CuisineBelgian, mussels
Price$$
NeighbourhoodAndersonville
Hours{'monday': '12:00-23:00', 'tuesday': '12:00-23:00', 'wednesday': '12:00-23:00', 'thursday': '12:00-23:00', 'friday': '12:00-00:00', 'saturday': '12:00-00:00', 'sunday': '12:00-23:00'}

Tip: Open 12:00 to 23:00 most nights, 24:00 on Friday and Saturday. Kitchen runs through to 22:00 or 23:00. Limited reservations via Tock, walk-in usually fine.

Location

Address: 5148 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640

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Innertown Pub ★ 4.5

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Innertown Pub on West Thomas has poured cheap beer in Ukrainian Village since 1983 with free pool, darts, a Tom Waits jukebox and a back room of taxidermy and rummage art.

Tip: Cash preferred, kitchen-free. Open to 02:00 weeknights, 03:00 Saturday. The crowd shows up after 22:00 and the booths fill last.

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Nisei Lounge ★ 4.5

$Wrigleyville / Lakeview{'monday': '17:00-01:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-01:30', 'wednesday': '17:00-01:30', 'thursday': '17:00-01:30', 'friday': '11:30-01:30', 'saturday': '11:00-02:00', 'sunday': '11:00-01:00'}

Nisei Lounge in Chicago opened 1951 as the oldest tavern in Wrigleyville, two blocks south of Wrigley Field, with pool tables, board games and a wall of infused Malort.

Tip: Game-day mornings open at 11:00, regular open at 17:00. The Malort wall has six flavors poured neat; the dart boards are free.

3439 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

The California Clipper ★ 4.5

$$Humboldt Park{'monday': '18:00-00:00', 'tuesday': '18:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '18:00-02:00', 'thursday': '18:00-02:00', 'friday': '16:00-02:00', 'saturday': '16:00-03:00', 'sunday': '16:00-02:00'}

California Clipper in Humboldt Park has run a 60-foot mahogany bar and a tiny stage since 1937, reopened after a two-year pandemic hiatus with cocktails and live country.

Tip: Closed-ish Sunday, opens 16:00 Friday and Saturday. Saturday runs to 03:00. Live country and rockabilly bookings most weekends, no cover.

1002 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

Maria's Packaged Goods and Community Bar ★ 4.6

$Bridgeport{'monday': '17:00-00:00', 'tuesday': '15:00-00:00', 'wednesday': '15:00-00:00', 'thursday': '15:00-02:00', 'friday': '15:00-02:00', 'saturday': '13:00-02:00', 'sunday': '13:00-00:00'}

Maria's Packaged Goods in Bridgeport opened 1986 and pairs a working liquor store with a bar that shares a wall with Polish Korean restaurant Kimski next door.

Tip: Thursday through Saturday run to 02:00. Walk between the bar and Kimski with the same drink; the cocktail program goes deep on Malort.

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Smartbar ★ 4.9

$$Wrigleyville / Lakeview{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': 'varies by event', 'thursday': '22:00-04:00', 'friday': '22:00-04:00', 'saturday': '22:00-05:00', 'sunday': '22:00-04:00'}

Smartbar in Chicago opened beneath Metro in 1982 and built the city's house and techno scene with Frankie Knuckles and Derrick Carter residencies.

Tip: No dress code, no bottle service, no VIP. 400 capacity on a Funktion One rig; Sunday's Queen! party is the long-running queer dance night.

3730 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60613

Spybar ★ 4.4

$$$River North{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': 'closed', 'thursday': 'closed', 'friday': '22:00-04:00', 'saturday': '22:00-05:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}

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Tip: Late weekends only, doors typically open at 22:00. Table reservations through the site; the booth and dance floor share one room downstairs.

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