Lounge Listings

Underbar -

3243 N. Western Ave. - Chicago (Roscoe Village)

This neighborhood bar, hidden under the Western Avenue bridge, draws an edgy crowd of revelers with its solid beer selection and super-late closing...

Blue Water Lounge -

9016 W 31st St. - Brookfield

This martini bar draws city folk and suburbanites alike, with its candle-lit high-top tables, curvy bar and intimate, casual atmosphere.

Gaslight Bar & Grille -

2426 N. Racine Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)

While the bar borrows its name from Chicago's famed Gaslight Club, a popular men's club in the '30s and '40s, don't expect any scantily clad...

Deals & Specials:

• $5 grape bombs, $5 Miller Lite stadium cups, $6 Effen bloody marys, $7 nacho platters, $7 horseshoe sandwiches with fries
• $3 burger with first beer purchase, $4 bombs, $12 Goose Island 312 buckets

Bar Novo -

1 W. Wacker Drive - Chicago (Loop)

The former Lobby Court bar inside the Renaissance Hotel relaunches as Bar Novo.

Harlem Avenue Lounge -

3701 Harlem Ave. - Berwyn

It's not the biggest club in the area (only about 100 people can fit comfortably on blues nights), but the giant bar is right in the center of the...

Cortland's Garage -

1645 W. Cortland St. - Chicago (Bucktown/Wicker Park)

Cortland's Garage provides the neighborhood with a cozy, off-the-beaten-path spot for cocktails.

Deals & Specials:

• $3 Bud and Bud Light bottles, $4 import bottles, $5 Ketel One cocktails
• $5 build-your-own burgers

WestEnd Bar & Grill -

1326 W. Madison St. - Chicago (West Loop)

This West Loop bar and restaurant is brought to you by the Four Corners Tavern Group, which is also behind Kirkwood Bar & Grill, Schoolyard Tavern &...

Deals & Specials:

• $3 burgers with beer purchase, $5 Jager bombs, $14 Bud product buckets
• $1 tacos, $3 all drafts, $4 Jose Cuervo silver shots, $4 margaritas