As we near the end of the week, it’s time to start priming your mind and alcohol tolerance for the weekend. To assist, we rounded up the top happy hour deals for every day of the week (because Monday deserves some liquid love, too). Here’s where to drink on a budget this week.
Thursday, March 23
Eden (1748 W. Lake St. 312-366-2294) offers a glass of red or white wine paired with a mix of Castelvetrano olives, Peppadew peppers, preserved lemon and celery for $15 in the bar area from 5-7 p.m.
Friday, March 24
BellyQ (1400 W. Randolph St. 312-563-1010) offers specials including $2 Coors Banquet, $3 Lone Star, $5 shots of Japanese whiskey and $5 dumplings from 4:30-7 p.m.
Saturday, March 25
Upstairs at The Gwen (521 N. Rush St. 312-645-1500) offers $9 cocktails, $6 Chicago craft beers and $9 fried calamari, chicken wings and margherita flatbread pizza from 4-6 p.m.
Sunday, March 26
The Madison Bar and Kitchen (1027 W. Madison St. 312-566-4121) offers $5 draft beers and pizzas from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Monday, March 27
Get draft beers and bites including Thai chicken wings and IPA beer pretzels for half-price from 4-6 p.m. at SideDoor (100 E. Ontario St. 312-787-6768).
Tuesday, March 28
Tapworks Tavern (820 W. Jackson Blvd. 312-612-5898) offers half-price appetizers from 2-5 p.m.
Wednesday, March 29
The Native (2417 N. Milwaukee Ave. 872-206-5526) serves $8 house cocktails and pizza and $4 drafts from 4-7 p.m. You can also get their signature Chicago Handshake, which pairs an Old Style with a shot of Malort, for $6.
If you have a happy hour deal you’d like to see featured in RedEye, email details to laurenchval@redeyechicago.com.
Samantha Nelson is a RedEye freelancer.
