📍 Lakeview, Chicago

A Boka Restaurant Group fried chicken shop on Southport Avenue in Lakeview. The format is tight — focused menu, counter service, no frills — and the chicken is the argument. Useful...

1903 Schlitz-tied house at the corner of Belmont and Southport that has anchored Chicago's independent music scene for decades. The back room books emerging and mid-tier touring ac...

Garnet Ave's most committed dive: dark room, pool tables, cheap drinks, and a crowd that's been coming for years. No craft cocktails, no pretense — the patio fills up when the weat...

Sheffield's has been a Lakeview anchor for over four decades, five minutes from Wrigley and a world away from the ballpark crush. The retractable roof and outdoor patio keep things...

Lakeview's karaoke anchor, running every night with private rooms, Jamaican food, and a crowd that takes the mic seriously. The tropical bar program and beer garden give it a warme...

Arts District barcade with 55-plus rotating vintage pinball and arcade machines, craft cocktails, a spacious patio, and nightly DJs. The 21-plus door keeps things from going full D...