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Top 10 Bars & Clubs

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1. Buddy Guy’s Legends

Run by bluesman Buddy Guy, this club is arguably the city’s best. To get a table, come early and dine on decent barbecue.
2. Hothouse

Not-for-profit Hothouse serves up a gumbo of music in art-filled digs. Acts range from jazz to Afropop, with a smattering of poetry readings and performance art.
3. The Cotton Club

In this lively two-room club, the jazz room is modeled on Harlem’s famed Cotton Club. In another room DJs spin hip-hop and contemporary beats.
4. The Velvet Lounge

Ignore the threadbare decor; The Velvet Lounge offers some of the city’s best jazz including jam sessions with the bar’s owner, a saxman himself.
5. NetWorks

A popular gathering place, NetWorks airs news and sports on an array of TVs.
6. Mr. Ricky’s Note

A smartly dressed, urban professional crowd steps out here for old school R&B.
7. Bar Louie Taylor

One of several popular Bar Louies in town, this Little Italy outpost plies generous martinis (and great bar food) to a twenty-something crowd.
8. Beviamo Wine Bar

This dark, intimate Little Italy hideaway is a great place to cozy as a couple before or after dinner with one of 40 by-the-glass wines, or a “sampling flight” of three wines.
9. Vernon Park Tap

Also known as Tufano’s, this popular bar counts legions of local and celebrity fans who pile in for house wine and generous, inexpensive pastas.
10. Hawkeye’s Bar & Grill

Try this sports bar for beer-fueled camaraderie and a genuine slice of Chicago fan zeal. A shuttle bus even delivers patrons to the United Center and Comiskey Park in season.