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           Bars and Clubs


         2 miles                     Lincoln
                                     Park
                N ASHLAND AVE  WEST                  NORTH           AVENUE  Lake
      WEST   NORTH   AVENUE             KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY                       NORTH     CLYBOURN     AVENUE  Michigan
       NORTH LEAVITT STREET  WEST  DIVISION  STREET  Chicago River NORTH       HALSTED        STREET  Stanton  Seward  NORTH       CLARK            STREET
                  N   ELSTON   AVENUE
         Wicker
          Park
                             Park
                                 Park
                 Eckhart                   NORTH   LAKE  SHORE   DRIVE
                  Park            NORTH   ORLEANS    STREET
        WEST   CHICAGO   AVENUE  WEST CHICAGO AVENUE  N STATE ST        N MICHIGAN AVENUE
                  NORTH  MILWAUKEE  AVENUE
       NORTH  LEAVITT  STREET  NORTH  DAMEN  AVENUE  NORTH  WOOD  STREET  NORTH  ASHLAND  AVENUE  NORTH OGDEN AVENUE  WEST KINZIE STREET  N FAIRBANKS COURT   Lee Olive
                                                 Milton
                                                 Park
                                   W WACKER DRIVE
                                  W RANDOLPH ST
                 Park
      0 km   1  Union  WEST RANDOLPH STREET  DOWNTOWN  Maggie
      0 miles    1  WEST MADISON STREET    Daley
                                           Park
         Cindy’s
                                  Hideout
     1                        3
                                     KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY
                                  MAP D4  •  1354 W. Wabansia
         On the rooftop of the Chicago
     Athletic Association Hotel, the   Ave.  •  1-773-227-4433
     stylish, glass-roofed Cindy’s feels   Located off an industrial corridor
     like a garden party from opening   on the Northside, Hideout is a
     hours to close. A terrace with two   popular destination for live music
     firepits offers panoramic views of   and arty performances. Many big
     Millennium and Grant parks, and   names played here when they were
     Lake Michigan. Cocktail choices   rising stars, including Andrew Bird,
     include large-format dispensers   and they often return. Events such
     designed for sharing (see p77).  as the Write Club pit debating
                              scribes against one another.
                                  Le Bar
                              4
                                  MAP K2  •  20 E. Chestnut St.
                              •  312-324-4000
                              In the beautiful Sofitel Hotel (see
                              p116), a fashionable, over-30, mixed
                              crowd fills this lobby lounge after
                              work, lingering until the wee hours
                              of the morning. Servers clad in black
                              dispense martinis with scrumptious
                              flavors such as chocolate and
     A night out at the Zebra Lounge  raspberry, and can cater to all tastes.
                                  Sable Kitchen & Bar
         Zebra Lounge
     2                        5
         An illegal speakeasy during
                                  MAP K3  •  505 N. State St.
     Prohibition, this tiny piano bar    •  312-755-9704  •  Opening times vary
     has stood the test of time and    Named after Chicago’s first non-
     compe tition, packing in loyal revelers  native settler, Jean Baptiste Point
     nightly. Zebra prints dominate the   du Sable (see p41), this dimly lit
     decor, and martinis are the drink of   restaurant has a classic 1940s vibe
     choice. Singing along with the pianist  to it. With its quintessential American
     to show tunes, torch songs, and   dishes, interesting vegetarian
     oldies is expected (see p83).  options and an extensive appetizer
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