Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
This nouveau speakeasy isn’t marked, so look for the wood-paneled building with a full mural and a yellow light over the door. Inside, high-backed booths,…
Must-see nightlife in Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
A holiday-light-festooned moose head and a life-size statue of Elvis overlook the crowd of artsy regulars playing pool and drinking on the cheap at this…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Lawyers, artists and bums all squeeze in for retro cocktails. It’s as small as – you got it – a matchbox, with about a dozen bar stools; everyone else…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Making waves when it opened in Wicker Park in 2015 in a sea of sports bars, Queen Mary is a neighborhood tavern inspired by the British Royal Navy. It’s…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Forbidden Root is a 'botanical brewery' that uses roots, bark, spices, fruit and flowers to make eclectic beers such as Wildflower Pale Ale (with marigold…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Danny's comfortably dim, dog-eared ambience is perfect for conversations over an early pint, before DJs arrive to stoke the dance party later on. It winds…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Situated on the western edge of Bucktown, Remedy is a newer addition to Chicago’s slate of bars open until 4am (5am on Saturday). But despite the coveted…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
A hop, skip and a shuffle away from the 606 trail is this Brooklyn import that combines hipster cocktails and beer with leisurely games of full-court…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
The Wormhole is pretentious in an endearing way. Consider drinks such as 'cool but rude' (a latte with fresh ginger and curry sauce) or the peanut butter…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
The interior is a restored late-1960s beauty salon from New Jersey. ‘Martinis & Manicures’ is the shtick; get your nails done for $20 on Saturday (to 1am)…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Lush is a local mini-chain that is part wine shop and part wine bar, specializing in smaller vineyards and organic wines. Buy a bottle on one side, then…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
The center for Chicago’s indie elite during the week, the boxy, dark-wood 1930s Rainbo Club has an impressive semicircular bar and one of the city’s best…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Test your joystick skills at this large bar filled with '80s and '90s standup arcade games – everything from Donkey Kong to Tron to NBA Jam – as well as…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
A century-old vestige from the days when Division St was ‘Polish Broadway,’ the Gold Star remains a divey winner, drawing a posse of bike messengers and…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
At this map- and globe-filled ‘travelers’ tavern – replete with flag-bedecked wallpaper – artsy types sip coffee by day and suds from the 200-strong beer…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Gas up on the way at this renowned coffee roaster's Wicker Park branch, tucked conveniently right beneath the L station at Damen. There are four other…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Aptly for this gallery-rich street, Standing Passengers displays rotating exhibits from local artists on the walls of its airy, minimalist space. Browse…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
A timeless dive, where flinty locals and aging wise guys openly flaunt no-smoking laws. With its tall, humming refrigerated coolers for to-go orders and a…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
It’s one of the city’s classic – not ironic – dive bars, where the wood paneling, kitschy knickknacks and ‘shot-ana-beer’ orders impart authentic Chicago…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
It’s mostly a younger, hipster crowd dancing their asses off at Debonair to '80s new wave, hip-hop, house, trap, drum and bass, and new electro. The main…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
This small triangle-shaped shop (with a matching three-sided common table) offers beans from its own local roaster in a light-filled corner position near…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
This classic ‘slashie’ – the term for a combination bar/liquor store – has hours catering to third-shift locals and the most indomitable night owls. Order…