Chicago's Greatest Bars

Chicago's Greatest Bars

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Created by Maureen • Updated On: July 1, 2014

Dives, beer bars, cocktail lounges, tiki dens and more.

Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

1. Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar

9.2
960 W 31st St (at S Morgan St), Chicago, IL
Speakeasy · Bridgeport · 73 tips and reviews
The Map Room is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

2. The Map Room

8.8
1949 N Hoyne Ave (at W Armitage Ave), Chicago, IL
Beer Bar · Bucktown · 108 tips and reviews
Archie's Iowa & Rockwell Tavern is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

3. Archie's Iowa & Rockwell Tavern

7.9
2600 W Iowa St (at Rockwell), Chicago, IL
Bar · Humboldt Park · 23 tips and reviews
The Whistler is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

4. The Whistler

8.8
2421 N Milwaukee Ave (at W Fullerton Ave), Chicago, IL
Cocktail Bar · Logan Square · 110 tips and reviews
Bar on Buena is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

5. Bar on Buena

8.3
910 W Buena Ave (at N Broadway), Chicago, IL
Bar · Buena Park · 77 tips and reviews
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

6. Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

8.9
4802 N Broadway St (at W Lawrence Ave), Chicago, IL
Jazz and Blues Venue · Uptown · 136 tips and reviews
Hopleaf Bar is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

7. Hopleaf Bar

9.2
5148 N Clark St (at W Foster Ave), Chicago, IL
Beer Bar · Andersonville · 335 tips and reviews
Village Tap is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

8. Village Tap

8.6
2055 W Roscoe St (at N Hoyne Ave), Chicago, IL
Beer Garden · Roscoe Village · 48 tips and reviews
Bernice's Tavern is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

9. Bernice's Tavern

8.6
3238 S Halsted St (btwn 32nd St & 33rd St), Chicago, IL
Dive Bar · Bridgeport · 6 tips and reviews
Half Acre Beer Company is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

10. Half Acre Beer Company

4257 N Lincoln Ave (btwn Cullom & Hutchinson), Chicago, IL
Brewery · North Center · 119 tips and reviews
Three Dots and a Dash is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

11. Three Dots and a Dash

8.5
435 N Clark St (btwn Illinois & Hubbard St), Chicago, IL
Tiki Bar · Near North Side · 223 tips and reviews
Monk's Pub is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

12. Monk's Pub

8.4
205 W Lake St (at Wells St), Chicago, IL
Pub · The Loop · 73 tips and reviews
Fountainhead is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

13. Fountainhead

1970 W Montrose Ave (at N Damen Ave), Chicago, IL
Bar · Ravenswood · 100 tips and reviews
The Aviary is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

14. The Aviary

8.8
955 W Fulton Market (at Morgan St.), Chicago, IL
Cocktail Bar · Fulton Market · 175 tips and reviews
Skylark is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

15. Skylark

8.4
2149 S Halsted St (at Cermak Rd), Chicago, IL
Dive Bar · East Pilsen · 63 tips and reviews
Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

16. Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap

6.5
1172 E 55th St, Chicago, IL
Dive Bar · Hyde Park · 33 tips and reviews
Chipp Inn is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

17. Chipp Inn

7.1
832 N Greenview Ave (at W Fry St), Chicago, IL
Pub · Noble Square · 21 tips and reviews
Gold Star Bar is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

18. Gold Star Bar

7.0
1755 W Division St (at N Wood St), Chicago, IL
Dive Bar · East Ukrainian Village · 33 tips and reviews
Schaller's Pump is one of Chicago's Greatest Bars.

19. Schaller's Pump

3714 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL
Bar · Bridgeport · 7 tips and reviews