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The lower-level entrance to Billy Goat Tavern on Michigan Avenue
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The painted Billy Goat Tavern sign at the original Michigan Avenue location
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The hanging Billy Goat Tavern sign on lower Michigan Avenue
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The hanging Billy Goat Tavern sign and menu board inside the original tavern
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The long bar, red stools, and journalist nameplates at Billy Goat Tavern
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The goat-head neon, Cheezborger sign, and red door at Billy Goat Tavern
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The cluttered back bar, cash register, and framed clippings at Billy Goat Tavern
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Streeterville · Chicago, IL

Billy Goat Tavern

Cheezborger, no fries, no kidding: the subterranean newsroom tavern under Michigan Avenue.

Historic Cheap beer
Neighborhood
Streeterville
Address
430 N. Michigan Avenue (Lower Level)
Open in maps
Why it is listed
Publicly documented as a dive. Source
Hours, a real floor plan, and a map pin will live here once we have them. We do not invent closing times.

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