Chicago

The most important thing you'll find here is Guinness for $2.50 a pint, delivered with a shamrock poured into the foam by a cheerfully surly bartender who's going to give you shit, but not so much that it'll piss you off. And you'll drink that Guinness in the company of real drinkers, regulars who've been drinking together for a while now and aren't against fighting each other from time to time, like true family.

So you've got great beer for cheap, live entertainment, and an added bonus that the juke's not half bad. It's the only place to go in this neighborhood. Trust me on this. It's Lincoln Park, fer crissake.