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Lakeview, Chicago, IL

Lakeview, Chicago, IL

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Lakeview is best known for the two popular enclaves of Wrigleyville – home of all things Cubs – and Boystown – the first officially recognized LGBT community in the country. Both of these districts offer so much in the way of both day and nighttime activity that they are often thought of as wholly separate neighborhoods, but the larger expanse of Lakeview (the part that has little to do with baseballs or rainbow flags) certainly isn’t lacking in things to do.

From chichi restaurants to stellar neighborhood gastropubs to some of the most popular locally owned live music venues in town, Lakeview – the second most-populated neighborhood in Chicago – manages to keep its many residents busy, especially at night.

Although nowhere near as active as the aforementioned enclaves further east, the main drag of Lincoln Park Avenue is a good place to start when exploring the area’s party scene. Brimming with raucous sports bars and casual family restaurants, there are also a few stellar German-style drinking dens lying in wait with their weighty steins – the only prominent reminder of the neighborhood’s early German roots.

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Brownstone Tavern & Grill

Bar Food / Baseball Caps / Beer

Party Earth Review Developed by the same company behind other classy sports-centric watering holes like WestEnd and Gaslight, Brownstone is an energetic sports bar popular with diehard Texas and Butler ... more

3937 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60613

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Chicago Beer Experience

30s / Bars / Beer / Beer Lovers / Tour

Party Earth Review Navigating a short stretch between Lincoln Park and Lakeview, the Chicago Beer Experience leads adventurous groups of friends and die-hard beer lovers along a half-mile hops-fueled ... more

2917 North Sheffield Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657

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Resi's Bierstube

30s / 40s / Ambient / Bar / Bar Food

Party Earth Review Although Lakeview and adjoining North Center are no longer dominated by German immigrants like they once were, the old country lives on at Resi’s Bierstube, a bar and restaurant that ... more

2034 West Irving Park Road
Chicago, IL 60618

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The Globe Pub

30s / 40s / Anything goes / Beer / DJ

Party Earth Review In a neighborhood not far from everything Cubs / Wrigleyville, The Globe Pub often casts baseball aside for its favored sports of rugby, cricket, and above all else, soccer ... more

1934 West Irving Park Road
Chicago, Illinois 60613

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Kirkwood Bar & Grill

20s / 30s / Bar / Baseball Caps / DJ

Reviewed by Justin G.

"It’s easy to assemble Kirkwood’s with other young-twenties-bars like Mad River and Big City Taps, but Kirkwood’s has much more to offer. The kitchen p ..." more

2934 North Sheffield Avenue
Chicago, IL 60689

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Justin's

20s / 30s / 40s / Anything goes / Beer

Reviewed by Nick T.

"Set in a classic Wrigleyville/Lakeview stone corner building, Justin's is not going to blow you away with it's flashy decor or really anything, but it ..." more

3358 North Southport Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657

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DMK Burger Bar

40s / Average Joes / Bar / Blouses

Party Earth Review The owner of well-known Chicago restaurant MK (think sophisticated American grub at eye-popping prices) and the guy behind national chain Morton’s Steakhouse (over seventy locations ... more

2954 North Sheffield Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657

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Music Box Theatre

All Ages / Costumes / Festive / Fun

Party Earth Review When the 800-seat Music Box Theatre opened in 1929, it was considered the little sister to the much larger movie palaces of the day, but its intimate size belies a calendar packed with ... more

3733 North Southport Avenue
Chicago, IL 60613

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Mystic Celt Bar & Grill

20s / 30s / After Work / Bar Food

Reviewed by Carissa L.

"It’s not the most Irish of Irish pubs (RIP Johnny O’Hagan’s), but I always enjoy the food here. They have a delicious chicken, pear and goat cheese sa ..." more

3443 North Southport Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657

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Sheffield's

30s / Alternative Music / Bar / TVs

Party Earth Review Located just three blocks from the Cubs’ home at Wrigley Field, Sheffield’s is a cavernous beer and barbecue joint popular with everyone from baseball fans and jocks to craft-seeking ... more

3258 North Sheffield Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657

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Duke of Perth

40s / Actors / Ambient / Bar Food

Party Earth Review With virtually no competition in its category, Duke of Perth’s self-professed declaration as “Chicago’s Scottish Pub” is as unflinching a battle cry as any William Wallace would dare ... more

2913 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60657

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Elbo Room

20s / 30s / 40s / 80s Music / ATM / Bar / DJ

Party Earth Review Although named for its location at the corner nook of three intersecting streets, Elbo Room could just as easily refer to what is not available inside, considering the crowds that pack ... more

2871 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657

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