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Sat / Jan 16
30s / 50s Music / After Work / Bar
Party Earth Review Popular with an amiable bunch of grad students and young professionals bent on conversation, the modest Hopleaf Bar harbors an intense dedication to beer, and lots of it. Every night, the worn wooden tables and booths on the first floor quickly fill up with easygoing patrons pouring over the selection of more than two hundred ... more
5148 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640
20s / 30s / 40s / 90s Music / Casual
Party Earth Review Established in 1934, Simon’s Tavern has its roots planted deep in American history, with a red-hot (or blue-yellow) streak of Swedish pride to boot. Marked by a neon sign of a martini-drinking fish, this cozy neighborhood bar features a décor of Viking and hunting paraphernalia, including a giant mural ... more
5210 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640
Absinthe / After Work / Blouses
Party Earth Review Right at home among the quaint brunch spots, casual ethnic restaurants, and quirky boutiques that call Andersonville home, In Fine Spirits is a cozy wine bar that exudes sophistication without exhausting patrons’ wallets. The space is bright and minimally decorated, with low lounge chairs and simple tables scattered down ... more
5420 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640
Allergic to chains, as cute as pie, and home to some of the most colorful characters in town, Andersonville and neighboring Edgewater are two new nightlife hotspots. Wine bars and gastropubs fill the precious, precious streets of this once Swedish neighborhood, and the area’s large LGBT population mingles with NPR yuppies on tree-canopied bar patios.
Probably the best-known of Andersonvile/Edgewater bars, Hopleaf Bar has been a destination for beer snobs since before beer snobbery became the norm. The 20-year-old Belgian tavern has a staggering beer list and a perverse amount of drafts on tap (most paired with glassware unique to the brand). The always-packed Hopleaf anchors a scene filled with old-school pubs (Simon’s Tavern), trendy pubs (Acre), wine bars (Joie de Vine, Mary’s Wine Bar), dives (Edgewater Lounge), and LGBT spots (Hamburger Mary’s). Though each kind of watering hole has its loyal clientele, bars in Andersonville/Edgewater are as inclusive as the rest of the neighborhood. Drag queens can hang out at the wine bar while girlfriends out for cocktails are drawn to gay bars. Even hillbillies straight from the south have a down-and-dirty country western bar in Carol’s. That’s just how this friendly neighborhood rolls. Come to think of it, only one crowd would stick out in this bar scene: roving packs of bros.