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Two cheap stops, the walk between them, and the last train home. Pick a start and we’ll line up the
night.
Just one place? See what’s cheap near you right now , and how long you’ve got.
The evening
Walks are timed along the grid at an easy 3 mph. Two stops, not three: a third is where a plan
becomes a schedule somebody has to obey.
879 nights that work 240 min Woodie's Flat → R.J. Grunts
17:00–19:00 Woodie's Flat, River North · 20:00–22:00 R.J. Grunts, Lincoln Park (16 min walk), after 44 min with nowhere to be
$11 printed across both, before tax, tip and anything else.
$6-7 22oz fatpours, weekdays 5 to 7pm · $5 classic cocktails, beers, and wine 8-10pm
209 min Bub City → Celeste
16:00–16:59 Bub City, River North · 17:00–19:30 Celeste, River North (1 min walk)
One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.
$5 food and drink specials · Rooftop happy hour, Wednesday to Friday 5 to 8pm
209 min Il Porcellino → Celeste
16:00–16:59 Il Porcellino, River North · 17:00–19:30 Celeste, River North (1 min walk)
One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.
$6-9 bites, $6-8 pours, weekdays 4 to 6pm at the bar · Rooftop happy hour, Wednesday to Friday 5 to 8pm
208 min Barrio → Celeste
16:00–16:58 Barrio, River North · 17:00–19:30 Celeste, River North (2 min walk)
One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.
$9 margaritas, $5 beer, $5 bites, every day 4 to 6pm · Rooftop happy hour, Wednesday to Friday 5 to 8pm
208 min Nonnina → Celeste
16:00–16:58 Nonnina, River North · 17:00–19:30 Celeste, River North (2 min walk)
One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.
$9-19 bites, $9 wine and cocktails, weekdays 3 to 6 and 8pm to close · Rooftop happy hour, Wednesday to Friday 5 to 8pm
207 min RPM Italian → Celeste
16:00–16:57 RPM Italian, River North · 17:00–19:30 Celeste, River North (3 min walk)
One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.
Cocktails, wine, and small plates from $8 · Rooftop happy hour, Wednesday to Friday 5 to 8pm
207 min RPM Seafood → Celeste
16:00–16:57 RPM Seafood, River North · 17:00–19:30 Celeste, River North (3 min walk)
One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.
$10 cocktails and $5 beers at the bar · Rooftop happy hour, Wednesday to Friday 5 to 8pm
207 min Siena Tavern → Celeste
16:00–16:57 Siena Tavern, River North · 17:00–19:30 Celeste, River North (3 min walk)
One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.
$4 sliders, $9 cocktails, $12 pizzas, every day 3 to 6pm, bar only · Rooftop happy hour, Wednesday to Friday 5 to 8pm
207 min Theory → Celeste
16:00–16:57 Theory, River North · 17:00–19:30 Celeste, River North (3 min walk)
One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.
$5 bottles, $3 off apps, $35 buckets, Tue to Fri 4 to 7pm · Rooftop happy hour, Wednesday to Friday 5 to 8pm
205 min Matilda → Celeste
16:00–16:55 Matilda, River North · 17:00–19:30 Celeste, River North (5 min walk)
One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.
$10 cocktails and $7-12 bar snacks · Rooftop happy hour, Wednesday to Friday 5 to 8pm
205 min Shaw's Crab House → Celeste
16:00–16:55 Shaw's Crab House, River North · 17:00–19:30 Celeste, River North (5 min walk)
One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.
Half-price oysters and $5-10 drinks in the Oyster Bar · Rooftop happy hour, Wednesday to Friday 5 to 8pm
204 min The Kerryman → Celeste
16:00–16:54 The Kerryman, River North · 17:00–19:30 Celeste, River North (6 min walk)
One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.
$6 Guinness, $5 shots, $7 Titos, $15 fish, Friday 4 to 7pm · Rooftop happy hour, Wednesday to Friday 5 to 8pm
These are the top 12. 867 more work too, ranked the same way.
Sorted by time sitting down. Anything that outlasts the last train goes to the bottom, not away: you
can still do those, you’re just getting a cab.
What this can’t tell you
Whether there’s a table. Whether the kitchen’s still on. Whether the second place has a line at nine
on a Friday. None of that is in any record we can fetch, so none of it is claimed here. A place we
can’t put on the map is left out too, because the walk between two stops is the whole trick and a
guessed one would still print as minutes.
How a deal earns a light.