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Andy’s Jazz Club
6
MAP K3 • 11 E. Hubbard St.
• 312-642-6805
With its musical program that begins
at lunchtime and continues into the
evening, Andy’s fills a void for those
jazz fans who can’t hold out for the
late-night headliners. Prime perches
at the horseshoe-shaped bar are
much sought after in this no-fuss
River North club.
Green Mill Cocktail
7
Lounge
MAP E2 • 4802 N. Broadway • 1-773-
878-5552 • Limited DA
A former Prohibition-era speakeasy,
Uptown’s landmark Green Mill is a
vintage treasure with a sweeping Buddy Guy headlining at his club
curved bar, vinyl booths, fading
Buddy Guy’s Legends
murals, and an authentic air of 9
Chicago’s gangster past. The city’s MAP L5 • 700 S. Wabash Ave.
premier jazz talents like Kurt Elling • 312-427-1190
and Patricia Barber regularly play A legend himself, bluesman Buddy
gigs here and Uptown Poetry Slam Guy operates perhaps the best
features every Sunday. It’s out of the blues club in the city. The popular
way but every cabbie in the city South Loop destination draws a
knows how to get there. mix of students, tourists, and local
fans, particularly when Guy himself
headlines (see p98).
California Clipper
0
1002 N. California Ave. • 1-773-
384-2547 • www.californiaclipper.com
Home of the Purple Martini, this
restored retro club, with a 40-ft (12-m)
wooden bar and red-leather booths,
bills itself as “the only bar with grape
soda on its gun.” Catch local, live
country, dance, jazz, and blues from
Thursday through Sunday (Monday
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge is bingo night). See if you can spot
“The Woman in White,” the Clipper’s
Blue Chicago
8 elegant 1940s ghost.
MAP K2 • 536 N. Clark St. & 736
N. Clark St. • 312-661-0100 • Open
8pm–1:30am Mon–Fri & Sun (to
2:30am Sat) • www.blueschicago.com
Popular with tourists, Blue Chicago
in River North operates two clubs
located two blocks apart. Seats at
both venues are few and far
between, so come early if you need
one, or be prepared to dance. The
admission charge covers both clubs,
which encourages bar hopping. Retro-style interior, California Clipper

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