Browse Our Recommended Pubs
Here at BeerGuideCHI.com we don't have complicated rules for choosing the pubs we list. To recommend a pub we have to actually have had a beer there - we don't list pubs which have been recommended by friends of friends, brothers-in-law or some random guy on the the street unless we have checked it out ourselves. Our pubs must serve good beer. We don't care how it is served -- cask, keg, bottled are all fine so long as the pub serves Good Beer from interesting breweries. But the pub also needs to have a little something extra, be it an outstanding selection, stunning architecture, an amazing ambience or excellent food. But first and most of all it must have good beer.
The one exception are the pubs on the "To Do List" -- they have been recommended by people we trust, but we haven't actually visited them yet.
All the pubs on this guide are worthy of a visit. A few have been singled out for special attention -- those ones are worth a special effort to visit. ;
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Regions in Chicago
- *Central
- *Far North
- Albany Park
- Andersonville
- Avondale
- Back of the Yards
- Beverly
- Bridgeport
- Bucktown
- Chinatown
- East Rogers Park
- East Ukranian Village
- Edgewater
- Fulton River District
- Humboldt Park
- Hyde Park
- Irving Park
- Lakeview
- Lakeview East
- Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Square
- Logan Square
- Mayfair
- North Center
- Old Town
- Pilsen
- Portage Park
- Pullman
- Ravenswood
- Roscoe Village
- Sauganash
- South Chicago
- South Loop
- Uptown
- West Lakeview
- West Loop
- West Town
- Wicker Park
- Wrigleyville
Key to Symbols
Here are some symbols you may see in some of our pub listings Click on the symbol to see a list of pubs.
 | David Top Pick |
 | David Honorable Mention |
 | Full menu |
 | Live Music |
 | WiFi available |
 | Children friendly |
 | Closed Saturday |
 | Closed Sunday |
 | Closed Monday |
 | Closed Tuesday |
 | Open 11am or earlier |
 | New entry in the Guide in 2019 |
 | Brewpub. |
 | Brewery tasting room, may have limited hours. |
 | New entry in the Guide in 2020 |
 | Dog friendly |
 | Has an unusual or regional beer on tap. |
 | Bring your own food |
 | Specializes in German Beer |
 | Specializes in Italian Beers |
 | Specializes in Czech/Slovak Beers |
 | Specializes in British Beers |
 | Specializes in Belgian Beers |
 | Bottle shop |
 | Coffee shop with draft beer. |
 | On the To Do List |
 | Growler fills available |