Clubs in Chicago

Second City

20s / 30s / 40s / Artsy / Bar Food

Party Earth Review With a list of alums that includes everyone from Bill Murray and Jon Belushi to Steve Carell and Tina Fey, Second City is undeniably one of the most influential comedy theaters in the country. Founded in 1959 by a small group of University of Chicago students, the prolific club and its nightly menu of comics, laughs, and ... more

1616 North Wells Street
Chicago, IL 60614

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Andy's Jazz Club

20s / 30s / 40s / Bar / Blues / Couples

Party Earth Review A part of Chicago’s rich jazz and blues history since the late 1970s, Andy’s Jazz Club serves up multiple live sets seven nights a week. Located just two blocks from the tourist magnet Magnificent Mile, the venue draws a good number of out-of-towners looking to cross “Chicago jazz” off their to-do list, although the ever ... more

11 East Hubbard Street
Chicago, IL 60611

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Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club

20s / Bachelorette Parties / Gay

Party Earth Review Located in Chicago’s famous Boystown neighborhood, The Kit Kat Lounge is a lively spot where stylish gay men and large groups of straight girls sip colorful drinks and enjoy over-the-top tableside drag performances. A throwback to the boisterous supper clubs of the 1940s and old Hollywood glamour, the classy bar and restaurant ... more

3700 North Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60613

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Kingston Mines

20s / 30s / 40s / Anything goes / Jazz

Party Earth Review Founded in 1968 as one of Chicago’s first blues clubs, Kingston Mines has stood witness to more than a few big players in the industry wailing about how their woman left them. Playbills from past performances, old photos of legendary singers, and vintage murals of African American history dot the room, while mismatched ... more

2548 North Halsted
Chicago, IL 60614

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Buddy Guy's Legends

30s / 40s / Acoustic / Blues / Casual

Party Earth Review The brainchild of Buddy Guy himself – who returns to play sold-out shows every January – Buddy Guy’s Legends has hosted some of the biggest players in the industry since 1989, and features local performers and celebrity blues acts alike on its spacious stage every night. Young professionals and local businessmen in the ... more

700 South Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605

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Recommended Clubs in Chicago

20s / Bar / Blouses / Chic / Club / DJ

Young party-lovers from all over Chicago feel right at home at The Apartment, at least judging by how they pack into this cover charge-free party spot on the few nights a week it’s open. Tricked out in home décor, the second ... read more

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Chicago Clubs Overview

The clubs in Chicago run the gamut from big to small, rowdy to chill, and upscale to gritty. And though it’s more known for its sports and bars, the Windy City’s party-crazed denizens can find just about any dance-heavy den to meet their desires.

The hottest and most exclusive Chicago clubs can be found in either River North or the Gold coast where celebrities, athletes, business elites, and moneyed tourists mix and mingle to DJ heavy beats while long lines of micro-skirted girls and the men who love them wait impatiently until the doorman deems them hot enough to enter.

Most of the clubs in the city are not of the velvet-roped variety and there are tons of wild and crazy hangouts filled with flirty singles, bachelorette and birthday groups, and dance fiends simply looking to get their groove on – while over in Boystown, the gay clubs are jam-packed with buffed and bronzed Adonis’s until 4 or 5am.

Other Chicago nightlife spots include world famous jazz and blues joints, while Second City is the mecca of the Midwest comedy club scene.

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