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Must BYORB
Shaw's Crab House is one of Must BYORB.

1. Shaw's Crab House

9.3
21 E Hubbard St (at N Wabash Ave), Chicago, IL
Seafood Restaurant · Near North Side · 221 tips and reviews
Cesar's Killer Margaritas is one of Must BYORB.

2. Cesar's Killer Margaritas

6.8
3166 N Clark St (at W Belmont Ave), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Lakeview · 73 tips and reviews
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge is one of Must BYORB.

3. Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

8.6
4802 N Broadway St (at W Lawrence Ave), Chicago, IL
Jazz and Blues Venue · Uptown · 136 tips and reviews
Bernie's Lunch & Supper is one of Must BYORB.

4. Bernie's Lunch & Supper

8.0
660 N Orleans St, Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · River North · 22 tips and reviews
Quality Crab & Oyster Bah is one of Must BYORB.

5. Quality Crab & Oyster Bah

1962 N Halsted St (Armitage), Chicago, IL
Seafood Restaurant · North Side · 32 tips and reviews
AMC DINE-IN 600 North Michigan 9 is one of Must BYORB.

6. AMC DINE-IN 600 North Michigan 9

8.1
600 N Michigan Ave (at Ohio St), Chicago, IL
Movie Theater · Streeterville · 100 tips and reviews
Lottie's Pub is one of Must BYORB.

7. Lottie's Pub

8.5
1925 W Cortland St (at N Winchester Ave), Chicago, IL
Pub · Bucktown · 58 tips and reviews
The Map Room is one of Must BYORB.

8. The Map Room

8.6
1949 N Hoyne Ave (at W Armitage Ave), Chicago, IL
Beer Bar · Bucktown · 108 tips and reviews
Floyd's Pub is one of Must BYORB.

9. Floyd's Pub

7.9
1944 N Oakley Ave (at Armitage Ave.), Chicago, IL
Pub · Bucktown · 25 tips and reviews
The Hideout is one of Must BYORB.

10. The Hideout

8.6
1354 W Wabansia Ave (btwn Elston Ave & Throop St), Chicago, IL
Rock Club · 57 tips and reviews
Lawry's The Prime Rib is one of Must BYORB.

11. Lawry's The Prime Rib

100 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL
Steakhouse · Streeterville · 52 tips and reviews
Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab is one of Must BYORB.

12. Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab

9.4
60 E Grand Ave (at N Rush St), Chicago, IL
Seafood Restaurant · Near North Side · 226 tips and reviews
Rainbo Club is one of Must BYORB.

13. Rainbo Club

8.1
1150 N Damen Ave (at W Division St), Chicago, IL
Dive Bar · Ukrainian Village · 54 tips and reviews
Hopleaf Bar is one of Must BYORB.

14. Hopleaf Bar

9.2
5148 N Clark St (at W Foster Ave), Chicago, IL
Beer Bar · Andersonville · 335 tips and reviews
Pizano's Pizza & Pasta is one of Must BYORB.

15. Pizano's Pizza & Pasta

8.4
864 N State St (btwn W Delaware Pl. & W Chestnut St.), Chicago, IL
Pizzeria · Near North Side · 77 tips and reviews
Innjoy is one of Must BYORB.

16. Innjoy

6.5
2051 W Division St (at N Hoyne Ave), Chicago, IL
Lounge · Ukrainian Village · 31 tips and reviews
The Barrelhouse Flat is one of Must BYORB.

17. The Barrelhouse Flat

2624 N Lincoln Ave (at W Wrightwood Ave), Chicago, IL
Cocktail Bar · Lincoln Park · 90 tips and reviews
Bijan's Bistro is one of Must BYORB.

18. Bijan's Bistro

633 N State St (at E Erie St), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · Near North Side · 80 tips and reviews
Social Twenty Five is one of Must BYORB.

19. Social Twenty Five

6.1
25 W Hubbard St (at N Dearborn St), Chicago, IL
Lounge · Near North Side · 28 tips and reviews
Untitled Supper Club is one of Must BYORB.

20. Untitled Supper Club

8.6
111 W Kinzie St (btwn N LaSalle St & N Clark St), Chicago, IL
Restaurant · River North · 141 tips and reviews
Bangers & Lace is one of Must BYORB.

21. Bangers & Lace

8.5
1670 West Division Street, Wicker Park (at Paulina Ave), Chicago, IL
Bar · Wicker Park · 155 tips and reviews
Table Fifty-Two is one of Must BYORB.

22. Table Fifty-Two

52 W Elm St, Chicago, IL
Southern Food Restaurant · Near North Side · 73 tips and reviews
The Barrelhouse Flat is one of Must BYORB.

23. The Barrelhouse Flat

2624 N Lincoln Ave (at W Wrightwood Ave), Chicago, IL
Cocktail Bar · Lincoln Park · 90 tips and reviews

Chicago magazineChicago magazine: Must-try cocktail: Creole Cocktail. A seldom-seen classic (bourbon, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine, Amer Picon) done exactly right.