In Lincoln Park, Parson’s Is Still Reigning Patio King By Maridsa Choute Because fried chicken and boozy frozen drinks are a combo that never gets old. Read more
Moody Tongue Is Giving the Brewpub Model a Boost By Anthony Todd The sophisticated brewing outfit is incorporating a sit-down concept into its new base at the old Baderbräu taproom. Read more
Second Story Honors Streeterville’s Queer Past Closing out our historical gay bar series is this under-the-radar hideaway, a refuge for locals and tourists alike for 35 years. Read more
Little Jim’s Tavern Is Big on History Forty-five years on, the Boystown mainstay is an intergenerational mosaic of Chicago’s gay community. Read more
Janitor’s Closet Is a Bar That’s Exactly What It Sounds Like By AQILAH ALLAUDEEN Tucked under the FieldHouse Jones Hotel, the Near North Side bar takes its concept as seriously as it does its drinks. Read more
For Black, Gay Chicagoans, It’s Always Been Jeffery Pub In the first installment of our series on the city's oldest gay bars, we visit the South Shore stalwart — Chicago’s only black-owned establishment of its kind. Read more
Bandit Is the College Dive That Grew Up By Aqilah Allaudeen The West Loop bar and restaurant frills up a familiar formula without shedding its laid-back vibe. Read more
Some Like It Black Is an Arts Aficionado’s Dream By Maridsa Choute Part bar, part café, and part performance venue, this Bronzeville hangout has a little something for everyone. Read more
Four Rooftop Bars to Explore This Summer By Anthony Todd It's rooftop season. We picked four new perches for summer sippin'. Read more
Chicago Magic Lounge Has Plenty to Pull Out of Its Sleeve By Aqilah Allaudeen This Andersonville bar makes for a magical evening in every sense of the word. Read more
