Billy Poore: If you like live jazz and a huge dash of history, this is the place to go! Prohibition bar.
Time Out Chicago: This institution is legendary for three things: it was once a Capone hangout, it’s supposedly haunted, and the staff is known to shush you and the chatty friends who wandered in during live jazz sets. Read more.
Dav: Green mill is awesome laid back...great place to converse and listen to live jazz...
Christopher Floss: The dollar shrimp is a great appetizer. Great bar ambiance with live jazz on Fridays at 7:30!
Zomula: good local fish, nice athmosphere, live jazz. pleasant evening in Chicago
Kevin M. McNally, CMP: Accented by Live Jazz, this is definitely a must experience restaurant. Apps, Entrees and the Dessert (Cherry Pie) you are going to love this club. YUM.
3. Jazz Showcase
9.0
806 S Plymouth Ct (at W Polk St.), Chicago, IL
Jazz and Blues Venue · Dearborn Park · 31 tips and reviews
Angelica Beatrice: go to Jazz Showcase & enjoy live jazz music! Excellent artists, great atmosphere, awesome music! Read more.
Luis Lopez: Great live jazz venue. I went there while on vacation and went on a Wednesday night which was free. Mark Colby was performing that night, the club has this dark alley mobster vibe which I loved :-)
TheJazzAficionado Booker: When you're in Chicago, Joe Segal’s world famous Jazz Showcase is a must, come and meet Joe and his son Wayne where you will enjoy fine live jazz and a great venue.
6. Portage Park
8.4
4100 N Long Ave (btwn Berteau Ave & Irving Park Rd), Chicago, IL
Park · Portage Park · 18 tips and reviews
Chicago Park District: Enjoy a family-friendly Valetines Day Dance at Portage Park on Friday, Feb. 3 from 7-9pm!$5 per person.Listen, dance & enjoy great music played by the Portage Park Jazz Band.For info call 773.685.3351
Time Out Chicago: This Chicago Park District facility offers a playground, baseball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, a swimming pool, water playground and paths for walking, jogging or biking. Read more.
Jake Smith: The name of the park is a reference to the route (now Irving Park Road) that had been used by Native Americans and fur traders to portage their canoes between the Des Plaines and Chicago Rivers.
Chris Steele: Pick up a draft beer before you start shopping, nod along to a few live tunes from the in-house jazz band, then go figure out which exotic bit of protein you'll throw on the grill tonight.
TheThriftanista: This is a great spot for groceries and more. Fresh prepared foods and a grilling station inside, sushi bar and oyster bar and more!
Stephan Germain: Can't beat drinking and shopping and eating all in one trip
Daniel Radulovic: Great live jazz on Sundays, not to mention amazing seafood. The Jumbo Lump Crab Cake and Chilean Sea Bass are out of this world!
Kevin M. McNally, CMP: I love the surf & turf offerings accented with great service and live music. Being from New England, the food is fresh. As you enjoy you can smell the Atlantic. Located in Streeterville.
Christina M.: Steaks, seafood, such as the oysters, the crab cake. The salads are very good and we indulged in dessert, bananas foster with praline ice cream, caramel sauce and a dollop of whipped cream.
11. Enso Sushi & Bar
8.1
1613 N Damen Ave (at W North Ave), Chicago, IL
Sushi Restaurant · Bucktown · 31 tips and reviews
Beth G: Come Wednesday night for live jazz guitar and some excellent maki. Love the Newman, crazy 8 and motherboy.
SpringRewards: Enso Sushi offers a unique take on maki, sashimi, and Asian fusion dishes as well as amazing deals through their rewards program: https://www.springrewards.com/places/29216
Angie K: Green line and veggie dragon rolls are the bomb.com
12. Kingston Mines
9.0
2548 N Halsted St (at Wrightwood Ave), Chicago, IL
Jazz and Blues Venue · Lincoln Park · 111 tips and reviews
PnPPhat S.: a cool live Jazz place, Best Nights r Fri, Thu, Sat
Nuha Nazy: I love this place. Total dive, great music!
Explore Chicago: Its late hours, regular acoustic blues sets, all-night kitchen, and vibrant neighborhood full of shops, restaurants, and other entertainment recommend this club as a top blues destination. Read more.
13. Sabor A Cafe
7.8
2435 W Peterson Ave, Chicago, IL
Latin American Restaurant · West Ridge · 22 tips and reviews
Omisaya: Their food is great and their variety of latín live jazz is out of this world. They bring many musicians from different cultures and the owners are beautiful people
Serious Eats: When the server asks if you want sauce with the ceviche, say yes.
Jon Smith: Best Colombian place in Chicago and surrounding suburbs HANDS DOWN!!! Empanadas de carne are a must!!!! Highly recommended for great food. Come willing to spend though.
The Capital Grille: Reserve your table for the live jazz concerts every Tuesday, June 4–September 24 from 5:30 pm–8 pm.
Pete Ippel: A must see in downtown. The rotating exhibitions are fantastic. Every show I've seen at MCA has helped me better understand contemporary art.
HISTORY: One of the nation's largest facilities devoted to the art of our time the Museum offers exhibitions of art created since 1945. It boasts a terraced sculpture garden with a great view of Lake Michigan.