Some of the best up-and-comers in Chicago play here -- and cheap beer Read more.
Somehow, this Ukrainian Village dive has managed to remain an underground favorite. The local artists and musicians who frequent it hold on to terra firma with cheap drink in hand. -ASK Read more.
Maria (owner) is a kind and generous woman. Great atmosphere, lovely people, and cheap drinks. $4 domestic bottles and $5 well shots.
A neighborhood staple since the ’80s, this homey bar still offers plenty of choices when it comes to cheap beer and shots. Look to the walls for an impressive photo gallery of dedicated regulars. Read more.
A small front bar gives way to a larger music venue in the back. Order a cheap beer and hang around for some great local acts.
Chicago: "It's a regular guy bar for irregular folks who just don’t fit in, or just don’t want to fit in. It is the bar that Granddad went to when he was young and crazy" -IFC Staff Read more.
Cheap beer and shots while rock music is blasting, great bar staff. Read more.
Love the atmosphere in this place. Cool for cheap drinks and talking with random strangers at the bar
Look here: The portraits hanging in this bar are mostly of regulars (with a few politicians thrown in). Read more.
Every Thursday they have the Coffin Banger show DJ set - Lots of great 50's/60's soul, doo-wop, rockabilly proto-rock, Motown, early R&B.Good stuff. Read more.