Speakeasies in Chicago, Illinois

106 hidden bars found

Chicago's cocktail culture thrives in the shadows, where unmarked doors and hidden entrances lead to some of the city's most inventive drinking establishments. From dimly lit basement bars to concealed lounges tucked behind bookshelf facades, these 106 speakeasies honor the city's Prohibition-era legacy while pushing the boundaries of modern mixology. Each venue offers its own interpretation of secrecy and craft, creating intimate spaces where exceptional drinks take center stage.

Division on the Rocks

102 W Division St fl 2, Chicago, IL 60610

5.0 (24)
Drunk Shakespeare Chicago

182 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60601

4.9 (2357)
Club X Speakeasy

224 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60604

4.9 (41)
Snorkelbox

433 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60607

4.9 (14)
Chicago Magic Lounge

5050 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640

4.8 (938)
Industry Ales Brewpub

230 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60604

4.8 (336)
The Alderman

1163 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

4.8 (130)
Jack Schwartz Importer

141 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604

4.8 (127)
The Cliff Dwellers

200 S Michigan Ave #2200, Chicago, IL 60604

4.8 (107)
Chicago Prohibition Tours

27 N Wacker Dr #126, Chicago, IL 60606

4.8 (84)
Muse Spirits

3169 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657

4.8 (66)
Kinzie On The Rocks

370 N Desplaines St, Chicago, IL 60661

4.8 (43)
Long Room Chicago

1612 W Irving Park Rd Ste 1, Chicago, IL 60613

4.7 (740)
Bistro Monadnock

325 S Federal St, Chicago, IL 60604

4.7 (371)
Brando's Lincoln Park

2265 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614

4.7 (353)
The Bamboo Room at Three Dots and a Dash

435 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654

4.7 (224)
Sky Ride Tap

105 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60605

4.7 (196)
Decadent Chicago

1355 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605

4.7 (168)
Bar Sotto

71 W Monroe St Lower Level, Chicago, IL 60603

4.7 (134)
Bar Moxy

530 N La Salle Dr, Chicago, IL 60654

4.7 (81)
Three Dots and a Dash

435 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654

4.6 (8124)
Gilt Bar

230 W Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60654

4.6 (1879)
Arbella

112 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60654

4.6 (1272)
The Franklin Room

675 N Franklin St, Chicago, IL 60654

4.6 (1095)
Cherry Circle Room

12 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603

4.6 (958)
The Whistler

2421 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

4.6 (801)
Sparrow

12 W Elm St, Chicago, IL 60610

4.6 (786)
Best Intentions

3281 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

4.6 (682)
The Up Room

2018 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

4.6 (529)
Drawing Room

12 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603

4.6 (384)
16th Street Bar & Coffee Lounge

75 E 16th St, Chicago, IL 60616

4.6 (369)
Vol. 39

39 S LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60603

4.6 (351)
The Office

955 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

4.6 (218)
Foundation Room Chicago

329 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60655

4.6 (212)
Fox Bar

113-125 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607

4.6 (212)
Dorothy

2500 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

4.6 (176)
Rebel & Rye

726 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60654

4.6 (170)
The Heavy Feather

2357 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

4.6 (166)
Bernard’s

11 E Walton St 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60611

4.6 (103)
The Lounge At The Lion

182 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60601

4.6 (73)
Lulu's Speakeasy

712 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654

4.6 (57)
Untitled Supper Club

111 W Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60654

4.5 (2995)
Monk's Pub

205 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60606

4.5 (2625)
Storyville Chicago

712 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654

4.5 (1919)
The Green Door Tavern

678 N Orleans St, Chicago, IL 60654

4.5 (1580)
The Marq

60 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

4.5 (1345)
SPIN Chicago

344 N State St, Chicago, IL 60654

4.5 (1118)
MONEYGUN

660 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60661

4.5 (1078)
The Grillroom Chophouse & Wine Bar

33 W Monroe St Floor 1, Chicago, IL 60603

4.5 (816)
Richard's Bar

491 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60654

4.5 (550)
Lazy Bird

200 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607

4.5 (512)
Punch House

1227 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

4.5 (472)
The Lodge Tavern

21 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60610

4.5 (447)
The Victor Bar

4011 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

4.5 (416)
Nine Bar

216 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60616

4.5 (406)
Bar Sótano

In the alley behind Frontera Grill, 443 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654

4.5 (366)
Dorian’s

1939 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

4.5 (360)
Best Bar

2233 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago, IL 60616

4.5 (354)
Zebra Lounge

Canterbury Court Apartments, 1220 N State Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60610

4.5 (345)
The Meadowlark

2812 W Palmer St, Chicago, IL 60647

4.5 (307)
After Chicago

1338 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60607

4.5 (224)
Golden Teardrops

2101 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

4.5 (44)
Miller's Pub

134 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60603

4.4 (5547)
Cindy's Rooftop

12 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603

4.4 (5396)
Howl at the Moon Chicago

26 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60654

4.4 (3745)
Exchequer Restaurant & Pub

226 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60604

4.4 (3071)
2Twenty2 Tavern

222 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60604

4.4 (1058)
Half Sour

755 S Clark St, Chicago, IL 60605

4.4 (951)
The Bassment - Chicago

353 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60654

4.4 (902)
The Drifter

676-8 N Orleans St, Chicago, IL 60654

4.4 (823)
The Revel Room

1566 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

4.4 (569)
The Berkshire Room

15 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60611

4.4 (485)
The Press Room

1134 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607

4.4 (384)
The Pearl Club

495 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60654

4.4 (248)
Blind Wolf Speakeasy

3222 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

4.4 (72)
Rose Lounge

912 N State St, Chicago, IL 60610

4.4 (32)
The Green Mill

4802 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640

4.3 (4532)
Brando's Speakeasy

343 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60604

4.3 (2082)
The Aviary

955 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

4.3 (1455)
Blind Barber

948 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

4.3 (960)
Stocks & Blondes

40 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60606

4.3 (916)
Streeter's Tavern

50 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611

4.3 (864)
Broken Shaker at Freehand Chicago

19 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60611

4.3 (774)
Kindling | Downtown Cookout & Cocktails

202 S Franklin St, Chicago, IL 60606

4.3 (535)
Z Bar

108 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611

4.3 (520)
The Rabbit Hole

1208 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610

4.3 (286)
Watershed Bar

601 N State St, Chicago, IL 60654

4.3 (242)
The Dandy Crown

694 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642

4.3 (225)
Le Bar Chicago

20 E Chestnut St, Chicago, IL 60611

4.3 (174)
The Gatsby Speakeasy

736 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614

4.3 (153)
Bunker

1515 W Monroe St thru patio, Chicago, IL 60607

4.3 (95)
Hideout Lounge

2832 Ridgeland Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402

4.3 (74)
LH Rooftop

85 E Wacker Dr 22nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60601

4.2 (3619)
Redhead Piano Bar

16 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60654

4.2 (1870)
RAISED | An Urban Rooftop Bar

1 W Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601

4.2 (1527)
The Drop In

415 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60654

4.2 (174)
Adamus Lounge

10 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60603

4.2 (122)
Bodega Bar at The Berkshire Room

15 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60611

4.2 (72)
Beef & Liberty Bar at Hawksmoor Chicago

500 N La Salle Dr, Chicago, IL 60654

4.2 (5)
Panchos Rooftop Cantina

327 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, IL 60604

4.1 (1638)
Second Story Bar

157 E Ohio St #2, Chicago, IL 60611

4.1 (257)
Bordel

1721 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622

4.0 (592)
Aire Rooftop Bar Chicago

100 W Monroe St Floor 24, Chicago, IL 60603

4.0 (557)
NEVER HAVE I EVER

2247 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614

3.9 (296)
Potter’s Bar

124 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60603

3.7 (318)
The Handsome, Chicago

613 N Wells St Suite B, Chicago, IL 60654

3.4 (7)