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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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5. NetWorks
A popular gathering place, NetWorks airs news and sports on an array of TVs.
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6. Mr. Ricky’s Note
A smartly dressed, urban professional crowd steps out here for old school R&B.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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