Outdoor Bar Chicago

Bangers & Lace evokes a traditional hunting lodge, complete with a deer head on the wall and other stuffed game animals scattered about. It's a classy place, though, with lace curtains on the tall windows and 32 taps topped by »

Bar/Lounge

No matter the time of day, a wait is practically guaranteed at this U-shaped bar manned by bartenders who spin classic country and honky-tonk on vinyl. Here are well-engineered cocktails alongside cheap domestic beers, and if you can't decide between » The only problem with the Edgewater Lounge is that it's become the fallback date spot for my boyfriend and me: one wishes for more options, but there's really no place nearby that offers such an elevated combination of food, drink, » I'm writing about Fountainhead as a bar—I've yet to try the food, though the menu certainly looks tempting (if perhaps a tad spendy). I come here for the beer: on most nights you can choose from a fine selection of »

Classic Bar

With board games and a Ping-Pong room, this is a place where you could easily pass a few hours reconnecting with your childhood, and maybe for this reason it attracts a younger crowd than some of the other neighborhood institutions. » Ever since I moved here in 1996, Hopleaf has been my favorite beer bar in Chicago. It’s most famous for its fetishistic selection of Belgian beers—more than a third of the two downstairs bars' 64 taps on any given day, » Hungry Brain is one of the coziest spots in Chicago. You've probably passed this small bar over and over and never realized it was there. Its interior is comfortable and lit with the glow of beer signs and Christmas lights. »