WineStyles Belmont: Perfect Pairing: Albarino, Cabernet Sauvignon, Monastrell, Sweet Stout, Oatmeal Stout
Osmaan A.: They serve halal meat! The Carne Asada Plate is their best seller for a reason. For an appetizer, try the Goat Cheese nachos (comes with guacamole on top). Top it all off with a Pineapple Jarritos.
Jamil Qureshi: My first Halal Mexican Place in Chicago. Great food. The combo plates have big portions for a low price. Chips and salsa as soon as sit down.
2. Watershed
8.4
601 N State St (at E Ohio St), Chicago, IL
Cocktail Bar · Near North Side · 57 tips and reviews
Chris Vanison: My favorite spot for drinks in Chicago. Great regional beer menu that is surprisingly cheap. Have gotten great suggestions from servers and folks behind the bar.
bartend4fun: Nice cozy craft cocktail atmosphere. Awesome Bartenders and staff
Adam Seger: Jaegger is for Freshmen. Try a chilled shot of locally-made 70 Proof hum, The World's Most Unique Rum.
6. Simon's Tavern
8.2
5210 N Clark St (btwn W Farragut & Foster Ave), Chicago, IL
Dive Bar · Andersonville · 45 tips and reviews
Heather D: Always a good bet for a low key bar in Andersonville. Killer juke box. Cash only.
Explore Chicago: Simon's – the founding Simon was Swedish, of course – began as a basement speakeasy during prohibition (upstairs was a grocery) and went legit in 1934.
Time Out Chicago: Go there: Belly up to the bar, built in the 1930s to resemble the USS Normandy. Read more.
7. The Gingerman Tavern
8.2
3740 N Clark St (at N Racine St), Chicago, IL
Dive Bar · Wrigleyville · 44 tips and reviews
Mikinzie Stuart: Probably the best bar you'll find in Wrigleyville. Decent crowd (ie not douchey or fratty), decent selection of beers on tap for a decent price and a jukebox with good alt/ indie rock tunes.
Juan Bermudez: Don't tell the bartender how to do their job. They don't come to your job and slap the dick out of your mouth.
Hannah ...: Mock all the fraternity jocks walking by the coolest bar in Wrigley
8. Bottom Lounge
8.4
1375 W Lake St (btwn Loomis St & Ada St), Chicago, IL
Music Venue · Fulton Market · 78 tips and reviews
New Cassettes: You get really looked after here backstage. sound engineer was great, great quality on and off stage. Nice food too, salads were great, makes a change from your normal bar burgers
The Red Pump Project®: This was the venue of the inaugural "Rock the Red" show, in 2010!
RJ OMalley: Order a Schlitz and use the two quarters from your change to play pinball.
11. The Burlington
7.4
3425 W Fullerton Ave (at N Kimball Ave), Chicago, IL
Bar · Logan Square · 27 tips and reviews
Billy Kenefick: Don't overlook the Burlington! Always featuring music and good drinks/cold beer. Ideal and unpretentious place to see local bands, with a solid sound system.
laura b: The darkest bar ever.
Weap Weaponry: Work It Out! every first Friday with The Chicago Workgroup bringing the noise, bringing the funk.
12. Hopleaf Bar
9.2
5148 N Clark St (at W Foster Ave), Chicago, IL
Beer Bar · Andersonville · 334 tips and reviews
Theo Estes: Awesome beer selection. You can spend quite a few hours (and quite a few dollars) trying all the brews. The frites are a good snack to nibble on while you imbibe.
Time Out Chicago: Always a bit more crowded than I'd wish, but with reason. Incredible beer selection and tasty food like mussels w/frites. Never had a bad beer there, out of dozens I've tried.
Esquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. With 150 beers on tap, including Trappist ales and mead, try to order something other than a Stella Artois. Read more.
Mike Neldner: Everything we've ever had on our trips to Kuma's had been amazing. Food is delicious, beer selections are phenomenal, and the staff at the two locations we've visited have always been stellar.
Nicole: Don’t come on a diet! Known for burgers, beer and Mac & chz. One downside, if you hate heavy metal music (like me), it sort of dampers the experience.
Eric Roberson: Great Mac and cheese