- 21 W. Division St., Near North
The tavern first set up shop here in 1957 and offers a well-conceived atmosphere heavy on tradition and clubby, genteel ambience. There's a vintage vacuum-tube ... READ MORE
The tavern first set up shop here in 1957 and offers a well-conceived atmosphere heavy on tradition and clubby, genteel ambience. There's a vintage vacuum-tube ... READ MORE
With one big screen TV and 20 monitors, this sports bar offers great sightlines plus a masculine decor with brass railings, pennants, and black-and-white photo... READ MORE
The Lodge Management group, which owns 11 bars in the area, bills Streeters as ''The Greatest Bar Below Earth.'' By far the lowest-key bar among the Lodge offer... READ MORE
Maybe it's the soft-edged oil paintings of nude women hanging on the walls, but this looks like the kind of bar the man who reads Playboy would have hung out in... READ MORE
This sprawling River North brewpub, part of the national Rock Bottom chain, features house-brewed beers from award-winning brewmaster Pete Crowley, plenty of fl... READ MORE
Formerly the Alumni Club, the downstairs of this two-level bar is now Finn McCool's, while the upstairs has been renamed The Loft. READ MORE
This no-frills bar and grill provides a welcome contrast to River North's fancier bars and clubs. Cheap bottled beer, straight-forward mixed drinks and sandwich... READ MORE
The “Rat Pack”-esque memorabilia, dirt-cheap booze and old-school bartenders fuel this River West spot’s reputation as an odd remnant of a bygone era. Notably b... READ MORE