If you like a dive, come visit Loafers and loaf around. It is everything you want in a dive. The…read morebartenders are nice and the ambiance is divey.

Awesome bar and bartender on Thursdays. Will 100% be back!!! Such a fun karaoke night and the…read morebartender cares about his patrons.

Nice basic sports bar to watch sports and drink alcohol in smack dab in the center of Lincoln…read moreSquare. Which is the vanilla of neighborhoods IMO. Clean place, nice staff, average prices, very homey feeling bar. I don't know this place seemed kinda just OK but the bartenders were very affable and talked Bulls with us, which makes me raise the rating to 4 stars. Good place, would return.

Laid back bar. They don't serve food but you can bring your own in. Drinks were not expensive.read more

Great dive with food at a reasonable price. A very welcoming ambiance. Love the characters who…read morehang here too

My goal is to try 50 new Chicago restaurants in 2025!…read moreRestaurant: 59/50 Month tried: October Favorite dish: Fried Pickles We've heard so much about the legendary Carol's Pub and were happy to finally swing by for drinks and music. I can't really rate it as a full restaurant yet because we only had fried pickles, but the menu is small and simple and smelled delicious. The serving of pickles was HUGE! Fit for like six people, not just the two of us. And they were yummy. The artist playing when we went was great. I've heard the music lineup is always reliably good, as are the events. It's high on my 2026 goal list to come back for karaoke, bingo, and drag brunch.

no food great bartender…read moreGood customers Reilly's Second favorite bar. right behind 1a Cody's. & 1b. River Shannon

Great bar. Mike the bartender is a legend. Beer is kept well. Cozy spot that is perfect for a drink…read moreand a chat with friends.

Great host, locally owned neighborhood tavern with solid service. Good spot for a pub crawl or…read morebeing George's pizza on over.

I can't believe this is my first visit. Vibes are immaculate. Pool table, darts, TouchTunes. What…read moremore can you ask for! Owners are awesome and welcoming. Will absolutely be back.

Cash only Great…read morevibe. Cute little ambiance. Lively, but not packed. Enough space to speak without yelling. I definitely appreciate the vibe here

Have never met a bartender so mean…read more The Temu Ed Harris made sure we knew we weren't welcome. Go for the stale Schlitz on draft, stay to be glared and sneered at. Oh, and don't be paranoid and think it's just you. He hates all of us.

Stopped in to this place that had the Arsenal game on and was just praying it wasn't a Cubs day--…read moreno offense to anybody! This bar was awesome-- bartender was a guy called Scott who said he'd newly started but actually knew his stuff and converted my "just the one" plan into "I've got to be done at four lagers". Ask him for the Irish jokes-- he beat me at them, had me impressed-- and that's saying something, my Irish joke repertoire is, frankly, formidable. If your an Arsenal or EPL fan or not, do yourself a favor and check this place out.

Hit up this bar soon after we went to another. It's in an area on Ashland where there's lots of…read moredive bars with cheap drinks and interesting characters. Ten Cat Tavern is pretty divey while being pretty nice at the same time. Kind of has a quiet coolness to it. Lots of cheap drinks and some more expensive stuff as well. As for the drinks it's mostly basic. It's about $6 for a cocktail. The cheapest ones include some pretty cheap whiskey. Also they have cheap cans of PBR. Seems like most people here are drinking beer, and these mostly are in bottles and cans like how a dive bar should. Also has a couple pool tables that somehow fit. The bar is pretty small but the coziness makes it charming though. Pretty clean. The place is dim so it's hard to know for sure. Got to mention for those who couldn't tell by the name that it's also pet friendly. It's usually dogs in here ironically. There's also a jukebox with a good collection of songs, and a few TVs for watching games or things.

This one goes to eleven…read more What can one say..? The Montrose Saloon is THE spot for bands, beers, well crafted cocktails and good vibes. Indoors - great stage and real sound folks running the boards - it's run by a musician who wouldn't have it any other way - ambiance, sounds, and sightlines are great. Outdoors - fire pits, sometimes music outdoors (was great during the pandemic) - sublime. And sometimes they have food trucks. Coolest spot in town / one of the best music venues.

Cool staff, great prices. However - The bar can be 95% EMPTY on a Sunday evening in February, and…read morethey will boot you to the outdoor bar (in CHICAGO, in FEBRUARY) if you don't pay $15 to exist there at the same time as some band nobody has ever heard of or cares about. Does this bar want to sell drinks or not? We left, bye.

Had a visit to another Lincoln Park dive bar. It's not that much of one but it's as divy as you can…read moreget there it seems. Gannon's has a mix of Irish and other themes going on pretty much. More known for the drinks such as the beers on tap and some mules that are refreshing. The food is pretty basic stuff like pretzels, wings, and those types of things. Came in at lunch and it wasn't that busy for a weekend at least. It has a pretty good amount of space inside and out. There's a beer garden in the back open for summer. It's about $10 for a cocktail. Pretty good stuff like the Irish Mule, made with Jameson. Basic food on the menu however. There's greasy stuff like burgers and that if you want. It's $8 to get a couple of Jumbo Soft Pretzels. These are good to munch on with beer or whatever. Also they have cheese curds. These greasy things are among the good things for sharing. Get some great beers on tap and some cocktails. It has a pretty basic food menu. There's burgers, pretzels, and whatever.

This place has gone down hill since Sean left. Sunday-Funday what do you expect bars to have on…read morehand while you watch football? Bloody Marys. Yesterday they had none despite being across a parking lot from a Jewel. How is that possible?

Nice place to go for just a relax chill evening. Friendly Staff & Good service Loved the decor &…read moreCoquito Martini was delish

Chris was great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!foood was amazing!!!!!!!!!!!! Ambiance…read moreoutstanding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!