10 Bars & Clubs in Near West Side That You Shouldn't Miss

March 13, 2022 Deane Carmody

The windy city is a cornucopia of modern art, fine dining, cutting edge comedy, and die-hard sports fans. Snap a photo of your reflection in the silver Cloud Gate sculpture at Millennium Park before heading to Grant Park to get hit with the refreshing spray of Buckingham Fountain. There are dozens of museums and theater companies in Chicago, so a cultural experience is never hard to find. You’re sure to laugh your head off at the Second City Theater, the professional launch pad of many famous comedians.
Restaurants in Chicago

1. Great Central Brewing Company

221 N Wood St, Chicago, IL 60612-2614 +1 855-464-4222 [email protected] http://greatcentralbrewing.com
Excellent
75%
Good
25%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 8 reviews

Great Central Brewing Company

2. Betty's Blue Star Lounge

1600 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60622-6307 +1 312-243-8778
Excellent
75%
Good
0%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
25%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 4 reviews

Betty's Blue Star Lounge

3. Paddy O'Fegan's

204 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60661-1013 +1 312-997-3100 http://paddyofegans.com
Excellent
33%
Good
67%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 3 reviews

Paddy O'Fegan's

4. Hawkeye's Bar and Grill

1458 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607-4626 +1 312-226-3951 http://www.hawkeyesbar.com
Excellent
50%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 6 reviews

Hawkeye's Bar and Grill

5. City Winery

1200 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607-1604 +1 312-733-9463 [email protected] http://www.citywinery.com/chicago
Excellent
49%
Good
32%
Satisfactory
13%
Poor
4%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 164 reviews

City Winery

City Winery is the only full functioning winery in the city of Chicago. City Winery contains a live music venue, restaurant, private event space, wine garden, and winery. City Winery's concert venue is a seated experience where you can order dinner and drinks from our kitchen and full service bar while watching the show. No need to rush to get the best spot, your ticket acts as your reservation so you have the table and seats you select reserved for you throughout the entire show. We have a variety of acts, check out our schedule at citywinery.com/chicago/tickets.html If you don't want to see a show we have a wonderful restaurant and wine garden where you can enjoy flights of our house made wine everyday! Lunch Hours: Mon-Friday 11am-2pm Midday Menu: Everyday 2pm-5pm Dinner: Sunday-Thursday 5pm-10pm and Fri-Sat 5pm-11pm

Reviewed By KCBluebird

I can’t say enough about this beautiful restaurant! It was literally the whole package - super attentive staff, incredible food (the menu has a wide variety of choices, and the flavors are spot on and so clean), even the building itself and the rustic finishes contributed to what I would call a perfect experience! The show was engaging and I thought the whole space was well laid out for enjoying the music, the bar, the food, either together or separately. I also loved seeing the variety of ages in the audience and in the dining room, and I found myself wishing my whole family was there.

6. Haymarket Pub & Brewery

737 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60661-2103 +1 312-638-0700 [email protected] http://www.haymarketbrewing.com
Excellent
35%
Good
44%
Satisfactory
17%
Poor
2%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 98 reviews

Haymarket Pub & Brewery

No matter where you live, what you do, or what walk of life you come from, Haymarket Brewing has a seat at the bar and a beer for you. We opened our brewery with a simple philosophy: make the highest quality beer we possibly can, and deliver it as fresh as we possibly can. It’s worked out pretty well so far. Our brewmaster Pete Crowley has won over 50 local, national and international brewing awards. Trust us when we say: our beers must be tasted to be believed. And we’ve combined those beers with probably the City’s best, most inventive made-from-scratch bar food. Add in a welcoming, festive atmosphere and the result is one of Chicago’s great casual brewpub experiences.

Reviewed By LisaAS6427PG - Atlanta, United States

Great time at the bar! Really good assortment of beer for the beer aficionados- lives up to the reputation! For the wine drinking tag-a-longs - very solid Cabernet for a reasonable price- I was happy! 4 tvs at the bar to catch the game - all good things!

7. Lone Wolf Tavern

806 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607-2308 +1 312-600-9391 http://lonewolftavern.com
Excellent
36%
Good
45%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
0%
Terrible
10%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 11 reviews

Lone Wolf Tavern

Reviewed By jimmyk4444 - Savannah, United States

I was looking on line for bars in the Fulton Market area and this caught my eye. It’s not fancy. Struck me as a hangout for locals. The pizza was pretty good. They boast having 3 Floyd’s Zombie Dust on tap-always. I’ve been there twice now as we typically go to other establishments in Fulton Market. I was in there in a sport coat and my wife in a sexy dress and no one looked at us like we had “three eyes”. That’s pretty cool as we could just have easily been wearing jeans and t-shirts had it been a different night.

8. Transit Nightclub

1431 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60607-1409 +1 312-491-8600 http://transitnightlife.com

Transit Nightclub- Providing the best in Chicago nightlife clubbing & Latin dance parties! 10,000 square feet, including five bars & state of the art sound, lighting & video. 3 separate rooms of music including, HIPHOP | TO40 | REGGAETON | BACHATA | BANDA & More! Enjoy premier parties and concerts hosted by V5 feat Chicago's BEST Party Packages!

9. The CrossRoads Bar & Grill

1120 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60607-2012 +1 312-243-1113 http://www.thecrossroadschicago.com
Excellent
100%
Good
0%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 3 reviews

10. RM Champagne Salon

116 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607-2304 +1 312-243-1199 [email protected] http://rmchampagnesalon.com
Excellent
75%
Good
25%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 4 reviews

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