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    Damen Tavern

    3.8 (62 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    DAMEN TAVERN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Divey
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Happy hour specials

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    Jameson
    Steve A.

    Formerly this place was called Bar DeVille. Damen Tavern is the capable replacement. Interestingly this a dive bar but it's also like a speakeasy. Good prices on beer and liquor. There's a lot of happy hour specials and this is a popular place for games and weekends. A good description is a neighborhood bar. It's on Damen Avenue of course, at Huron. The locals around here like it up to a point. As the night goes along, they try to keep the noise down. This is after all up against some private residences. A reason why it gets these crowds are the cheap drinks. It's $2 or $3 for some cocktails and shots if you can believe it. There's the good stuff like Jameson, and the bad stuff like Malort. Even though there's no food, you can still bring some in here. It's close to a few places and they can deliver it. There's also fun activities like billiards and hip music making it a fun get together.

    Apple Spiced Marg
    Andre W.

    I remember when the old Bar DeVille closed a few years ago, but did not know what it became. I had a friend in town and she wanted me to pick a place that was a happy medium between our group of three as we were all coming from different parts of the city. Checked yelp of course and found Damen Tavern. It was a Tuesday evening around 5pm so no huge crowd or anything. We got a table near the bar so we could be close enough to grab drinks. Our relationship with the girl behind the bar started off a little rocky as she originally took awhile to see we were at the end of the bar awaiting service. Her friend sitting there finally alerted her and we were then good to go for the rest of the night as 3 of us had 3 drinks each. She would come to our table to take the orders and then bring the drinks to us. The Apple Spiced Marg was my drink for the time we were there as it was very delicious. The drink includes tequila, apple spice, lime and agave...very good! This is the kinda spot that you can come here to chill for awhile and watch some games as they have TVs behind the bar, start your night or end your night with a nightcap if you live in the area. No food here so make sure you grub before you get here if you're gonna do some serious drinking.

    Lauren P.

    Damen Tavern is a pretty decent bar! They have a pretty unique cocktail menu and there's decent space to stand in groups. It's loud but not too loud. My main complaint is there's limited bathrooms so there usually was a line (for front and back ones). But I had a good time! P.S. Shout out to the tamale guy who came in last night! MVP!

    Josh B.

    I have never posted on Yelp and probably never will again. However, this is the greatest bar I have ever visited in my entire life. Great music, but more importantly the cheapest non-wells drinks I have ever seen. I had to ask the bartender how this was possible. I wish I was a local. I'd honestly consider relocating to Chicago to visit this bar more frequently. Don't take my word for it. Pictures worth a thousand words or $3 during happy hour.

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    The design is not much different from Bar Deville but the vibe is which is more important anyway.

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