Lincoln Square · Chicago, IL

Carola's Hansa Clipper

Lincoln Square's crumbling German holdout: wood paneling, taxidermy, and beer by the liter.

Cheap beer Historic

City: Chicago, IL
Neighborhood: Lincoln Square
Address: 4659 N. Lincoln Avenue
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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