It's that time of year again when several bars and restaurants around the city offer a blanket happy hour.  Below we've listed all the participating venues and highlighted the ones we think will offer the best value for your Sips dollar.  BONUS: We've entered all the participating Sips venues into our mobile site, so you can find Sips specials and other happy hours on your mobile smart phone!

While you're out there enjoying Sips, please remember to tip your hardworking servers and bartenders!

Best Bet Key: C=Cocktails, B=Beer, W=Wine, Nom=Apps, D=Date Spot, *=Stay and Get 15% Off Dinner

*Bistro St Tropez  (B, W, C)

*Caribou Cafe (Nom)

Cavanaugh's Restaurant (Nom)

*M Restaurant at The Morris House Hotel (C, D)

Noble American Cookery (C, D)

Opa (B)

Perch Pub (C, Nom)

Rum Bar (C, Nom)

Smokin Betty's (B, Nom)

The Coffee Bar (B, C)

Time (B, D)

1225 Raw Sushi & Sake Lounge

13 Restaurant

Alfa

*Aqua

*Balcony at the Doubletree

Bar

Blue Bear Tavern (not open)

*Byblos

Chifa

*Chima Brazillian Steakhouse

*Chops Restaurant

Chris' Jazz Cafe

CoCo's

*Con Murphy's Irish Pub

*Davio's

Devil's Alley

Fado Irish Pub

*Field House Sports Bar

*Finn McCool's Ale House

Fuji Mountain Japanese Restaurant

Hard Rock Cafe

Helium Comedy Club

*Irish Pub (20th St)

*Irish Pub (12th St)

Jolly's Dueling Piano Bar

*Kokopelli Restaurant & Tequila Bar

Ladder 15

Las Vegas Lounge

LaScala's Restaurant & Bar

*Le Castagne

Lucky Strike Lanes

Mace's Crossing

*Marathon (19+Market)

*Marathon (Broad+Chestnut)

*Marathon (10+Walnut)

*Marathon (16+Sansom)

*Max Brenner

*McCormick & Scmick's Seafood Restaurant

*Mexican Post (Love Park)

*Mission Grill

*Moriarty's

Noche

Oh! Shea's Pub

*Palace at the Ben

*Prime Lounge

Public House Logan Square

*Ristorante La Buca

*Ruth's Chris Steak House

Sampan

Smiths Restaurant & Lounge

*Standing O at the Doubletree

*Table 31

*Tavern 17

*Tequilas Restaurant

TGI Friday's

*The Bards

*The Cafe at 2011

*The Corner

*The Raven Lounge

Tir Na Nog

Tokyo Hibachi & Sushi Bar

Tweed

*Union Trust Steakhouse

*Vango

*Varalli Restaurant

Vintage Wine Bar & Bistro

*Winthorpe & Valentine @ The Westin

*Wok Chinese Restaurant

*Wrap Shack Kitchen & Bar

*Xchange Bar & Grille