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Favorite Venues in Chicago

Favorite Venues in Chicago

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Created by Bruce Paul • Updated On: October 23, 2011

Non-food places I like to hang at...

Music Box Theatre is one of Favorite Venues in Chicago.

1. Music Box Theatre

9.4
3733 N Southport Ave (btwn Grace St & Waveland Ave), Chicago, IL
Indie Movie Theater · Lakeview · 88 tips and reviews
The Drawing Room is one of Favorite Venues in Chicago.

2. The Drawing Room

937 N Rush St (at E Walton Pl), Chicago, IL
Cocktail Bar · Streeterville · 78 tips and reviews

Bruce P.Bruce Paul: One of my favorite places, when I first moved back to the city.

AMC River East 21 is one of Favorite Venues in Chicago.

3. AMC River East 21

8.4
322 E Illinois St (btwn Fairbanks Ct & McClurg Ct), Chicago, IL
Movie Theater · Streeterville · 186 tips and reviews

Bruce P.Bruce Paul: Where the have held the Chicago International Film Fest in recent years.

4. HotHouse

Chicago, IL
Home (private) · Dearborn Park · 1 tip

Bruce P.Bruce Paul: Sometimes funky and always interesting place for World Music.

The Hideout is one of Favorite Venues in Chicago.

5. The Hideout

8.7
1354 W Wabansia Ave (btwn Elston Ave & Throop St), Chicago, IL
Rock Club · 57 tips and reviews

Bruce P.Bruce Paul: The name describes it perfectly, though they host some of the better alternative/country bands in the city.

The Art Institute of Chicago is one of Favorite Venues in Chicago.

6. The Art Institute of Chicago

9.5
111 S Michigan Ave (btwn Monroe St & Jackson Dr), Chicago, IL
Art Museum · Grant Park · 685 tips and reviews
Chicago Cultural Center is one of Favorite Venues in Chicago.

7. Chicago Cultural Center

9.0
78 E Washington St (btwn N Michigan & N Garland Ct.), Chicago, IL
Museum · The Loop · 153 tips and reviews
Gene Siskel Film Center is one of Favorite Venues in Chicago.

8. Gene Siskel Film Center

9.1
164 N State St (btwn Lake & Randolph), Chicago, IL
Indie Movie Theater · The Loop · 32 tips and reviews
Chicago Public Library is one of Favorite Venues in Chicago.

9. Chicago Public Library

8.9
400 S. State St. (btwn Van Buren & Congress), Chicago, IL
Library · The Loop · 79 tips and reviews
Myopic Books is one of Favorite Venues in Chicago.

10. Myopic Books

8.8
1564 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL
Bookstore · Wicker Park · 62 tips and reviews
Funky Buddha Lounge is one of Favorite Venues in Chicago.

11. Funky Buddha Lounge

728 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL
Bar · Fulton River District · 20 tips and reviews

Bruce P.Bruce Paul: Like the Hideout, this is a hole in the wall that really shines...