Chicago - Andersonvilleedgewater - Nightlife

5419 N. Clark St., Chicago 60640
773-561-7363

Star Gaze

Don't be fooled by that welcoming-looking blue awning with the rainbow trim. One of the only lesbian bars in Chicago, it has a reputation for attracting some pretty tough customers. Relationship-or... read more

5148 N. Clark St., Chicago 60640
773-334-9851

Hopleaf Bar

What a pleasure of a place. A Europhile epicurean’s dream, it's a cozy restaurant in back and a tin-ceiling tavern in front where Cat-Power-listening low-fi locals blow off steam by reading t... read more

5153 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago 60640
773-878-4557

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind at Neo-Futurarium

Now in its 19th year, this entertaining show of 30 comedic plays in 60 minutes always sells out. Literally pulling topics from a clothesline, this brilliant troupe (whose alum Greg Kotis wrote the ... read more

5355 N. Clark St., Chicago 60640
773-784-1100

@mosphere

The most modern of the bars in the area, @mosphere is dimly lit with a clubby kind of feel. Special performances and events are held weekly, from drag shows to charity benefits. The rest of the wee... read more

5308 N. Clark St., Chicago 60640
773/751-0140

Charlie's Ale House

The other locations of this chain are in Navy Pier, Wheaton and Munster, Indiana, which tells us a lot about this huge Andersonville pints-and-pot-pies outlet. Though the cavernous room and bar are... read more

5015 N. Clark St., Chicago 60640
773-728-0500

Eagle Leather Bar

You must walk down a dark passageway and past a slew of parked motorcycles to get to this hushed gay leather bar. It can be sleepy during the week, but the weekends explode with a motley assortment... read more

5025 N. Clark St., Chicago 60640
773-784-6000

T's Restaurant and Bar

This Andersonville watering hole/restaurant calls itself a neighborhood bar for everyone, and they're not kidding. Straight and gay couples alike cozy up to cougars and their boy-toy dates, and... read more

5210 N. Clark St., Chicago 60640
773-878-0894

Simon's Tavern

Don't be put off by the animated Charlie Tuna-like logo holding a martini in blue and red neon. ("Pickled herring," a Swedish delicacy, get it?) Modeled after a 1930s bar from the SS Normandie, Sim... read more