Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
This nouveau speakeasy isn’t marked, so look for the wood-paneled building with a full mural and a yellow light over the door. Inside, high-backed booths,…
Must-see nightlife in Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
A holiday-light-festooned moose head and a life-size statue of Elvis overlook the crowd of artsy regulars playing pool and drinking on the cheap at this…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Lawyers, artists and bums all squeeze in for retro cocktails. It’s as small as – you got it – a matchbox, with about a dozen bar stools; everyone else…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Making waves when it opened in Wicker Park in 2015 in a sea of sports bars, Queen Mary is a neighborhood tavern inspired by the British Royal Navy. It’s…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Forbidden Root is a 'botanical brewery' that uses roots, bark, spices, fruit and flowers to make eclectic beers such as Wildflower Pale Ale (with marigold…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Danny's comfortably dim, dog-eared ambience is perfect for conversations over an early pint, before DJs arrive to stoke the dance party later on. It winds…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Situated on the western edge of Bucktown, Remedy is a newer addition to Chicago’s slate of bars open until 4am (5am on Saturday). But despite the coveted…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
A hop, skip and a shuffle away from the 606 trail is this Brooklyn import that combines hipster cocktails and beer with leisurely games of full-court…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
The Wormhole is pretentious in an endearing way. Consider drinks such as 'cool but rude' (a latte with fresh ginger and curry sauce) or the peanut butter…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
The interior is a restored late-1960s beauty salon from New Jersey. ‘Martinis & Manicures’ is the shtick; get your nails done for $20 on Saturday (to 1am)…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Lush is a local mini-chain that is part wine shop and part wine bar, specializing in smaller vineyards and organic wines. Buy a bottle on one side, then…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
The center for Chicago’s indie elite during the week, the boxy, dark-wood 1930s Rainbo Club has an impressive semicircular bar and one of the city’s best…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Test your joystick skills at this large bar filled with '80s and '90s standup arcade games – everything from Donkey Kong to Tron to NBA Jam – as well as…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
A century-old vestige from the days when Division St was ‘Polish Broadway,’ the Gold Star remains a divey winner, drawing a posse of bike messengers and…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
At this map- and globe-filled ‘travelers’ tavern – replete with flag-bedecked wallpaper – artsy types sip coffee by day and suds from the 200-strong beer…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Gas up on the way at this renowned coffee roaster's Wicker Park branch, tucked conveniently right beneath the L station at Damen. There are four other…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Aptly for this gallery-rich street, Standing Passengers displays rotating exhibits from local artists on the walls of its airy, minimalist space. Browse…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
A timeless dive, where flinty locals and aging wise guys openly flaunt no-smoking laws. With its tall, humming refrigerated coolers for to-go orders and a…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
It’s one of the city’s classic – not ironic – dive bars, where the wood paneling, kitschy knickknacks and ‘shot-ana-beer’ orders impart authentic Chicago…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
It’s mostly a younger, hipster crowd dancing their asses off at Debonair to '80s new wave, hip-hop, house, trap, drum and bass, and new electro. The main…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
This small triangle-shaped shop (with a matching three-sided common table) offers beans from its own local roaster in a light-filled corner position near…
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Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
This classic ‘slashie’ – the term for a combination bar/liquor store – has hours catering to third-shift locals and the most indomitable night owls. Order…
