 2009
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