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The bar chart

The bar chart

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Created by Time Out Chicago • Updated On: July 9, 2012

Our heated assessment of where to drink this week.

The Beer Bistro North is one of The bar chart.

1. The Beer Bistro North

1415 W Fullerton Ave (btwn Southport Ave & Janssen Ave), Chicago, IL
Bar · North Side · 61 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: Good-bye, Small Bar Fullerton. Hello, Lincoln Park outpost of this West Loop pub. Read more.

Cheesie's Pub and Grub is one of The bar chart.

2. Cheesie's Pub and Grub

8.9
958 W Belmont Ave (at Sheffield Ave), Chicago, IL
Sandwich Spot · Lakeview · 170 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: It's back from the dead! Expanded and with a $4 happy hour...every hour.

Fulton's on the River is one of The bar chart.

3. Fulton's on the River

315 N La Salle Dr (btwn W Kinzie St & N Wacker Dr), Chicago, IL
Seafood Restaurant · River North · 20 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: The riverside patio is priming for summer with pitchers of cocktails like Hum punch. Read more.

Paladar Cuban Restaurant & Rum Bar is one of The bar chart.

4. Paladar Cuban Restaurant & Rum Bar

2252 N Western Ave (at W Belden Ave), Chicago, IL
Cuban Restaurant · Logan Square · 34 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: This location of El Cid has morphed into a Cuban restaurant with a penchant for rum.

Premise is one of The bar chart.

5. Premise

5420 N Clark St, Chicago, IL
American Restaurant · Andersonville · 9 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: In Fine Spirits is now more of a restaurant. But that doesn’t make it a lesser place to drink. Read more.

Red Door is one of The bar chart.

6. Red Door

2118 N Damen Ave (at W Charleston St), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · Bucktown · 53 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: You blinked, and now Duchamp is chef Troy Graves's restaurant and bar. Read more.

7. Seven Ten Lounge

6.1
2747 N Lincoln Ave (btwn Diversey Pkwy & Schubert Ave), Chicago, IL
Bowling Alley · North Side · 16 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: After a brief rehab, the Lincoln Park bar-slash-bowling alley has reopened. Read more.