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Hungry Brain

4.7

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The Hungry Brain and thoughts of a dive bar should be synonymous, except with more artsy customers. Along with this place being a dive bar comes both the good and the bad aspects of such establishments. The confined space of The Hungry Brain makes the bar fill with smoke easily. When jazz bands play on Sunday nights talking becomes near impossible. But the local feel, the friendly service, and the great atmosphere all contribute to making this one of the most intimate and most welcoming bars in Chicago. Despite being out of ... read more

Location details

2319 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tue9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wed9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thu9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Fri9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
SatClosed
SunClosed
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Emerson D. 
15 years ago

Like a Friend's Basement With Beer Specials Once an almost-secret neighborhood hidey-hole, the Brain has gotten enough good press lately that it gets uncomfortably crowded on weekends, and some patrons don't know each other's names. This li'l blurb might get it "discovered" even more, but I'd be lying by omission if I withheld my recommendation. The staff is friendly and literate, the jukebox is arguably the city's hippest, the prices are low, and the atmosphere walks the line between artsy and divey without tumbling in eith... read more

Emerson D.'s profile image
Emerson D. 
15 years ago

Like a Friend's Basement With Beer Specials Once an almost-secret neighborhood hidey-hole, the Brain has gotten enough good press lately that it gets uncomfortably crowded on weekends, and some patrons don't know each other's names. This li'l blurb might get it "discovered" even more, but I'd be lying by omission if I withheld my recommendation. The staff is friendly and literate, the jukebox is arguably the city's hippest, the prices are low, and the atmosphere walks the line between artsy and divey without tumbling in eith... read more

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15 years ago

Great place for a drink at 9pm on weekends The Hungry Brain is the type of bar that you plan on meeting your friends at before heading out for a night on the town, but the bar is so good that you end up staying till 2am. They also have a little concrete backyard. Live jazz on Sunday nights with no cover. I met Wim Wenders there one night. 

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How is Hungry Brain rated?

Hungry Brain has a 4.7 star rating with 258 reviews. 

When is Hungry Brain open?

Hungry Brain is closed now. It will open on Monday at 9:00 a.m. 

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