In Force · Chicago

From 16:00 · CT

Tonight

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.

276 nights that work

  1. BLVD → Rebel & Rye

    16:30–17:15 BLVD, West Loop · 17:24–19:54 Rebel & Rye, West Town (9 min walk)

    One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.

    $1.5-21 bites, $10 cocktails, half-price martinis, wkdays 4.30-6.30 · 20% off all drinks, seven days a week

  2. Nia → Rebel & Rye

    17:00–17:45 Nia, West Loop · 17:55–20:25 Rebel & Rye, West Town (10 min walk)

    One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.

    $5 sangria and beer, $8 wine, $10 cocktails, Tue to Fri 5 to 6pm · 20% off all drinks, seven days a week

  3. Moneygun → Rebel & Rye

    17:00–17:45 Moneygun, West Loop · 17:55–20:25 Rebel & Rye, West Town (10 min walk)

    One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.

    $10 martinis with waffle fries, Tue to Fri 5 to 7pm · 20% off all drinks, seven days a week

  4. Yokocho → Rebel & Rye

    17:00–17:45 Yokocho, West Loop · 17:55–20:25 Rebel & Rye, West Town (10 min walk)

    One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.

    Happy hour Tue to Fri 5 to 7pm, no prices claimed · 20% off all drinks, seven days a week

  5. Nia Restaurant and Wine Bar → Rebel & Rye

    17:00–17:45 Nia Restaurant and Wine Bar, West Loop · 17:55–20:25 Rebel & Rye, West Town (10 min walk)

    One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.

    Happy hour Tuesday to Friday 5PM to 6PM, sangria 6, beer 6, wine 8, cocktails 10 · 20% off all drinks, seven days a week

  6. Bar Siena → Rebel & Rye

    16:00–16:45 Bar Siena, West Loop · 16:56–19:26 Rebel & Rye, West Town (11 min walk)

    One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.

    $9 classic cocktails, $10 wine · 20% off all drinks, seven days a week

  7. Bandit → Rebel & Rye

    16:00–16:45 Bandit, West Loop · 16:57–19:27 Rebel & Rye, West Town (12 min walk)

    One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.

    $1 wings, $5 bites, $9 cocktails, weekdays 4 to 6pm · 20% off all drinks, seven days a week

  8. avec → Rebel & Rye

    16:00–16:45 avec, West Loop · 16:58–19:28 Rebel & Rye, West Town (13 min walk)

    One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.

    $10 cocktail and wine, $4.50-9 snacks, weekdays 3.30 to 5pm · 20% off all drinks, seven days a week

  9. New Line Tavern → Rebel & Rye

    16:00–16:45 New Line Tavern, West Loop · 16:59–19:29 Rebel & Rye, West Town (14 min walk)

    One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.

    $3-5 shots and drafts, $8 mini pizzas and sliders, weekdays 3 to 6pm · 20% off all drinks, seven days a week

  10. Proxi → Rebel & Rye

    16:00–16:45 Proxi, West Loop · 16:59–19:29 Rebel & Rye, West Town (14 min walk)

    One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.

    $10 cocktails and wine, $8 beer, $8-16 snacks, weekdays 4 to 6.30pm · 20% off all drinks, seven days a week

  11. Esco → Rebel & Rye

    17:00–17:45 Esco, West Loop · 17:59–20:29 Rebel & Rye, West Town (14 min walk)

    One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.

    Half price specialty cocktails Tuesday to Friday 5 to 7pm · 20% off all drinks, seven days a week

  12. Carnivale → Rebel & Rye

    16:30–17:15 Carnivale, West Loop · 17:29–19:59 Rebel & Rye, West Town (14 min walk)

    One of these doesn’t print a price, so there’s no total.

    Happy hour Tuesday to Friday 4:30 to 6:30 PM, margarita $7, mojito and sangria $6 · 20% off all drinks, seven days a week

These are the top 12. 264 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.