Bars in River North

Recommended Bars in River North

  • The Bar at the Peninsula
    Swanky Bar
    Of all the places in town with cocktails priced between ten and 20 dollars, the Bar at the Peninsula is a good bet. At least here you can feel like Michael Douglas in The Game while you slug back a »
  • Boss Bar
    4 AM Bar
    Boss Bar River North
    The name of this bar is an obvious allusion—guess which "boss" first comes to mind in Chicago—and the sign on the corner of Clark and Hubbard is distinctive, but those features are not what make this bar noteworthy. What does: »
  • Rossi's
    Dive Bar
    Rossi's River North
    One of the few remaining downtown dives, Rossi's isn't exactly inviting-looking from the outside. It's comfortable enough inside, but its main claim to fame is that it's not nearly as douchey as most of the other options in the area. »
  • Watershed
    Bar/Lounge
    Watershed River North
    The jazz lounge once housed in the basement of Pops for Champagne has been transformed into Watershed, a dim, nautically themed suburban home barroom circa 1976—a setting for events as diverse as after-tennis cocktails, key parties, and teenage booze raids. »

Bars in River North

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Location Comments

  • I have had three bad experiences here due to the inflexibility of the management staff …

  • Captain Chicago loves this place - especially the Bullpen!

    • Re: The Lodge

    • on January 1, 2013
  • After numerous times attempting to dine at Bad Apple, I finally relegated it strictly as …

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