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NeighbourhoodRiver North
Hours{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '17:00-00:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-00:00', 'thursday': '17:00-01:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '17:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}

Tip: Walk-in only, no reservations. The cocktail menu rotates by season; ask the bartender about the rotating themed list pulled from TV shows.

Location

Address: 601 N State St, Chicago, IL 60654

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Sidetrack ★ 4.7

$$Wrigleyville / Lakeview{'monday': '15:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '15:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '15:00-02:00', 'thursday': '15:00-02:00', 'friday': '15:00-02:00', 'saturday': '13:00-03:00', 'sunday': '12:00-02:00'}

Sidetrack on North Halsted opened 1982 as the Northalsted video bar with six rooms, a rooftop deck and themed video nights from Show Tunes Monday to Musicals Sunday.

Tip: Show Tunes Monday and Musicals Sunday are tradition; no cover any night. The rooftop is the warm-weather spot, the Glass Bar handles overflow.

3349 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657

Roscoe's Tavern ★ 4.5

$$Wrigleyville / Lakeview{'monday': '15:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '15:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '15:00-02:00', 'thursday': '15:00-02:00', 'friday': '15:00-02:00', 'saturday': '12:00-03:00', 'sunday': '12:00-02:00'}

Roscoe's Tavern in Chicago has anchored Halsted Street since 1987 with a pool table room, fireside chat area, sidewalk patio and a dance floor that runs late on weekends.

Tip: No cover before 22:00 most nights. Saturday closes at 03:00, the latest in Northalsted. Drag bingo and trivia rotate through the weekday calendar.

3356 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657

Charlie's Chicago ★ 4.4

$$Wrigleyville / Lakeview{'monday': '15:00-04:00', 'tuesday': '15:00-04:00', 'wednesday': '15:00-04:00', 'thursday': '15:00-04:00', 'friday': '15:00-04:00', 'saturday': '15:00-05:00', 'sunday': '15:00-04:00'}

Charlie's on Broadway is the Chicago country and western gay bar opened 1993. Line dancing lessons run nightly from 21:00 before the floor switches to dance music at midnight.

Tip: Line dancing nightly from 21:00, lessons most weekdays before that. Saturday runs to 05:00, the latest in Northalsted. No cover before 22:00.

3726 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60613

Hydrate ★ 4.4

$$Wrigleyville / Lakeview{'monday': '20:00-02:00', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': 'closed', 'thursday': '20:00-04:00', 'friday': '20:00-04:00', 'saturday': '20:00-05:00', 'sunday': '14:00-04:00'}

Hydrate in Chicago has been the Northalsted dance club for two decades, with a sit-down drag show in the back early and the floor opening to DJs and dancing after 23:00.

Tip: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Saturday runs to 05:00. The back-room drag show before 23:00 is the chill-entry move; the front opens up after.

3458 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657

Replay Lincoln Park ★ 4.3

$Wrigleyville / Lakeview{'monday': '16:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-02:00', 'thursday': '16:00-02:00', 'friday': '16:00-02:00', 'saturday': '12:00-03:00', 'sunday': '12:00-02:00'}

Replay on Sheffield is the LGBTQ arcade bar with 65 free vintage games, 50 craft beers and themed pinball nights that pull a queer Lakeview crowd seven nights weekly.

Tip: Free arcade entry with any drink purchase. Themed Drag Race watch parties and trivia rotate weeknights; arrive before 21:00 for game machines.

2833 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

Parachute HiFi ★ 4.7

$$$Avondale{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '17:00-23:00', 'thursday': '17:00-23:00', 'friday': '17:00-00:00', 'saturday': '17:00-00:00', 'sunday': '17:00-23:00'}

Parachute HiFi in Avondale, opened September 2024 by Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark, replaced their Michelin-starred Parachute with a vinyl bar built around 1970s Altec Lansings.

Tip: No reservations. Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday close at 23:00; Friday and Saturday at midnight. Korean alcohol section and pan-Asian small plates.

3500 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

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