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It’s a classy experience whenever you hit up the Kit Kat Lounge. This upscale gay and lesbian club or lounge in Chicago is relatively small, and the queens glide between booths with the utmost ease, even posing for a picture with you in the middle of their set. You’re definitely going to catch a drag show here, and you’ll have a top-notch seat for it too. Photo Credit: Kit Kat Lounge Facebook The Kit Kat Lounge Host to many queer-friendly events, like women’s comedy and storytelling, Joie de Vine is where Chicago’s finest ladies go for a drink, and damn it if we’d miss out on that.
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Side note: can we talk about the severe lack of lesbian bars in this city!? Get it together, Chicago.
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One of Chicago’s few lesbian-owned haunts, Joie de Vine is technically classified as a wine bar, but everybody knows who reigns here. Photo Credit: Joie de Vine Facebook Joie de Vine Second Story Bar has been around for decades, but it’s honestly a great place to grab a drink midday since it’s lesser-known. This cash-only gay bar and club in Chicago is basically a speakeasy for the LGBTQ+ community, except, instead of being subterranean, it’s vertically smushed between a psychic shop and an Armenian restaurant.
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license this bar also offers live music, open mics, comedy shows and more entertainment throughout the week.Read More: 8 Popular Bars You Need to Visit in Boystown Photo Credit: Second Story Bar Facebook Second Story Bar The Store is a great place to visit if booze and good times are the only thing on your shopping list. They're open 365 days a year with a kitchen that stays up with you late into the night. They are the closests to offering a taste of Old Town in the 60s and 70s, with even legends like John Belushi and Dan Akroyd as popular patrons.īurton Place is a neighborhood staple that offers 24 different draft beers and three floors of fun in the heart if Old Town. Often considered to be the greatest dive bar in Chicago, Old Town Ale House is a frequent hangout for comedy performers after a show at Second City across the street. Nick’s Beer Garden is a staple in Wicker Park, offering their patrons live music, DJ sets, sports, and all sorts of revelry late into the night. The ol’ Beaumont is something of a right of passage for DePaul students and other 20-something-year-olds new to the bustling area.Īffectionately nicknamed “Big Sh*tty,” this Lakeview dive bar offers everything you’ll need to make tomorrow fuzzy including Jell-O shots, a dancefloor, pool tables and an adjacent liquor store also selling until at least 4 a.m. If you've asked the question "can I eat a burger at the club?", Lincoln Park's number one dance bar and grill is here to show you how.
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We promise there’s not much more entertaining than watching a vodka-soaked rendition of Phil Collins’ “In The Air Tonight” at 4:15 a.m.Īlice's will be back open in July with karaoke in full swing, so make sure to add that to your calendar. Alice’s is a stomping ground for Chicago’s most serious of karaoke singers four nights a week (Wednesday through Saturday).
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You know you’re in a serious late-night karaoke spot when the performances don’t even start until 11 p.m. If you follow a sports team, Mother Hubbard’s is porbably streaming their game on one of the bar’s 45 televisions with 28 sattelite feeds! Stop by to suppport your team and then stay late to celebrate or commiserate over the outcome. Photo via facebook/mother hubbard's sports pub