Town DanceBoutique
The District's largest gay dance club, Town Danceboutique (known as “Town” to locals) is the place meet someone new. Like a gay-American Moulin Rouge, Town is a glittering maze of cabaret,…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Section 8
Section 8 is essentially an outdoor bar built into a holed-out shipping container filled with recycled materials all crammed into a parking lot at the end of a CBD alleyway.…
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Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar
Smack dab in the middle of a residential neighborhood north of Downtown, Dan Electro’s is a rec-room roadhouse, with day-glo walls that feel a bit like a 1970s roller rink.…
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Under the Volcano
Frozen Screwdrivers and an array of local and national musical acts draw a diverse crowd to this neighborhood bar dressed up with tropical Dia de los Muertos décor. Just off…
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Klunkerkranich
Step into the large, nondescript Neukölln Arkaden shopping centre, find the elevator and ride it up to the top floor of the car park. Then walk through the empty parking…
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Deck 5
It seems like such an obvious idea: take the top deck of a multi-story car park attached to a bland shopping centre on the northern fringe of Prenzlauer Berg and…
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Honeycut
Don’t be fooled by the LED-lit disco floor and Jameson-Fireball shots on draft; this clubbish subterranean cocktail lounge from the founders of New York’s Death & Co. packs plenty of…
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Analogue
Newer to Logan Square’s booming bar and restaurant landscape, Analogue is a stripped-down spot that marries delicious craft cocktails with casual New Orleans-inspired fare. Helmed by two veterans of The…
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The Whistler
Music and cocktails collide at this small, artsy hideout in Logan Square. All at once, the bar serves as a gallery, record label and live music venue, with shows every…
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Hot Damn! Drinking and Dancing in the Heart of Cajun Country
Sarah Baird visits the "Cajun Music Capital of the World" and discovers Fred's Lounge, a place full of shot-taking octogenarians, beer guzzling, two-stepping and an inclusive spirit that has taught…
- story: Sarah Baird
- photo: Joe Crachiola
