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Name	Category	Location

Big Chicks Be the First to Rate It Map \| Big Chicks, in the Uptown area of the Far North Side, is a striking...	Bars	Far North Side

California Clipper Be the First to Rate It Map \| California Clipper, in Humboldt Park, just to the west of Wicker...	Bars	Wicker Park

Charlie's Be the First to Rate It Map \| Charlie's, a country-and-western dance club, lets you two-step...	Bars	Lake View

Circuit Be the First to Rate It Map \| Circuit, the biggest dance club in Boys Town, is a stripped-down...	Bars	Lake View

Closet Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Closet is a basic Chicago tavern with a gay twist. This compact...	Bars	Lake View

Clybar Be the First to Rate It Map \| Clybar is one of the few Lincoln Park bars not filled to the...	Bars	Lincoln Park

Cru Café and Wine Bar Be the First to Rate It Map \| Cru Café and Wine Bar is suffused with a living-large...	Bars	Near North

Division Street Be the First to Rate It Map \| For the vestiges of the old Rush Street, continue north to trendy...	Bars	Near North

Encore Be the First to Rate It Map \| Encore is a jazzed-up hotel lounge sandwiched between the Cadillac...	Bars	The Loop

Fado Be the First to Rate It Map \| Fado uses imported wood, stone, and glasswork to create its Irish...	Bars	River North

Fulton Lounge Be the First to Rate It Map \| Fulton Lounge is largely responsible for Fulton Market District's...	Bars	West Loop

Gamekeepers Be the First to Rate It Map \| Gamekeepers is full of former frat boys and sports fans. With...	Bars	Lincoln Park

Gentry Be the First to Rate It Map \| Gentry, one of the few gay bars downtown, is a premier piano...	Bars	River North

Ghost Bar Be the First to Rate It Map \| Ghost Bar is a sexy downtown space perched above the restaurant...	Bars	West Loop

Gingerman Tavern Be the First to Rate It Map \| Gingerman Tavern, up the street from Wrigley Field, deftly manages...	Bars	Lake View

Hi-Tops Be the First to Rate It Map \| Hi-Tops, within a ball's toss of Wrigley Field, may be the ultimate...	Bars	Lake View

Holiday Club Be the First to Rate It Map \| Holiday Club bills itself as the "Swinger's mecca." Rat Pack...	Bars	Far North Side

Hopleaf Be the First to Rate It Map \| Hopleaf, an anchor in the Andersonville corridor, continues the...	Bars	Far North Side

Hydrate Be the First to Rate It Map \| At Hydrate, sip a slushy in the blue-tinged front room, or head...	Bars	Lake View

John Barleycorn Be the First to Rate It Map \| John Barleycorn, a historic pub with a long wooden bar, can get...	Bars	Lincoln Park

Joie de Vine Be the First to Rate It Map \| Space is so limited at Joie de Vine, the wine barely has room...	Bars	Lake View

Kitty O'Shea's Be the First to Rate It Map \| Kitty O'Shea's, a handsome room in the Chicago Hilton and Towers...	Bars	South Loop

Map Room Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Map Room might help you find your way around Chicago, if...	Bars	Bucktown

Motel Be the First to Rate It Map \| Motel has all the comforts of a real, honest-to-goodness motel...	Bars	River North

North Beach Chicago Be the First to Rate It Map \| North Beach Chicago is all about channeling your inner child...	Bars	Lincoln Park

Northside Bar & Grill Be the First to Rate It Map \| Northside Bar & Grill was one of the first anchors of the...	Bars	Wicker Park

Red Lion Be the First to Rate It Map \| There are two reasons to go to Red Lion. The first is the British...	Bars	Lincoln Park

Rockit's Be the First to Rate It Map \| Designer Nate Berkus assembled Rockit's hunter-lodge look: wood-plank-framed...	Bars	River North

Rodan Be the First to Rate It Map \| The highly stylized Rodan is a restaurant-lounge that caters...	Bars	Wicker Park

Roscoe's Tavern Be the First to Rate It Map \| Roscoe's Tavern, in the heart of Boys Town, is a longtime favorite...	Bars	Lake View

Sheffield's Be the First to Rate It Map \| Sheffield's spans the seasons with a shaded beer garden in summer...	Bars	Lake View

Sidetrack Be the First to Rate It Map \| The video bar Sidetrack is tuned into a different theme every...	Bars	Lake View

Signature Lounge Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Signature Lounge has no competition when it comes to views...	Bars	Near North

Silver Cloud Bar & Grill Be the First to Rate It Map \| Silver Cloud Bar & Grill might be the only place in the city...	Bars	Bucktown

Sluggers Be the First to Rate It Map \| Sluggers is packed after Cubs games in the nearby stadium, and...	Bars	Lake View

Sonotheque Be the First to Rate It Map \| Sonotheque, with its tasteful, modern design and sparse, podlike...	Bars	Wicker Park

Swirl Wine Bar Be the First to Rate It Map \| Swirl Wine Bar has a cozy, shabby-chic lounge and snob-free approach...	Bars	River North

Tasting Room Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Tasting Room makes the short list of nightspots where Chicagoans...	Bars	The Loop

Vintage Wine Bar Be the First to Rate It Map \| Vintage Wine Bar offers reasonably priced vino (many bottles...	Bars	Wicker Park

Webster's Wine Bar Be the First to Rate It Map \| Webster's Wine Bar, a romantic place for a date, stocks more...	Bars	Lincoln Park

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