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.
Contents:
- CHIGO GAY BARS AND CLUBS
- GAY NIGHTLIFE BOYSTOWN, CHIGO: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE
- DOWNTOWN CHIGO GAY LIFE
- SOUTH SI GAY BARS
- CHIGO GAY NIGHTLIFE GUI: DOWNTOWN & SOUTH SI
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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. * gay bars chicago loop *
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.
GAY NIGHTLIFE BOYSTOWN, CHIGO: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE
The bt gay bars Chigo range om beloved div to cktail ns, wh somethg for every tert. * gay bars chicago loop *
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?
June’s Chigo Pri Ftival, one of the largt annual gay pri ftivals the untry, and Chigo Pri Para, which attracts an timated one ln spectators, are among the summer’s stars. Gay Nightlife Boystown, Chigo: Bt Bars, Clubs, & More. Wh a rich history of LGBT activism and a flourishg muny, Chigo offers one of the bt gay nightlife scen the untry, particularly Boystown.
DOWNTOWN CHIGO GAY LIFE
Lbian, gay, transgenr, queer, bisexual — however you intify, you’ll f right . Check out the ultimate LGBTQ+ Chigo gui om Choose Chigo. * gay bars chicago loop *
Although s formal name is Lakeview, Boystown is the more monly ed named for this famo gay neighborhood. It's here where you'll fd the hight ncentratn of gay-iendly bars and clubs, where everyone is wele to be themselv and take pri who they are and who they love. In Boystown, gay bars abound on and between the ma thoroughfar of Halsted and Broadway.
SOUTH SI GAY BARS
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Sitrack: This immensely popular gay vio bar is a by multi-level bar that appeals to gay men and lbians of all ag, although do tend to lean towards the preppier si. Rose's Tavern: One of the great legends of gay Chigo nightlife, this food-servg bar has remaed fun, relevant, and by sce opened 1987. Berl: A iendly dance club on the by Belmont Avenue, Berl has been a gay nightlife mastay Chigo for many years, s succs due largely to s e-one-e-all vibe.
Srlet: This smopolan, upsle gay lounge and dance club is known for s dandy drk specials and sleek r.
K Kat Lounge and Supper Club: One of Lakeview's swankier mixed gay-straight loung and eateri, K Kat is a retro-hip hangout. All the gay bars, rtrants, and clubs will have somethg special planned durg this month and the fect rabow-spir spreads across Chigo. The bt place to enjoy the para is Boystown, where the energy level will be at s gayt, proust, and most fun.
CHIGO GAY NIGHTLIFE GUI: DOWNTOWN & SOUTH SI
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Much of the gay scene this neighborhood is foced along Halsted, Belmont, and Addison Streets.
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.
Forty-five years on, the Boystown mastay is an tergeneratnal mosaic of Chigo’s gay muny.
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LGBT taprooms prove gay life exists below the Loop. * gay bars chicago loop *
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. 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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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. Still, diva-driven tun prove this is fely a gay bar, and if you’re lookg for a hangout that serv cheap hooch and has managed to stay off the Yelp crowd’s radar, this is your place.
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.