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Best Happy Hour Chicago


From appetizer specials to deals on drinks, these Chicago bars and restaurants offer some of the best happy hours to be found in the area.


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The Gage Contemporary
14/20
Dining Room at The Gage, Chicago, IL 24 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
312-372-4243
A pub-loving gastronomist’s dream with creative, contemporary, approachable cuisine. More...

Goose Island Brewery American
12/20
Dining Room at Goose Island Brewery, Chicago, IL 1800 N. Clybourn St.
Chicago, IL 60614
312-915-0071
Come to this brewpub to slurp as many as 35 drafts alongside better-than-average bar grub. More...

Jake Melnick's Corner Tap American
11/20
Dining Room at Jake Melnick 41 E. Superior St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-266-0400
All in all, this is a good spot to pop into for a quick lunch, snack or dinner when shopping the Mag Mile. More...

The Kerryman Irish
11/20
Dining Room at The Kerryman , Chicago, IL 661 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60610
312-335-8121
Elevated Irish pub grub and one-pot meals make this wood-heavy nook a hit with the upper 20s, beer-and-shot crowd. More...

LuxBar American
13/20
Dining Room at LuxBar, Chicago, IL 18 E. Bellevue Pl.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-642-3400
A dose of American comfort from the folks behind Gibsons and Hugo’s at an elevated, neighborhood hang. More...

Maude’s Liquor Bar French
14/20
840 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607
312-243-9712
Gilt Bar's Brendan Sodikoff goes French with this sultry food-lovers' haven. More...

McCormick & Schmick's Seafood
12/20
Dining Room at McCormick & Schmick 41 E. Chestnut St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-397-9500
Masculine seafooder steps from Mag Mile shopping and sightseeing. More...

Morton's The Steakhouse Steakhouse
13/20
Dining Room at Morton 65 E. Wacker Pl.
Chicago, IL 60601
312-201-0410
In Chicago, where steak is king, you have to have “it,” and to its credit, Morton's does. More...

Rivers Contemporary
12/20
Dining Room at Rivers, Chicago, IL The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
30 S. Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60606
312-559-1515
Traders frequent this place during the week, but opera-goers call it home on the weekend. More...

Shaw's Crab House Seafood
13/20
Dining Room at Shaw 21 E. Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-527-2722
High-end, sustainable seafood restaurant with great crab cakes and legs, and notable raw oysters and fish preparations. More...

The Tasting Room Wine Bar
12/20
Dining Room at The Tasting Room, Chicago, IL 1415 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607
312-942-1212
Hundreds of wines by the bottle, glass, taste and flight---plus bites---are the draw at this gathering place. More...


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