BEST BLOODY MARY

JP Kelly’s Pub

300 E Adams St., 753-7933 It’s hard to get more “Irish pub” than JP Kelly’s. They proudly fly the Irish flag out front and even display their emptied Jameson whiskey bottles behind the bar. So what’s Irish about a bloody mary? Not much, unless you start drinking them at 10 in the morning. That’s where JP Kelly’s Saturday morning Bloody Mary Bar comes in. (As if we needed another reason to hit up the downtown farmers market on Saturdays.) In place of the traditional, boring stalk of celery, their bloody marys feature a skewer of snacks sticking out the top: peppers, cheese, pineapple, shrimp and more. We haven’t been adventurous enough yet to try their Hot Pepper Vodka or Bacon Vodka varieties, but rest easy knowing you can wash it down with the draft beer chaser that comes with your bloody mary. Runner-up: The Curve Inn