Bachelorette Weekend

Anyone have some suggestions for bars/night clubs that are close to Embassy Suites Lakefront. Looking for fun place with good atmosphere and good music.

Bachelorette Weekend

What kind of bachlorette party are you looking for?

There are a couple drag shows around town...my wife did that once and had a blast. The Baton Club is probably the most well known.

Howl at the Moon is a bachlorette party destination with dueling pianos...lots of fun.

Excaliber nightclub has a big bachlorette party with strippers on some (maybe all) Saturday nights before they open their doors. My wife did that and had a blast. I think your admission to the party is like $10 and gives you free admission to the club (normally $20).

You could go to Boystown by Wrigleyville (get off at the Addison Red line stop and walk toward the lake until you get to Halsted...anything south of Addison and Halsted is Boystown) and party in the gay bars.

Otherwise if you want to just drink and dance, go around the intersection of State and Division.

the only place that is more than a 5 minute cab ride from your place is Boystown.

Bachelorette Weekend

Thanks for the tips, we%26#39;re looking for mainly dancing and good drinks minus the drag queens %26amp; strippers :)

There aren%26#39;t a whole lot of places to go dancing right there, but there are MANY within a $5 cab ride. You could start off at Eno, a wine bar two blocks from your hotel and right on Michigan Avenue. J Bar is a fairly new posh and lounge-y type spot where lots of beautiful people go, and the music is good for dancing (no real dance floor, though).

For clubs, I recommend the following:

Sound-Bar

Rino

Enclave

Y Bar

Those are all in River North (west of Michigan Avenue and north of the river).

Cabaret is also a good dancing spot. It%26#39;s on Hubbard Street between Dearborn and Hubbard, which also has Moda (kinda cheesy), Howl At The Moon (previously mentioned dueling piano bar), O%26#39;Callaghan%26#39;s (cool pub with late night dining), Rockit (two-level bar with upscale pub food, pool tables, and beautiful people).

Le Passage is a hot spot in the Rush %26amp; Division neighborhood. If you end up there, stop at Tempo for late night/early morning breakfast.

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It depends on what you%26#39;re looking for...

If you like the frat party atmosphere with low key bars that have dance floors, I recommend sticking to Rush and Division....there are lots of bars around there including Finn McCools, Bootleggers, Shenanigans, Leg Room, Bar Chicago and Mothers....I would stay away from Funk Groove Bar...that place is just NASTY. Elm Street Linquors and Tavern on Rush are great places to just hang out with no dancing.

If you want a club/lounge atmosphere, go for the places the last poster recommended. Sound Bar and Spybar are probably the most popular clubs, Enclave is home to a lot of celebrity sightings. Le Passage was the best in it%26#39;s heyday, but is starting to fall a bit....last time I was there it was kind of pathetic.

Lest you be confused, howl at the Moon doesn%26#39;t really have dancing except for moving to the music of the dueling pianos.

The last poster%26#39;s recommendation for Tempo is a great one, but you%26#39;ll want to get there before bar closing time cus it gets VERY crowded.

I would recommend calling thep lace you plan on going and seeing if you can get a deal. I%26#39;m sure most of the clubs will waive the cover charge and give you a couple free drinks if you%26#39;re party is big enough.

Check metromix for more details.

Hi travelgirlcanada,

I think you want some cool trendy places right? If you do, don%26#39;t hit the Rush/Division Street Bars - very collegiate and fratboy.

I would start off at Rockit at 22 W. Hubbard (short cab ride) and take it from there.

Some good clubs for music and people are Stone Lotus, RiNo, Krem, Reserve, Le Passage.

I would definitely check out Metromix.com and Chicago-scene.com to get a better feel and view photos of what you want.