The Pink Squirrel
$$ | Logan Square
Classic cocktails are served in funky retro digs with duckpin bowling, trophies + houseplants.
Butch McGuire’s
$$ | Gold Coast
Open since 1961, this pub pairs a boisterous bar scene with burgers, salads + other pub fare.
Burwood Tap
$ | Lincoln Park
Neighborhood bar since 1933 featuring flat-screen TVs, a pool table + Chicago memorabilia.
Slippery Slope
$ | Logan Square
Red-lit bar with a DJ booth and dance floor plus cocktails in bottles, Skee-Ball and lots of beer.
Park + Field
$$ | Logan Square
Sharing plates + craft cocktails are served amid vintage sporting equipment or on a massive patio.
Lost Lake
$$ | Logan Square
Tiki bar in festive tropical digs with a thatched roof + booths, 275 varieties of rum and Asian eats.
Estereo
$$ | Logan Square
Stylish, triangular bar offering coffee drinks by day + Latin-accented cocktails by night.
The Walk In
$$ | Logan Square
Watering hole adjoining a liquor store serving beer + cocktails in loungey digs with a patio.
Benchmark
$$ | Old Town
Lively sports bar with a wide range of bar food from salads to steaks, plus a patio and roof-deck.
Happy Camper
$$ | Old Town + Wrigleyville
Classic + creative pies plus cocktails served in a warehouse setting with tire swings and Airstreams.
Celeste
$$$ | River North
Swanky hangout with a downstairs bar plus a lounge + art deco New American supper club upstairs.
Headquarters Beercade
$$ | River North
Funky arcade bar with loads of throwback video games plus craft beers, cocktails + upscale pub fare.
Joy District
$$ | River North
Hip, energetic New American restaurant and cocktail bar with a roof deck + late-night dancing.
Homeslice
$$ | Lincoln Park
Imaginative thin-crust pizzas and beer in a rustic-style lodge room with tree-trunk tables + TVs.
Golden Teardrops
$$ | Logan Square
Golden Teardrops is the basement bar underneath Lonesome Rose.
The Swill Inn
$ | River West
Classic tavern with distressed brick walls + a wood bar serving burgers, oysters and other pub eats.
AceBounce Ping Pong Bar + Restaurant
$$ | The Loop
Clubby British import serving gourmet New American fare + craft cocktails amid Ping-Pong tables.
Cerise Rooftop
$$ | The Loop
Hip hotel venue offering rooftop drinking and dancing with spectacular city views until late.
Sportsman’s Club
$$ | Ukrainian Village
Cash-only hangout featuring a taxidermy theme, table games + a rotating list of cocktails and beer.
Fox Bar
$$ | West Loop
Craft cocktails, beer + comfort food in a Soho House locale inspired by British sporting culture.
Paradise Park
$$ | Wicker Park
Warm, eclectic stop for classic and creative pies plus cocktails + beers served on a huge patio.
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