Simon’s Tavern
The neighborhood’s Swedish history lives on in this worn-and-warm tavern, which dedicates one whole wall to a deer-hunting mural featuring regulars from years past. There are also goblets of seasonal…
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Delilah’s
Any lived-in, urban dive that pays homage to Joe Strummer, pinball and whiskey in equal measure, could be a potential classic. Delilah’s—dark, friendly and loud—is. It boasts more than 600…
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Cole’s
An offbeat, welcoming joint surrounded by craft breweries and fancy cocktail houses, Cole’s is a throwback that hosts revolving art exhibits, variety shows, live bands and a mentalist. It also…
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Carol’s Pub
The clientele at this rowdy 4 a.m. country bar is unlike any other in Chicago. Old winos, yuppies, cougars, college kids and urban hillbillies all come together to dance and…
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The Matchbox
The Matchbox is a Chicago institution that dates to the 1990s, well before mustachioed mixologists entered the scene. This is the kind of place where classic Collinses are still mixed…
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Parson’s Chicken & Fish
The cheap-and-chic, finger-lickin’-good sister restaurant to Longman & Eagle, Parson’s was an instant classic from the minute it opened in the summer of 2013. Situated on a high-traffic corner of…
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Bangers & Lace
This sausage (the bangers) and beer (the lace—a term for the doily of suds left after drinking down a beer) place comes with its own cicerone, who curates the rotating…
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Big Star
A little slice of Austin in Wicker Park, Big Star is about as country as Chicago gets—which is to say, not very. Vintage neon and a vinyl soundtrack are the…
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Sheffield’s Beer & Wine Garden
Down the road from Wrigley Field, Sheffield’s may boast more points of entry than any bar in town: skilled and attentive bartenders, barbecue smoked in house daily, a cottonwood-shaded beer…
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Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar
This heroic slashie (half liquor store, half bar) sells a decent number of bottled brews in the smart liquor store up front, and offers more than 475 artisanal beers in…
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