Great craft beer selection with a cute patio tucked away toward the back of the building. This place is a hidden gem!
In the spirit of Chef Bourdain (who filmed here), this is a local dive. Art paintings by the owner are awesome as you sip whatever you desire at the bar. This is a story telling/story sharing venue.
Look here: The portraits hanging in this bar are mostly of regulars (with a few politicians thrown in). Read more.
Come for the stiff drinks, stay for the insane characters that populate this Chicago institution which caters to the comedians/alcoholics of Old Town. Best juke box in Chicago & open until 4AM! Read more.
"When you have a TV," bartender Nick Rahn explains, "it creates an ambience where everyone's staring in a corner." This tavern has enough distractions with a draft list, tater tots, and a photo booth. Read more.
The best bar to come to during the winter season, warm up with a round of Glogg and ginger cookies. Plenty of history at this early 1930s prohibition era pub. The bar itself is modeled after a ship.
Simon's – the founding Simon was Swedish, of course – began as a basement speakeasy during prohibition (upstairs was a grocery) and went legit in 1934.
Go there: Belly up to the bar, built in the 1930s to resemble the USS Normandy. Read more.
Steve is awesome!