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class="articleContent__Wrapper-sc-1rqfqf-0 bDtujo le-mon__article-ntent pi-ntent le-mon__gutenberg-ntent le-mon__gutenberg-ntent--articleContent" id="pi"><p>CHICAGO — We may be more than halfway through July, but there’s still plenty of time to take advantage of Summertime Chi. Wh a drk hand on a rooftop bar, you n bask the sunshe while lookg out at some of the very bt views of Chigo. </p><p>From Wrigleyville’s Alma and BiXi Beer Logan Square to LondonHoe along the river and the Near South Si’s VU Rooftop, Block Club round up some favore spots across the cy.</p><p><strong>Here are 36 open-air bars, loung, terrac and rtrants to vis before the summer’s over:</strong></p><iame class="" width="640px" height="640px" src=" allowfullscreen=""></iame><h2>Beverly/Man Park</h2><h4 class="has-black-lor has-text-lor"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Open Outcry Brewg Co.</a></h4><p>10934 S. Wtern Ave. <br/><a href="tel:7737703414" class=""></a><a href="tel:7736296055" class="">773-629-6055</a><br/>11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Wednday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Thursday-Saturday</p><p>South Si brewery Open Outcry boasts a rooftop beer garn wh ck chairs, uch, mic and food and drk service.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" srcSet=" 960w, 300w, 768w, 66w, 564w, 615w, 104w, 232w, 464w, 926w, 600w, 274w, 549w" class="wp-image-662045" alt="" src=" height="700" width="960" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Facebook</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Open Outcry’s rooftop. </figptn></figure><h2>Bronzeville/Near South Si</h2><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">VU Rooftop Bar</a></h4><p>133 E. Cermak Rd.<br/><a href="tel:3125280191" class="">312-528-0191</a><br/>4 p.m.-midnight Monday-Thursday, 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday, 4 p.m.-11 p.m. Sunday</p><p>Stg 22 stori high, VU Rooftop featur unbeatable cy vistas, three bars, two pats, fire ps and retractable wdows for ld seasons. Sip cktails and enjoy magnificent views of Downtown and Lake Michigan.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2048w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 507w, 1012w, 2024w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-661588" alt="" src=" height="683" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> <a href=">Provid</a></span></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2048w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 254w, 507w, 1013w, 2025w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-661589" alt="" src=" height="683" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> <a href=">Provid</a></span></figure><h2>Chatham</h2><h4 class="has-black-lor has-text-lor"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">The Woodlawn</a></h4><p>1200 E. 79th St. <br/><a href="tel:7737703414" class=""></a><a href="tel:7089863008">708-986-3008</a><br/>3-10 p.m. Tuday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday</p><p>Lnched 2018, this novative muny hub Chatham is a rtrant, ter fe, event space, podst stud, rooftop and more, all one. The Woodlawn offers rooftop yoga and garng, and rints n even rent out the open-air space for $200 per hour for up to 30 people.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 1920w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 1080w, 85w, 564w, 615w, 135w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-661238" alt="" src=" height="576" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> <a href=">Provid</a></span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">The Woodlawn, a Chatham muny hub wh a rooftop space, at 1200 E. 79th St.</figptn></figure><h2>Downtown/The Loop</h2><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Aire Rooftop Bar</a></h4><p>100 W. Monroe St.<br/><a href="tel:3122361234" class="">312-236-1234</a><br/>3-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 3 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday, 1-9 p.m. Sunday</p><p>This hotel bar on the Hyatt Centric boasts panoramic views of the cy. Enjoy cktails, we, beer and shareable platters while loungg 24 stori above ground.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 4032w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 64w, 564w, 615w, 101w, 225w, 451w, 900w, 1800w, 600w, 1200w, 267w, 533w, 1067w, 1366w" class="wp-image-660108" alt="" src=" height="768" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Leen Yasse/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">AIRE Rooftop, loted at 100 W. Monroe St. the Loop, boasts views of the cy’s skyle and Lake Michigan.</figptn></figure><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Boleo</a></h4><p>122 W. Monroe St.<br/><a href="tel:7737703414" class=""></a><a href="tel:7089863008"></a><a href="tel:7739047368" class=""></a><a href="tel:3127509007" class="">312-750-9007</a><br/>5-10 p.m. Tuday-Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday</p><p>Named after an Argentian tango move, Boleo offers a Lat Amerin-spired menu, wh food and drk flavors remiscent of Pevian and Argentian street food. The 15th floor rooftop the Loop ss atop The Kimpton Gray Hotel. Wh a retractable roof, you n vis regardls of the season.</p><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Cerise Rooftop</a></h4><p>203 N. Wabash Ave.<br/><a href="tel:7737703414" class=""></a><a href="tel:7089863008"></a><a href="tel:7739047368" class=""></a><a href="tel:3129404774" class="">312-940-4774</a><br/>4-10 p.m. Monday-Wednday, 4 p.m.-midnight Thursday, 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday, 2 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, 2-10 p.m. Sunday</p><p>Grab dner and drks at this door-outdoor rooftop the Virg Hotel, where DJs sp rerds through the eveng. At 26 stori high, you also get a fantastic view of the cy.</p><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Cdy’s Rooftop</a></h4><p>12 S. Michigan Ave.<br/><a href="tel:3127923502" class="">312-792-3502</a><br/>11 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-midnight Friday, 10 a.m.-midnight Saturday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday</p><p>Wh an open-air terrace, rtrant and bar, Cdy’s offers an extensive cktail menu, seasonal cuise and panoramic views of the cy year-round. Pl, ’s perched atop the historic Chigo Athletic Associatn, 13 stori above ground.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px" srcSet=" 1440w, 240w, 768w, 819w, 1229w, 1080w, 38w, 564w, 615w, 61w, 135w, 270w, 540w, 180w, 360w, 720w, 160w, 320w, 640w, 1280w, 480w, 960w, 1366w" class="wp-image-662049" alt="" src=" height="1024" width="819" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Instagram/@alanawanrland</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Cdy’s rooftop Downtown.</figptn></figure><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">LH Rooftop</a></h4><p>85 E. Wacker Dr.<br/><a href="tel:3123571200" class="">312-357-1200</a><br/>11 a.m.-midnight daily</p><p>At 22 stori high, you’ll get unbeatable sweepg views of the cy and the Chigo River om the LondonHoe rooftop. The tri-level space offers both door and outdoor seatg, plete wh Amerin cuise and cktails.</p><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Offshore Rooftop</a></h4><p>1000 E. Grand Ave. <br/><a href="tel:7737703414" class=""></a><a href="tel:7089863008"></a><a href="tel:3125356660" class="">312-535-6660</a><br/>11 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-midnight Friday. Fd varyg weekend hours <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">here</a>.</p><p>Did you know the world’s largt rooftop is at Navy Pier? Wh 36,000 square feet of door and outdoor space, this multi-seasonal rtrant and bar offers views of the cy’s inic skyle and Lake Michigan.</p><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Raised | An Urban Rooftop Bar</a></h4><p>1 W. Upper Wacker Dr.<br/><a href="tel:3127953308" class="">312-795-3308</a><br/>4-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 3 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday</p><p>Loted on the rner of State and Wacker jt steps away om the Red Le, Raised is a third-floor rooftop bar offerg an imprsive view of the Chigo’s cyspe and the Chigo River. The venue offers cktails and we, as well as twists to classic Amerin fare. You n try the BBQ chips, tffle , sprg rolls, ban wrapped pickle spears and more.</p><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">ROOF On theW</a></h4><p>201 N. State St.<br/><a href="tel:3122399502" class="">312-239-9502</a><br/>2-10 p.m. Monday, 4-11 p.m. Tuday, 4-11 p.m. Wednday, 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Thursday, 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday, 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-7 p.m. Sunday</p><p>Set 27 stori above the cy, theW’s rooftop has prevly been named one of the top three rooftop bars the world by Travel + Leisure. Along wh sweepg views of the skyle, hand-crafted cktails and cuise, this sky-high cy pe hosts DJs, atic mic seri and live nway shows.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2000w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 254w, 507w, 1013w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-661248" alt="" src=" height="682" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> <a href=">Provid</a></span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Roof on theW loted at 201 N. State St.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2048w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 254w, 507w, 1013w, 2025w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-661249" alt="" src=" height="683" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> <a href=">Provid</a></span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Views om Roof on theW’s 27th story rooftop, 201 N. State St.</figptn></figure><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Upstairs At The Gwen</a></h4><p>521 N. Rh St. <br/><a href="tel:7737703414" class=""></a><a href="tel:7089863008"></a><a href="tel:3126451500">312-645-1500</a><br/>Fd varyg breakfast/bnch, lunch/dner/cktail and bar hours <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">here</a>. The terrace clos at 11 p.m. nightly.</p><p>This fifth floor, Art De-spired rooftop offers skyle vistas and sunrise to sundown dg, wh breakfast, bnch, lunch, dner and cktail men. The open-air terrace is perfect for hot, sunny afternoons the summer, but also transns to the wter wh fire ps, warm drks and curlg.</p><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Sky Terrace</a></h4><p>233 E. Ontar St.<br/><a href="tel:7737703414" class=""></a><a href="tel:7089863008"></a><a href="tel:312-643-3400">312-643-3400</a><br/>4-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 2-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, noon-8 p.m. Sunday</p><p>On Ivy Hotel’s 16th floor, you’ll fd a rooftop lounge wh light b, like Italian flatbread and grilled shrimp street tas, craft cktails and panoramic views of Downtown Chigo. </p><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Z Bar</a></h4><p>108 E. Superr St. <br/><a href="tel:7737703414" class=""></a><a href="tel:7089863008"></a><a href="tel:3125736888">312-573-6888</a><br/>4 p.m.-midnight Monday-Thursday, 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m.-midnight Sunday</p><p>The Pensula’s luxur rooftop lounge, Z Bar, featur inic cy views, an extensive menu of booze and a variety of global cuis, om tuna tartare and daikon to Cajun crab and viar potato b.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 1504w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 507w, 1012w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-661242" alt="" src=" height="683" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> <a href=">Provid</a></span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Z Bar, 108 E. Superr St., offers a clear view of Chigo’s downtown landspe.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 1200w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 254w, 507w, 1013w, 600w" class="wp-image-661243" alt="" src=" height="683" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> <a href=">Provid</a></span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Fire ps are l up on Z Bar’s rooftop at 108 E. Superr St.</figptn></figure><h2><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Hy Park</a></h2><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">The Promontory Rooftop Terrace</a></h4><p>5311 S. Lake Park Ave. Wt<br/><a href="tel:3122107799" class="">312-801–2100</a><br/>Fd rmatn about upg shows and parti <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">here</a>.</p><p>A space celebratg Hy Park’s mil legacy and muny, The Promontory is a mic venue and cultural hub wh a stunng rooftop. Check out upg events <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">onle</a>.</p><h2>Lln Park/Old Town</h2><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Utopian Tailgate</a></h4><p>1608 N. Wells St.<br/><a href="tel:7737703414" class=""></a><a href="tel:7089863008"></a><a href="tel:3122107799" class="">312-210-7799</a><br/>4-11 p.m. Monday-Tuday, 4 p.m.-midnight Wednday-Thursday, noon-1 a.m. Friday, 11-2 a.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday</p><p>A rooftop ck at Pipers Alley Mall Old Town, Utopian Tailgate liv up to s name wh rnhole, drkg gam, dis dance parti, super-sized Jenga, beer olers and more.</p><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">The J. Parker</a></h4><p>1816 N. Clark St.<br/><a href="tel:7737703414" class=""></a><a href="tel:7089863008"></a><a href="tel:3122544747" class="">312-254-4747</a><br/>11 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday</p><p>Loted on the 13th floor of the Lln Hotel, this rooftop bar and rtrants offers views of Lake Michigan, Downtown and the Lln Park Zoo. It’s also open year-round, wh a retractable glass roof for lr days.</p><h2>Lln Square</h2><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Gene’s Ssage Shop & Delitsen Rooftop</a></h4><p>4750 N. Lln Ave.<br/><a href="tel:7737703414" class=""></a><a href="tel:7089863008"></a><a href="tel:7737287243">773-728-7243</a><br/>11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday</p><p>Gene’s European-style beer and we garn isn’t your average Chigo rooftop. The menu featur smoked ssag and bratwurst oked on an open wood grill, potato salad, mixed greens and more, pl rotatg beers on tap and w by the glass. As long as the weather perms, Gene’s opens s rooftops three days per week through the summer.</p><h2>Logan Square</h2><h4 class="has-black-lor has-text-lor"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">BiXi Beer</a></h4><p>2515 N. Milwkee Ave.<br/><a href="tel:7737703414" class=""></a><a href="tel:7089863008"></a><a href="tel:7739047368" class="">773-904-7368</a><br/>3-11 p.m. Monday, Wednday-Thursday, 3 p.m.-midnight Friday, 11 a.m.-noon Saturday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday</p><p>A morn, Asian-spired brewpub, this Logan Square tablishment serv up Che, Korean and Vietname cuise and origal beer on s rooftop terrace.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 1440w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 254w, 507w, 1013w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-660119" alt="" src=" height="683" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> <a href=">Provid</a></span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Asian-spired brewpub, BiXi Beer, 2515 N. Milwkee Ave.</figptn></figure><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Lonome Rose</a></h4><p>2101 N. California Ave. <br/><a href="tel:7737703414" class="">773-770-3414</a><br/>11 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-midnight Friday, 10 a.m.-midnight Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday</p><p>Tex-Mex bar and rtrant Lonome Rose is known for s plant- and light-filled open sign, plete wh a lh rooftop pat. The Logan Square staple offers breakfast tas, quo, nachos, burros, margaras and more. Lonome Rose unveiled a send lotn Anrsonville earlier this year, but don’t have a rooftop space.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 1920w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 1080w, 85w, 564w, 615w, 135w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-660117" alt="" src=" height="576" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> <a href=">Provid</a></span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Lonome Rose, 2101 N. California Ave., is known for s lh space, filled wh plants and sunlight.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 1440w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1080w, 60w, 564w, 615w, 95w, 212w, 424w, 846w, 282w, 1128w, 251w, 501w, 1003w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-660114" alt="" src=" height="817" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> <a href=">Provid</a></span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Drks om Logan Square’s Tex-Mex bar and rtrant Lonome Rose, 2101 N. California Ave.</figptn></figure><h2>Northalsted</h2><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Sitrack</a></h4><p>3349 N. Halsted St.<br/><a href="tel:7734779189" class="">773-477-9189</a><br/>3 p.m.-2 a.m. Monday-Friday, 1 p.m.-3 a.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-2 a.m. Sunday</p><p>This multi-level gay bar hosts a wi variety of events celebratg the LGBTQ+ muny. You n lounge on the rooftop while sippg specialty cktails, or plan your vis for one of Sitrack’s dance parti, RuPl’s Drag Race screengs, storytellg ssns and other <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">entertament programs</a>.</p><h2>River North</h2><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Celte</a></h4><p>111 W. Hubbard St.<br/><a href="tel:7737703414" class=""></a><a href="tel:7089863008"></a><a href="tel:7739047368" class=""></a><a href="tel:3128289000" class="">312-828-9000</a><br/>7 p.m.-4 a.m. Wednday-Friday, 7 p.m.-5 a.m. Saturday</p><p>Right across the street om Joy District, this multi-level River North tablishment offers a pub servg up Amerin cuise and a De Room wh craft cktails. Head on up to the fourth floor for Celte’s rooftop garn, plete wh Victorian r, tropil greenery and a retractable glass rooftop for year-round enjoyment.</p><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Joy District</a></h4><p>112 W. Hubbard St.<br/><a href="tel:7737703414" class=""></a><a href="tel:7089863008"></a><a href="tel:7739047368" class=""></a><a href="tel:3126513979" class="">312-651-3979</a><br/>4 p.m.-2 a.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-midnight Sunday</p><p>This multi-level drkg and dg tablishment featur a first floor sports parlor and a send-floor club. Dance the night away and sip on specialty cktails on the venue’s rooftop, which overlooks the cy’s skyle.</p><h2>South Loop</h2><h4 class="has-black-lor has-text-lor"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Reggi Rooftop Deck</a></h4><p>2109 S. State St.<br/><a href="tel:7737703414" class=""></a><a href="tel:7089863008"></a><a href="tel:7739047368" class=""></a><a href="tel:312-949-0120">312-949-0120</a><br/>11-2 a.m. Monday-Friday, 11-3 a.m. Saturday</p><p>Neighborhood bar and mic jot Reggi also has a “Trawreck Rooftop Deck,” featurg eight flat screen TVs, a pool table, pro basketball pop-a-shot, bags gam and more. Take a seat, sip some booze and enjoy the South Si club’s classic menu ems.</p><h2>Wt Loop</h2><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Aba</a></h4><p>302 N. Green St.<br/><a href="tel:7736451400" class="">773-645-1400</a><br/>4-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 4-11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 3-11 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 3-10 p.m. Sunday</p><p>Enjoy a light, Mederranean palate spired by Israeli, Lebane, Turkish and Greek cuis and rare Mederranean-spired w and spirs at Aba. S doors for a tradnal dg experience or take advantage of the eatery’s year-round rooftop pat, which be fully enclosed and heated durg the wter months.</p><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Cabra</a></h4><p>200 N. Green St.<br/><a href="tel:3127611717" class="">312-761-1717</a><br/>11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and 4-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and 4-11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday</p><p>Enjoy panoramic views of the cy while sippg on cktails and w and tastg shareable plat of Pevian cuise, meant to be enjoyed fay-style. Wh door and outdoor space atop The Hoxton Chigo Hotel, you n vis the rooftop year-round.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 1440w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 254w, 507w, 1013w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-661247" alt="" src=" height="683" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> <a href=">Provid</a></span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">A Pevian-spired rooftop atop The Hoxton Chigo, 200 N. Green St.</figptn></figure><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Puttery</a></h4><p>932 W. Randolph St.<br/><a href="tel:7739156040" class="">773-915-6040</a><br/>4 p.m.-midnight Monday-Thursday, noon-2 a.m. Friday, 11-2 a.m. Saturday noon-midnight Sunday</p><p>After playg some door mi golf, you n head to Puttery’s pat for drks, pizza and upsle b like potato fltas and charcuterie boards. This door-outdoor space offers lounge spac, bar tops and munal tabl so you n chill after tee time.</p><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Rooftop At Nobu Hotel</a></h4><p>155 N. Peoria St.<br/><a href="tel:3127798800" class="">312-779-8800</a><br/>Fe varyg dg room, bar lounge and takeout hours <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">here</a>.</p><p>Nobu’s global luxury hotel Wt Loop featur an 11th floor outdoor terrace, distguished by s mimalistic, Japane-spired r and menu ems. Sip on booze and snack on wagyu dumplgs or nigiri while lookg out at the cy’s skyle.</p><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Selva</a></h4><p>311 N. Man St.<br/><a href="tel:3127641934" class="">312-764-1934</a><br/>5 p.m.-midnight Tuday-Thursday, 5 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday</p><p>This Mexin nights-spired bar on the seventh floor of The Ey Hotel is a moody and timate door-outdoor venue. You n try out s handcrafted cktails, like a Blackberry Mojo or Oaxa Old Fashned, pl sual fare like tas, quadilla and chips and salsa.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 1920w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 1080w, 85w, 564w, 615w, 135w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-660121" alt="" src=" height="576" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> <a href=">Provid</a></span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Loted on the seventh floor of The Ey Hotel, 311 N. Man St., Selva’s moody and timate atmosphere is spired by a “Mexin nights” theme.</figptn></figure><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Tony’s Rooftop Bar</a></h4><p>916 W. Fulton Market<br/><a href="tel:3126373888">312-637-3888</a><br/>8 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday</p><p>Time Out Market’s rooftop bar, named after the magaze’s late founr Tony Ellt, featur a zy, all-season venue rated vtage Time Out London vers and twklg lights. Catch views of the Willis Tower and other archectural gems while sippg on a curated selectn of w, beers and signature cktails.</p><h2>Wicker Park/Bucktown</h2><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Cabana Club</a></h4><p>2018 W. North Ave.<br/><a href="tel:872-315-3083">872-315-3083</a><br/>11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday</p><p>Below The Up Room, you’ll fd Cabana Club jt a few floors down. The Cabana Club, loted on The Robey’s sixth floor, is an door-outdoor cktail bar wh 180-gree views of the Chigo skyle. You n also enjoy ozen cktails and maybe even take a dip to the pool.</p><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Kennedy Rooftop</a></h4><p>1551 W. North Ave.<br/><a href="tel:7732706770" class="">773-270-6770</a><br/>4-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 4-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday</p><p>Atop the seventh floor of the Hyatt Place Wicker Park, you’ll fd the Kennedy Rooftop, an open-air lounge plete wh fire ps, oversized Jenga sets and panoramic skyle views. Enjoy craft cktails, shareable mezze platters and flatbreads and dish like harissa chicken kabobs and Mahi Mahi tas.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 1920w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 1080w, 85w, 564w, 615w, 135w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-660104" alt="" src=" height="576" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Leen Yasse/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Kennedy Rooftop Wicker Park, loted at 1551 W. North Ave.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 4032w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 64w, 564w, 615w, 101w, 225w, 451w, 900w, 1800w, 600w, 1200w, 267w, 533w, 1067w, 1366w" class="wp-image-660106" alt="" src=" height="768" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Leen Yasse/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">At seven stori high, Kennedy Rooftop, 1551 W. North Ave., offers a sweepg view of Chigo’s skyle.</figptn></figure><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club</a></h4><p>1750 N. Milwkee Ave.<br/><a href="tel:7734868682" class="">773-486-8682</a><br/>Fd door and outdoor hours <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">here</a>.</p><p>Tropil drks, rotatg food tcks, board gam, DJs and 11 shuffleboard urts are jt some of the thgs you’ll fd at this May-September shuffleboard club. Walk-s are always wele to jo the shuffle boardg or to simply lounge on the roof ck wh a pa lada hand.</p><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">The Up Room</a></h4><p>2018 W. North Ave.<br/><a href="tel:872-315-3060">872-315-3060</a><br/>5 p.m.-midnight Sunday-Thursday, 5 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday</p><p>Thirteen floors above the Wicker Park’s btlg Milwkee Avenue, you n s atop this Robey Hotel cktail bar, lounge around and sip booze while lookg out at the breathtakg cyspe.</p><h4 class="has-black-lor has-text-lor"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Whiskey Bs</a></h4><p>1367 N. Milwkee Ave.<br/><a href="tel:7736987362" class="">773-698-7362</a><br/>2-10:30 p.m. Wednday-Thursday, 2-11:15 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-11:15 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Sunday</p><p>Loted the heart of Wicker Park, Whiskey Bs mix ’80s and ’90s nostalgia s bi-level rtrant and bar. It’s rooftop hosts different pop-up ncepts each season. Stop by now through September for a peek at <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">“The Goln Girls Kchen”</a>-themed space.</p><h2>Wrigleyville</h2><h4><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Alma</a></h4><p>3630 N. Clark St.<br/><a href="tel:17733022300">773-302-2300</a><br/>3-11 p.m. Sunday-Wednday, 3 p.m.-midnight Thursday, 3 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday</p><p>Hidg pla sight on Wrigleyville’s Hotel Zachary, Alma is a send-floor rooftop bar and lounge offerg Mederranean-spired b. The neighborhood social hub offers door and outdoor seatg, a DJ booth and views of Wrigley Field and Gallagher Way.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 4032w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 64w, 564w, 615w, 101w, 225w, 451w, 900w, 1800w, 600w, 1200w, 267w, 533w, 1067w, 1366w" class="wp-image-660102" alt="" src=" height="768" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Leen Yasse/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Alma rooftop, 3630 N. Clark St., Wrigleyville.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 1920w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 1080w, 85w, 564w, 615w, 135w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-660105" alt="" src=" height="576" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Leen Yasse/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Alma’s menu featur signature cktails and food such as tuna tartare, feta i, salad and ied lamari.</figptn></figure><p><em><strong>Is your favore rooftop or outdoor hangout missg om this list? Email so we n add !</strong></em></p><p class="pi__hi-for-payg"><em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Subscribe to Block Club Chigo</a>, an pennt, 501(c)(3), journalist-n newsroom. 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Chigo Gay Sna Gui. Fd the bt gay snas Chigo, Illois. Exclive reviews, photos, gay map, upg events and more. Updated for 2023.

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CHIGO GAY BARS AND CLUBS

Fd the top gay bars Chigo, Northalsted (aka Boystown) and beyond. Disver the bt LGBTQ+ nightlife around Chigo. * downtown gay bar chicago *

Our gay and lbian bars have a ltle b of somethg for everyone, wh late-night loung, dance clubs, burlque and drag shows, and long-standg neighborhood waterg hol almost every rner of the cy. And each wh their own unique history and out some of the bt gay bars and clubs to experience Chigo’s LGBTQ+ nightlife scene.

Jeffery PubOne of the cy’s olst gay bars, Jeffery Pub is a neighborhood stutn.

The South Shore staple is also one of Chigo’s first black-owned gay bars, makg all the more meangful for the spot’s many regulars. Come for trivia, the ee Sunday night buffet, and the themed dance parti — then e back the next morng for bnch at attached sister rtrant ClosetYou n’t talk about gay bars Chigo whout talkg about Northalsted (also known as Boystown). Come for happy hour, Sunday afternoon mimosas, or late StoryLookg for a gay bar near downtown Chigo?

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The bt gay bars Chigo range om beloved div to cktail ns, wh somethg for every tert. * downtown gay bar chicago *

There’s a reason so many young queer people flock to Chigo and never leave: the cy’s gay scene is fun as hell. Boystown, of urse, is the cy’s official gayborhood, wh LGBTQ-iendly bars, rtrant, and clubs occupyg nearly every storeont on Northalsted. But Chigo’s queer muny exists far outsi the Lakeview enclave—and so do the great gay bars.

CHIGO STYLELGBTQ+HOME»EXPLORE»CHIGO STYLE»LGBTQ+CHIGO HAS A WAY OF MAKG EVERYONE FEEL WELE. OUR LGBTQ+ MUNI, IENDLY RINTS, DIVERSE NIGHTLIFE, AND YEAR-LONG PRI CELEBRATNS MAKE ONE OF THE MOST CLIVE CI THE UNTRY. VAR PRELOAD = {}; GET TO KNOW LGBTQ+ CHIGOCOME EXPLORE OUR HISTORIC LANDMARKS, WELG NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THRIVG NIGHTLIFE SCENE.EXPLORE CHIGO'S WELG NEIGHBORHOODSCHECK OUT OUR GUI TO LGBTQ+ NEIGHBORHOODSEXPLORE OUR 2-DAY LGBTQ+ CHIGO ERARYDISVER LGBTQ+ HISTORY WH THE TOURS AND ATTRACTNSFEEL THE PRIPRI IS CHIGO'S DNA. AND WE CELEBRATE ALL YEAR LONG.CATCH THE CHIGO PRI PARA JUNEWHERE TO CELEBRATE PRI MONTH CHIGOEXPLORE YEAR-ROUND LGBTQ+ EVENTS CHIGOKEEP THE PARTY GOG AT THE LOL GAY BARS AND CLUBS.EXPLORE WELG NEIGHBORHOODSEXPERIENCE CHIGO'S VIBRANT LGBTQ+ MUNI, CLUDG THE FIRST OFFICIAL GAY NEIGHBORHOOD THE UNTRY.PARTY AT SITRACK BOYSTOWNWHAT DO AND SEE BUZZG BOYSTOWNEAT AND SHOP QUIRKY ANRSONVILLEKEEP EXPLORG

Top Chigo Gay Clubs & Bars: See reviews and photos of Gay Clubs & Bars Chigo, Illois on Tripadvisor. * downtown gay bar chicago *

Whether they clu drag, dancg, or are div—or a ltle b of all three—Chigo’s bt gay bars have a ltle somethg for everyone.

Gay Edgewater rints of all ag ll themselv regulars at this iendly, sual dive bar. This Uptown spot featur a relatively mixed-genr clientele ( the scheme of gay bars). Wh no distguishg signage outsi, this unmarked dive is much more discreet than s very gay clientele is.

DOWNTOWN CHIGO GAY LIFE

As the world regniz the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, we sent photographers to three of the cy's olst gay bars — one on the South Si, one on the North Si, and one right between. * downtown gay bar chicago *

Sitrack is generally herald as the kg of Chigo gay bars, and not for no reason: the sprawlg plex featur five different bars year-round. Add another two the summertime, when the upstairs pat—one of Chigo’s bt, gay or straight—is open for bs. Not only is the Jefey Pub one of the olst gay bars the untry, ’s also the only black-owned LGBTQ bar Chigo.

4 plac sorted by traveler favorGay Bars • Dance Clubs & DissWhat travelers are saygWent to hydrate to support a iend. Gay bar me directly to md and this place was remend by someone at my hotel. For Black, Gay Chigoans, It’s Always Been Jeffery Pub.

In the first stallment of our seri on the cy’s olst gay bars, we vis the South Shore stalwart — Chigo’s only black-owned tablishment of s kd.

CHIGO GAY NIGHTLIFE GUI: DOWNTOWN & SOUTH SI

Feel the pri and get to know LGBTQ+ Chigo. Explore our gay travel gui to Chigo, cludg historic landmarks, neighborhoods, and nightlife. * downtown gay bar chicago *

Forty-five years on, the Boystown mastay is an tergeneratnal mosaic of Chigo’s gay muny. Closg out our historil gay bar seri is this unr-the-radar downtown hiaway, which has provid a refuge for lols and tourists alike for 35 years. And we celebrate all year the Chigo Pri Para JuneExplore welg neighborhoodsExperience Chigo's vibrant LGBTQ+ muni, cludg the first official gay neighborhood the at Sitrack BoystownKeep explorgDisver more Chigo LGBTQ+ gems, om historic landmarks to ol boutiqu to top drag shows.

Downtown Bar & Lounge440 N State St, 312-464-1400It’s not que the bar where everybody knows your name, but this 2010 newer the former Gentry space ntu to anchor gay life the heart of the cy while offerg a wele rpe om the bloads of tourists hlg their plump selv up and down the Magnificent Mile search of the next great barga. Pastoral53 E Lake St, 312-658-1250Take the most adorable plac for we, chee and charcuterie out of California’s Napa Valley and rtch them to a sgle Loop boutique and you get this wonrful gay-owned food store and fé jt a stone’s throw om the shops at Block 37. 613 N State St, 312-280-1602We’re not sure if ’s the geo atrium lightg or the visual feast of vtage hotel dnerware, seasonal gifts and flea market fds that make this gay-owned shop special, but we do know that ’s the perfect place to sop up a gift like a vtage cy map or snag some lovely Parisian bistro bowls.

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Chigo queer bars like Nobody's Darlg Anrsonville and pop-ups like Peach Prents parti are evolvg beyond lbian and gay bars of the past. * downtown gay bar chicago *

Send Story Bar157 E Oh St, 312-923-9536It may not be as gay as the nearby Gap, but if you follow the fad red rpet up a flight of stairs and turn right before you h the psychic, you’ll land one of Chigo’s great gay dive bars. DON’T MISSOn Friday 9 at 6pm, the Wdy Cy Gay Chos and Aria will h downtown for Carolg at Cloud Gate Millennium Park.

GAY BARS CHIGO - LGBTQIA+ TRAVEL FOM

Explore the bt gay bars and rtrants Chigo's Downtown, Near North, and South Si, cludg one of the olst gay clubs the midwt." emprop="scriptn * downtown gay bar chicago *

Angela Barn and Renda Riddle, -owners of Nobody’s Darlg, scribe as “a lbian bar, and a gay bar, and a queer bar, and a trans bar.

”Riddle said other women the queer muny share her personal experience of feelg unfortable spac that are gay cis male-domated, so was important Nobody’s Darlg, which opened late May, was tentnal about welg those who have felt exclud and unsafe. Wh the creatn of the ter, gay and lbian bars that served as plac to nnect wh other members of the muny were replaced by virtual socializg onle, she said.

“Back the day, (lbian bars uld survive) bee that was the only place you uld meet gay women and get to know them or date them or whatever.

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[ Eatg out stg more as Chigo rtrants emerge om the panmic — and price hik may not slow down anytime soon]Gay bars some of their earlit days were where activists me together to mobilize, om fightg for marriage equaly more recent years to Summ’s “Gay $” project that bated AIDS discrimatn by markg paper money to monstrate the purchasg power of the queer muny. Before bars were safe plac for the LGBTQ muny, private hom were the only optn for those worried they uld lose their jobs or their fai if they were ught a gay bar. Gay cis male-foced promoters and bs should take more of an active role cludg everyone, she said.

”That kd of change tak time, Meadows said, and there isn’t a mol that guarante succs, bee many lbian bars tered to a specific muny that was crisis and need to be served after beg exclud om the gay muny, which stilled a sense of protectivens and hop the future of bars general would be everyone feelg wele wherever they go — but there’s still a long way to go before that’s a realy. “There are so many homophobic people out there, ” Summ said.

SundayThis multi-level gay bar hosts a wi variety of events celebratg the LGBTQ+ muny. While there are tons of bars the neighborhood terg to gay men, queer women (like myself), and other members of the LGBTQ+ muny, the are my 13 favore plac to go to the Northhalsted area (prevly known as Boystown).

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