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Roscoe's is a gay bar in Chicago. It has multiple bars, a dance floor, and an outdoor patio. [1] Logo TV has said the bar is "known as a haunt for younger gay guys and their straight girlfriends". [2] Roscoe's plays music videos and hosts drag performances, [3] as well as karaoke, dueling pianos, and RuPaul's Drag Race viewing parties. [4]
Listing Hideout Chicago as one of the top 10 must-visit places in Chicago, The Guardian called it a beloved local bar that is both friendly and a musical institution. [13] The Hideout has also been recognized nationally in several lists: 2006: Esquire, Best Bars in America [25] 2011: Esquire, The Best Bars in America [26]
River North from 1990 to 2012 became one of Chicago's top neighborhoods for nightlife especially along Franklin Street and Hubbard Street. It is a top destination for restaurants, nightclubs and living for people who move to Chicago. During this time numerous highrises have been developed, dramatically increasing the population of River North.
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The Chicago Sun-Times has called Sidetrack "one of the world's top gay bars". [11] Sidetrack ranked first in Time Out Chicago's 2023 list of the city's best LGBTQ+ bars. [3] Sidetrack has been called the "most popular bar in Illinois" by BuzzFeed and "one of the 50 top gay bars in the US" by Yelp. [12]
O'Banion's was a nightclub located at 661 N. Clark St. in Chicago's River North neighborhood. Named for Chicago Irish gangster Dion O'Banion, it was established in June 1978, inside what had formerly been McGovern’s Saloon (itself an infamous Chicago gangster bar where a young O'Banion had performed as a singing waiter) as well as a series of strip clubs and gay bars.
The Billy Goat Tavern is a chain of taverns located in Chicago, Illinois. Its restaurants are based on the original Billy Goat Tavern founded in 1934 [1] by Billy Sianis, a Greek immigrant. It achieved fame primarily through newspaper columns by Mike Royko, a supposed curse on the Chicago Cubs, and the Olympia Cafe sketch on Saturday Night Live.
The bar has won several awards and titles, including being named 13th best bar in the world, in The World's 50 Best Bars publication in 2014. [12] Eater lists the bar among its 28 "essential bars in Chicago". [7] The bar does not address the controversy involved with tiki culture, and still is known as a "tiki bar".