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- 950 W. Wolfram St., Lakeview 60657
- 773-665-5660
Headquarters
This Lakeview "beercade" has a fierce collection of 37 arcade games and 16 local draft beers. Donkey Kong, Tetris, NBA Jam, and Centipede are all for the playing, and a change machine is on-site to... read more
- 701 N. Damen Ave., Ukrainian Village 60611
- 312-929-2349
Bar DeVille
What happens when two experienced bar owners open the kind of bar that they would actually want to go to? It instantly becomes a local favorite, of course. Owners Kevin Heisner and Matt Eisler (Emp... read more
- 2801 W. Chicago Ave., Ukrainian Village 60622
- 773-292-1200
Continental
When it's 2AM and you just can't stand to go home, but can stand the thought of the skanky booths at Estelle's even less, head to Continental. The favorite 4AM spot for (sub)urbanites to keep the p... read more
- 4115 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincoln Square 60618
- 773-248-1366
Horseshoe
Setting the stage (literally) for Chicago's alt-country scene, Horseshoe has live bands most days of the week on a tiny front stage. They've put their all-you-can-eat Sunday bluegrass buffet brunch... read more
- 2403 W. Homer St., Logan Sqr/Humboldt Prk 60647
- 773-227-8851
Green Eye
Basically the sister bar of Wicker Park's Lemmings, except that it's cleaner, smaller and less beset by time-ravaged alcoholics. An oasis with a good beer selection for all the hot kids who are tur... read more
- 2149 S. Halsted St., Pilsen 60608
- 312-948-5275
Skylark
Opened by the owners of Wicker Park's Rainbo Club, Skylark is one of the best places in Pilsen to have a few beers and a bite. Get the Skylark Burger, a huge, juicy seasoned burger topped with must... read more
- 1555 N. Sheffield Ave., Lincoln Park 60642
- 312-804-1459
Hogs & Honeys
Like so many nightlife efforts in Chicago, this Coyote Ugly-esque bar is a poor man's version of New York's Hogs and Heifers. The ladies behind the bar sport lots of put-on 'tude, periodically (and... read more
- 1951 W. Dickens Ave., Bucktown/Wicker Park 60614
- 773-489-6457
Danny's Tavern
Danny's used to be set up like an old apartment building replete with antique kitchen and bathrooms. Then they remodeled, closed off the upstairs, the rooms got bigger, and the assholes showed up. ... read more
- 1920 W. Irving Park Rd., Lincoln Park 60613
- 773-348-7592
Katerina's
Katerina's has the feel of a small Southern European club, with a live band to match. Surrounded by scarlet walls and black and white photos of lesser-known showbiz luminaries, crowds gather at ta... read more
- 3201 W. Armitage Ave., Logan Sqr/Humboldt Prk 60647
- 773-252-9700
Street Side Cafe
It's the corner spot where everyone knows your name -- well, if you're a local/regular. They have deejays every night of the week playing whatever you may fancy, from rockabilly to house music. Thi... read more
- 734 W. Division St., Ukrainian Village 60610
- 773-486-1559
Zakopane
The ultimate old-man bar, Zakopane usually has a female bartender (always in a short, tight outfit) behind the bar pouring beer for old Polish dudes who are literally nodding off at the bar with th... read more
- 1850 N. Damen Ave., Bucktown/Wicker Park 60647
- 773-862-1688
Lemming's
Brother bar of Humboldt Park's Green Eye, this bar is the original. Once the legendarily scummy domain of local dogs, their owners and maybe a random prostitute, it now gets select upwardly mobile ... read more
- 2771 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincoln Park 60614
- 773-472-2771
Delilah's
Seedy punk/mod/rocker/greaser hangout that's somehow survived amidst an ever-homogenizing neighborhood of Irish pubs, nail shops and upscale eateries. The neon Maker's Mark sign is the only giv... read more
- 2319 W. Belmont Ave., Roscoe Village 60618
- 773-935-2118
Hungry Brain
One of the city's last great slacker watering holes, the Hungry Brain is furnished with old mismatched couches, tinderstick chairs and charming bedheads lit warmly by some kind of unseen phosphores... read more
- 2428 N. Western Ave., Logan Sqr/Humboldt Prk 60647
- 773-486-7774
The Mutiny
This dangerously dirty punk bar is what it is, and if you don't like it, then don't go. Well, at least, that's how the regulars -- usually rocked out in Mohawks and dyed hair -- feel about it. They... read more
- 3325 N. Broadway St., Wrigleyville 60657
- 773-477-8533
The Closet
Decades-old lesbian-run place in Boystown. Quiet earlier, it's packed after 2AM, oftentimes with a lot of hairless boys. Very fast service and videos from Mary, Missy, and Madonna. You'll find grou... read more
- 5024 N. Sheridan Rd., Uptown 60640
- 773-728-5511
Big Chicks
Though owner Michelle Fire doesn't go topless at the Gay Pride Parade anymore, her bar is as popular as ever. Gay couples, dressed in everything from business casual to jeans abound during the week... read more
- 2076 N. Hoyne Ave., Bucktown/Wicker Park 60647
- 773-489-4757
Charleston
This dingy bar used to make up in character what it lacked in tidiness, but gone are the rickety, dirt-coated wooden furniture and pool table. In their place are cafeteria-style tables and a makesh... read more
- 1150 N. Damen Ave., Ukrainian Village 60622
- 773-489-5999
Rainbo Club
You could easily skip the early 20s scenester crowd that populates this place, posing out in natty pinstripe jackets and asymmetrical mullets to the strains of Gang of Four. The punk music, the bar... read more
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