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The North End is a long-running gay sports bar in Boystown that provides a laidback and unpretentious atmosphere. There are plenty of drinks specials to keep you in the moon as you watch whatever sports are on the TV or have a friendly game of pool or darts with the new friends you'll inevitably make. This is a classic sports bar at heart with a modern and stylish twist that suits the local gay community.

Roscoe's Tavern in the heart of Boystown has been a leader of Chicago's nightlife and entertainment scene for over 30 years. It's a friendly neighbourhood bar where people of all identities come together and catch up over pool or a drink in the lovely outdoor spaces. Super friendly staff create a safe space for everyone to let go and have a great night of dancing, good food, and cocktails.

Cell Block is Boystown's premier leather and fetish gay club. The main front bar has a dance floor where anyone can let go and have fun with a casual leather dress code. If you're more of a serious leather fan, the back bar opens on Friday and Saturday nights for some more mature fun. This space has a strict leather dress code and hosts events catering to multiple fetishes such as monthly puppy patrol parties.

Lucky Horseshoe Lounge in Boystown is open seven nights a week for plenty of boys dancing on stages throughout the venue. This enduring male adult club also has more fully clothed bartenders serving relatively inexpensive drinks, and there are plenty of places to sit back and enjoy the show. The interior is nothing fancy but the dancers are the main attraction, drawing a mixed aged male crowd.

Touche is one of Chicago's few surviving gay bars that caters specifically to the leather community. Plenty of themed events are on offer here, specific to leathermen, bears, and more. Touche has a neighbourhood bar vibe with draught beers on tap, pool table, darts, and pinball machines, but it also offers a less traditional back room where you can spend time with the leathermen you just met...

Hamburger Mary's is a classy-kitsch joint in the eclectic Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago. They serve up some of the best burgers in town along with tasty home-brewed ales. You can enjoy lunch in Mary's Dining Room or spend a cosy afternoon watching the game next door in Mary's Rec Room. Upstairs is Mary's Attic the party continues into the night, with regular entertainment ranging from cabaret shows to weekend DJs and karaoke.