Brunch in Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL

Café Ba-Ba-Reeba

20s / 30s / 40s / All Ages / All Types

Reviewed by Andrew D.

"As another Melman juggernaut, Ba-Ba-Reeba pours out quality tapas and tasty sangria at average city prices. Great ambience and lively crowds help carr ..." more

2024 North Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60614

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Corcoran's Grill & Pub

Affluent / Bar Food / Beer / Brunch

Party Earth Review Irish bars are hardly a rarity in Chicago, but Corcoran’s Grill & Pub avoids cookie-cutter stereotypes with lots of outdoor seating and a crowd that’s as much burgeoning funnymen as Boddingtons-seeking boozers, thanks to its proximity to Second City. The venue truly shines in summer, with its sidewalk terrace in front ... more

1615 North Wells Street
Chicago, IL 60614

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The Galway Arms

20s / 30s / 40s / ATM / After Work / Bar

Party Earth Review Were it not for the large sign emblazoned across the stone façade and the two raised outdoor decks overflowing with boisterous patrons when the weather permits, The Galway Arms could easily be mistaken for a classy old house. Inside, this massive bar and restaurant opens into a collection of mini partitioned rooms, all ... more

2442 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614

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Zella

20s / Bar / Bar Food / Bar Food / Beer

Party Earth Review Part upscale bar, part restaurant, part club, and part bountiful beer garden, Zella is either the greatest thing since sliced bread or is suffering from multiple-personality disorder – either way, patrons come in droves to drink, flirt, and drink some more. A deceivingly small entrance in the simple brick façade leads ... more

1983 North Clybourn Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614

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Goose Island

20s / 30s / 40s / Alternative Music

Party Earth Review Opened in 1988 as a small upstart, Goose Island has grown into the quintessential Chicago brewery, producing dozens of award-winning beers recognized by almost every Chicagoan and hops-loving tourist alike. Set inside a large warehouse, a full restaurant and bar gives patrons the chance to tank up on grub and suds before ... more

1800 North Clybourn Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614

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The Lion Head Pub

20s / 30s / Bar Food / Basketball

Party Earth Review Popular watering hole The Lion Head Pub manages to draw a clientele as diverse as its Lincoln Park surroundings, from broke students and rowdy sports fans to clubbers pre-gaming before adjourning to the sister nightclub upstairs. Starving college kids and budget-conscious button-downs gather early in the evening to devour ... more

2251 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614

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Home to the well-to-do and good-looking, Lincoln Park is a brunch mecca. As the stroller set finishes up their early morning meals, a line of hungover young professionals starts lining up for their tables…or, noonish, 1pm, whenever they wake up. Brunch in Lincoln Park isn’t a greasy-spoon event. Popular spots are shiny and pretty, with sparkling cocktails to pair with veggie-heavy scrambles.

Most neighborhood pubs offer brunch, often to the same people who closed them down a few hours earlier. The Galway Arms, Goose Island, Corcoran’s Grill & Pub…if the place serves pub grub at other hours, chances are good that they can make some mean French toast on Sunday mornings. For the really morning-challenged, the pubs seem to battle each other for best Bloody Mary. Sunday mornings in the fall have the extra attraction of TV-side Bears seats, and most pubs shoehorn in sidewalk seating or back patios for warm weather brunching.

Lincoln Park brunch can be upscale as well. Clubby restaurant Zella is perhaps most popular during summer mornings. In the back of the restaurant, several double doors open to a sprawling patio that beckons to stylish sunshine lovers with its shaded canopies and ornate wrought-iron furniture. An outside bar works hard to keep up with the demand for shots, pitchers, and all-you-can-drink weekend brunch specials. Yes, all-you-can-drink. Some Lincoln Parkers want to get their day drinking on, and brunch is the perfect starting line.